| The Tiger Lillies ¤¤ Either Or (2013) |
The Tiger Lillies — Either Or
√ The Tiger Lillies are a cult British musical trio formed in 1989 by singer, Martyn Jacques. Often described as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret
Location: London, England
Album release: 2013
Record Label: Misery Guts Music
Genre: Dark Cabaret/Avant-Garde
Duration: 70:09
Tracks:
01. Blood Alley 3:32
02. Boredom 2:56
03. Nothing is sin 5:28
04. Innocence 3:16
05. Sailor 4:29
06. Either Or 3:35
07. Gutter 3:16
08. No Sense 7:04
09. He's so bad 5:11
10. God up in heaven 3:04
11. Depression 4:00
12. Love for sale 4:27
13. Tears in the rain 5:14
14. Forget about us 4:49
15. Teardrops 5:12
16. Destroy 4:41
Members:
√ The Tiger Lillies current members are:
• Martyn Jacques - vocals, accordion, piano, guitar, harmonica, ukulele and banjolele
• Adrian Huge (born Adrian Hughes) - drums, percussion and backing vocals
• Adrian Stout double bass, backing vocals musical saw and theremin
Website: http://www.tigerlillies.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thetigerlillies
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheTigerLillies
Main manager: Sophie Seashell - sophieseashell @gmail.com
Press contact: Hara Hristopoulou -
Reservé agent: Tim Whitehead -
Band Name:
√ The band's name is rumored to have been inspired by a murdered Soho prostitute called Lillie who used to dress up in animal print. Jacques however has stated that he named the band after a painting he had on his wall.
Musical Style:
√ Their surreal style has been described as dark, darkly humorous, strangely humorous, Brechtian, and gypsy cabaret. They are also notorious for singing controversial songs involving bestiality, prostitution and blasphemy. In 1999 their work was featured in the film Plunkett & Macleane.
√ Their newest show, Cockatoo Prison, started on 20 May 2010 at Cockatoo Island in Sydney. The show is based around songs about a group of prisoners, each of whom is introduced song-by-song.
√ The band were chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, England.
Awards & Nominations:
• In 2002 their cult hit musical Shockheaded Peter was nominated for five Olivier Awards. The show won the Olivier for Best Entertainment and Martyn Jacques won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment.
• In 2003 their album The Gorey End (in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet and writer, illustrator Edward Gorey) was nominated forDominique de Rivaz's Luftbusiness (2008) a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.
• In 2012 their show The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet, produced by Copenhagen's Republique Theatre and directed by acclaimed Danish director Martin Tulinius, was nominated for a Reumert Award in the category Music Theatre/Show of the Year 2012.
Discography:
Albums:
1994 - Births, Marriages and Deaths
1995 - Spit Bucket
1995 - Ad Nauseam
1996 - The Brothel to the Cemetery
1997 - Farmyard Filth
1998 - Low Life Lullabies
1998 - Shockheaded Peter
1999 - Bad Blood and Blasphemy
2000 - Circus Songs
2000 - Bouquet of Vegetables - The Early Years
2001 - 2 Penny Opera
2003 - The Sea
2003 - The Gorey End (with Kronos Quartet)
2003 - Live in Russia 2000-2001
2004 - Punch and Judy
2004 - Death and the Bible
2005 - Huinya (with Leningrad)
2006 - Die Weberischen
2006 - The Little Match Girl
2007 - Urine Palace
2007 - Live in Soho
2007 - Love and War
2008 - Seven Deadly Sins
2009 - Sinderella (with Justin Vivian Bond)
2009 - Freakshow
2009 - Live at the New Players Theatre - London 2009
2010 - Cockatoo Prison
2010 - Here I Am Human!
2011 - The Ballad of Sexual Dependency(with Nan Goldin)
2011 - Woyzeck
2012 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
2012 - Hamlet
2013 - Either Or
| The Tiger Lillies ¤¤ Either Or (2013) |
The Tiger Lillies — Either Or
√ The Tiger Lillies are a cult British musical trio formed in 1989 by singer, Martyn Jacques. Often described as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret
Location: London, England
Album release: 2013
Record Label: Misery Guts Music
Genre: Dark Cabaret/Avant-Garde
Duration: 70:09
Tracks:
01. Blood Alley 3:32
02. Boredom 2:56
03. Nothing is sin 5:28
04. Innocence 3:16
05. Sailor 4:29
06. Either Or 3:35
07. Gutter 3:16
08. No Sense 7:04
09. He's so bad 5:11
10. God up in heaven 3:04
11. Depression 4:00
12. Love for sale 4:27
13. Tears in the rain 5:14
14. Forget about us 4:49
15. Teardrops 5:12
16. Destroy 4:41
Members:
√ The Tiger Lillies current members are:
• Martyn Jacques - vocals, accordion, piano, guitar, harmonica, ukulele and banjolele
• Adrian Huge (born Adrian Hughes) - drums, percussion and backing vocals
• Adrian Stout double bass, backing vocals musical saw and theremin
Website: http://www.tigerlillies.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thetigerlillies
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheTigerLillies
Main manager: Sophie Seashell - sophieseashell @gmail.com
Press contact: Hara Hristopoulou -
Reservé agent: Tim Whitehead -
Band Name:
√ The band's name is rumored to have been inspired by a murdered Soho prostitute called Lillie who used to dress up in animal print. Jacques however has stated that he named the band after a painting he had on his wall.
Musical Style:
√ Their surreal style has been described as dark, darkly humorous, strangely humorous, Brechtian, and gypsy cabaret. They are also notorious for singing controversial songs involving bestiality, prostitution and blasphemy. In 1999 their work was featured in the film Plunkett & Macleane.
√ Their newest show, Cockatoo Prison, started on 20 May 2010 at Cockatoo Island in Sydney. The show is based around songs about a group of prisoners, each of whom is introduced song-by-song.
√ The band were chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, England.
Awards & Nominations:
• In 2002 their cult hit musical Shockheaded Peter was nominated for five Olivier Awards. The show won the Olivier for Best Entertainment and Martyn Jacques won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment.
• In 2003 their album The Gorey End (in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet and writer, illustrator Edward Gorey) was nominated forDominique de Rivaz's Luftbusiness (2008) a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.
• In 2012 their show The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet, produced by Copenhagen's Republique Theatre and directed by acclaimed Danish director Martin Tulinius, was nominated for a Reumert Award in the category Music Theatre/Show of the Year 2012.
Discography:
Albums:
1994 - Births, Marriages and Deaths
1995 - Spit Bucket
1995 - Ad Nauseam
1996 - The Brothel to the Cemetery
1997 - Farmyard Filth
1998 - Low Life Lullabies
1998 - Shockheaded Peter
1999 - Bad Blood and Blasphemy
2000 - Circus Songs
2000 - Bouquet of Vegetables - The Early Years
2001 - 2 Penny Opera
2003 - The Sea
2003 - The Gorey End (with Kronos Quartet)
2003 - Live in Russia 2000-2001
2004 - Punch and Judy
2004 - Death and the Bible
2005 - Huinya (with Leningrad)
2006 - Die Weberischen
2006 - The Little Match Girl
2007 - Urine Palace
2007 - Live in Soho
2007 - Love and War
2008 - Seven Deadly Sins
2009 - Sinderella (with Justin Vivian Bond)
2009 - Freakshow
2009 - Live at the New Players Theatre - London 2009
2010 - Cockatoo Prison
2010 - Here I Am Human!
2011 - The Ballad of Sexual Dependency(with Nan Goldin)
2011 - Woyzeck
2012 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
2012 - Hamlet
2013 - Either Or