Fond of Tigers cover feature in Musicworks issue 103, on stands now!
Writer Alex Molotkow cobbled together a great feature story out of the convoluted ravings of the group:
“Vancouver septet Fond of Tigers is famously difficult to categorize: to rock fans they sound like free jazz, and to experimental listeners they sound like rock ‘n’ roll. But genre is the least of the band’s concerns. The band members are connected by chemistry, a dynamic approach to playing music, and not by taste—their songs come together intuitively, without prior planning or the mediation of musical conventions. Despite their disavowal of genre, Fond of Tigers are very enthusiastic about experimental music as an approach rather than a label. All are active members of Vancouver’s “creative music” scene, with Lyons and Zubot acting as organizers for a community which often finds itself encroached upon by authorities, according to some reports. Their musical activity has allowed them to make connections with a wide variety of bands playing in multiple styles, and cross-pollination has resulted, much to the band’s delight—call them B.C.’s ambassadors of “creative” music.”
PICK UP MUSICWORKS #103 FOR THE FULL ARTICLE.
