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Miniature Tigers’ sound was forged in the bedroom of frontman Charlie Brand, only to quickly outgrow the space, with the band soon finding itself on stage, in the studio and signed to Phoenix’s Modern Art Records in short order. Brand’s lyrics – a mix of deeply personal insights and playful references to the disparate cultural artifacts that have informed his existence – and effortlessly constructed indie-pop arrangements have made fans in his native Phoenix and beyond. They stretch to Los Angeles, where he reconnected with drummer, collaborator and fellow charter member of the band Rick Schaier while living in Hollywood, and far beyond thanks to the Internet, which it seems people are into these days.

Miniature Tigers’ debut album “Tell it to the Volcano” runs the lyrical gamut, taking inspiration from and referencing TV’s Lost (which rates a Dharma Initiative sticker on Brand’s acoustic) as easily as it probes the joy and heartbreak of Charlie’s own life, while managing not to take itself too seriously. Brand wrote the album while on the lam – not from the law, but rather from a relationship he described as “brutal.” He left Phoenix to clear his head, landing in Los Angeles and collaborating with his friend Rick to complete the long-gestating album. It was his catharsis – with cannibals and volcanoes stepping in for the real-world problems that had both beset and inspired him. In the end the album represents Charlie’s effort to codify, examine, and ultimately move past a 2-year stretch of his life.

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cocoapelican wrote:
Thursday morning

oom I'd like to chuck ya :D

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Penley7 wrote:
Wednesday morning

0oh i like them different

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spencerriner wrote:
last week

dude they are too sick

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megansmall wrote:
14 days ago

LOLITA!? I must hear that. x_x!~!!!

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TaraAndTheBand wrote:
15 days ago

i want to hear coyoteeeeeee!!!!

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DavidCaswell wrote:
21 days ago

Yes, Coyote Enchantment, how can I hear this? I saw it live and it was great.

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SteveWut wrote:
22 days ago

Coyote Enchantment?

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AngelicaAipom wrote:
last month

<3

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Karabius wrote:
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Kickass

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Woww ...

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Cndyhope wrote:
last month

you guys remind me so much of Archeology, it's weird! have you toured with them?

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BoMEpsilon wrote:
last month

Betty: Yeah, they did Lolita at Philadelphia and another song called Coyote...can't find that anywhere though.

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wireboy wrote:
last month

Cool band. Saw them twice in SF: The Independent and Cafe du Nord.

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miniaturetiger wrote:
last month

:B

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beckybartkowski wrote:
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AZ represent! So excited to see my hometown dudes rock out with Say Anything.

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BoMEpsilon wrote:
last month

Saw these guys in Philadelphia when they were with fun...Sounds different, but it's good fun. Really enjoying the music.

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zomgitsjewels wrote:
last month

Love love love love love love love lov......

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Elknid wrote:
last month

I would tear if they'd make a new album.

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joycomesin wrote:
last month

:3

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megansmall wrote:
September 2009

like they wanna go home with yoooou

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