by Katie
Props to Gimmy and Pandora for bringing Miniature Tigers into my life. It’s all about the adorable melodies with these delightful Arizona boys. They’re so sweet, they make my teeth hurt. Even “Tell It To the Volcano,” lyrically a bitter breakup anthem, makes me want to float around on a cloud made of cotton candy and feathers that rains Starbursts. (Any scientists reading? Christmas is coming.)
This video’s quality isn’t awesome, so you should definitely listen to them on MySpace, or wherever the kids are listening to the new myoo-zik these days. Miniature Tigers play very radio-friendly, playful pop songs backed by acoustic guitars and the occasional slide on a string or blast from a trumpet. Overproduced? Mmmmmaybe a little, but the instrumentation is simple and the songs retain their warmth and fuzziness despite it.
If “Cannibal Queen” and “Tell It To the Volcano” don’t sway you, wait until you get to their cover of “Mamma Mia.” It’s just serious enough to be awesome, without being grating.
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February 16, 2010 at 6:09 pm
[...] AAAAH!! Those are excited screams. I’m going to tell the Miniature Tigers about the time I heard Mikey singing “Tell It To The Volcano” and “Mamma [...]