For starters, you can file this review under “Bad Name, Good Band”. In all reality, if I’d been feeling overwhelmed by my “listen to que” I’d have deleted this album based on the band name alone. For me, Sinful Savage Tigers just conjures up images of some cheesy band that gets played on the local Clear Channel rock station and has some middle of the day slot on the warped tour.
So, you get the point. I hate the name. But, I really like the band….
The band is Seth Martin (guitar), Andrew Marlin (mandolin), Seth Barden (upright bass) and Omar Ruiz-Lopez (fiddle) out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The natural tendency of anyone who writes about the band is to compare them to The Avett Brothers. Personally, I’d rather compare them to Greenland Is Melting and yes, that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I just don’t like The Avett Brothers, but it also has to do with the freewheeling nature of the instrumentation. Like GiM, SST sounds like what I wanted The Avett Brothers to sound like, but to me, don’t.
So check out Last Night Of The Revels. Apparently the band is already in the studio recording a new album set for release this coming fall. I have no doubt that, like Two Cow Garage, they can overcome a poor name selection.
Sinful Savage Tigers – Ballad of John Grove
Sinful Savage Tigers – Chocolate Cake
Sinful Savage Tigers – Fastest On The Road
Sinful Savage Tigers’ Official Site, Sinful Savage Tigers on Facebook, Sinful Savage Tigers on Spotify, Buy Last Night Of The Revels
Autopsy IV
Part time blogger. Full time hater.
It’s Avett.
and thanks for the recommendation! Checking them out now.
I’ve never seen the problem with Two Cow’s name. I never even thought it could be a problem until I saw other people saying it was a problem. It’s what drew them to me in the first place. Fest 7, in 2008, left the Ergs! show for some reason, saw Two Cow Garage was playing at that time, saw Replacements listed as an influence, stood with twelve other people and was blown away. I think the name makes total sense for them and never caught any hack/stupid/tired vibe from that name at all.
I agree with Mike. I appreciate puns, good or bad, and it was the combination of the cynicism in their songs and the wry humor in their name that draw me to Two Cow.
I feel pretty neutral re:the Avett Bros. I definitely see the Greenland is Melting Comparison, though!
North Carolina Represent!
I understand why people might make an Avett comparison, but its definitely for the wrong reasons. Similar sounding voices don’t always make bands sound similar. Then again, bluegrass sounds all sounds the same to most folks.
Besides, i don’t think the Avetts would be brave enough to make a Bill Cosby reference in a song.