The newest unreleased single from Sweet, Coins!

Sweet, Coins! - Worth It

From the 'How We Drift' 7" available on Bandcamp, Digital, and select indie retail on January 7, 2022.

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Lyrics:
You can say all the right things
playing life like the game you had planned
you finally cried out your teenage years
now I’m here to give you all the love you can stand
only time can break your heart
I’ve been keeping up with the Joneses
turned out they’ve got a great family band
and they know all of the big hits
the songs about love that only you understand
only time can break your heart
I had a dream it was alright
only time can break your heart

"Only Time Can Break Your Heart" by Nile Marr

It’s been four years since we last heard from Tigercats, with the 2018 album Pig City marking the expansion of their sonic palette from indie-pop and alt-rock, to include highlife, afrobeat, and scuzzy West African psych.

The New Works EP is another step into the new for Tigercats, the sound of an increasingly political band, unbound by the records they’ve made previously, and enjoying the freedom of exploring and experimenting for these 5 new tracks.

“We’ve been a band over 10 years and it felt like all of our previous recordings have been leading up to this one. After Duncan switched from guitar to kalimba a few years back, and we welcomed a horn section into the line-up, the sound has been getting denser and grittier, particularly live. With this recording we’ve finally managed to capture some of that energy on record.”

The opening track New Work, a song about the relentless tyranny of labour in the 21st century, grows from the synth bass riffs and riotous brass lines with production inspired by industrial techno like JK Flesh, to display lyrical ferocity not often heard.
The Space came together completely improvised in the studio, and reflects on the fight for space to create art - in a world fighting for your attention 24-7, and the depletion of available arts spaces.
The intensity subsides for The Picture, a track whose origins date back to the writing of the band’s second record. More reminiscent of Tigercats’ indie credentials, drawing on the textures of Low or Yo La Tengo, it is developed here by a band confidently hitting their stride.

New Works was written in 2019 and recorded at Lightship 95 on the Thames, and at Big Jelly in Ramsgate. Originally scheduled for a spring 2020 release, we’re excited to finally bring you these 5 tracks and the promise of a return to blistering live shows from Tigercats.

Tigercats are a kalimba-led psychedelic pop band from East London.
Having honed his songwriting craft in the short-lived but much much-missed Esiotrot, in 2010, Duncan Barrett went about forming a new band and recruited sibling/long-time producer Giles Barrett (bass), talented songstress Laura Kovic (keys), as well as Paul Rains (guitar, of Allo Darlin’).

The band have performed throughout the UK and Europe and have supported The Wave Pictures, Allo Darlin and Darren Hayman among others. They have also performed at the End of the Road and Primavera Festivals and have appeared on Spanish TV (RTVE Radio3) and Indietracks. A tour of the USA and Canada included a headline appearance at NYC Popfest.

New Works harks a return to Fika Recordings, having released the debut Tigercats album Isle of Dogs back in 2012, bookending albums with Fortuna Pop! (2014’s Mysteries) and El Segell Del Primavera (2018’s Pig City).

Tigercats are:
Duncan Barrett - Vocals, Kalimba
Giles Barrett - Bass, Production
Laura Kovic - Keys, Vocals
Paul Rains - Guitar, Vocals
Will  Connor - Drums, percussion
Seb Silas - Baritone saxophone
Meridyth Dickson - Alto saxophone
Thom Punton - Trumpet

New Works

Doxxed & Loaded

Tigercats - Doxxed & Loaded

BAILEY 
DON'T TAKE ME
BAILEY 
DO YOU SEE?
-
WONDER IF SHE'LL FIND
BETTER HEARTS THAN MINE
THINK SHE'LL BE JUST FINE
WITH ME WITH ME WITH ME BAILEY
-
BAILEY 
DON'T TAKE ME
BAILEY 
DO YOU SEE?
-
OPEN YOUR THIRD EYE 
THE SECRETS THAT SHE HIDES
GIVE YOUR HEART SOME TIME
WITH ME WITH ME WITH ME BAILEY

Bailey

Plate Up (Radio Edit)

my friend's an actress in a reality show.
directors messed up the casting- its only her and their shadows!
her acting is seamless, almost like a cover up..
nobody knows what she's hiding, nobody cares enough

she's just walking to june
since may, the sun hasnt been out
her world's black and blue and gray
all the funs over now
watch the rain pour down
forever and ever and ever and ever

i think im an extra, i've only got a few lines.
my role's pretty fucked up, i make the scene come to life when it's not behind the scenes.
all the lights are only shining for the screen.

im just walking to june
since may, the sun hasnt been out.
too scared for the news to break
all the funs over now
watch the rain pour down
forever and ever and ever and ever

lights camera action, she's talking to a casket, she's had enough of this madness.
she's headed right home.. what if she turns right here? no one has to know
she's so tired of faking, thinks she's never gonna make it.
whats the point of being famous when june is creeping too close?
since when is time this slow?
we're freaking out, we're breaking down, we're losing all hope as we walk to june
since may, the sun hasn't been out
too scared for the news to break
all the fun's over now

watch the rain pour down
shadows on the ground
the sun hasn't been out
all the fun's over now
forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever...

actress (walking to june) demo

Aspartame demo

‘Mental Hygiene’ follows the band’s 2022 single ‘In My Head’ - featured on Spotify’s ‘New Pop UK’ playlist - and their debut 2021 EP ‘Pop In The Key of Love’, featured by NME, BBC Introducing, and Made in Chelsea.

In conversation about the track, frontwoman Amanda said: “It’s really about being consumed by emotions, portrayed through the lens of a couple’s deteriorating relationship. You can get stuck in that cycle easily and end up acting completely on impulse. Hopefully, with a bit of maturity, you can break the cycle.”

Mental Hygiene

Coming down slowly 
I’ve drunk too much tea 
I'm sorry I screamed at you 
But let's leave it be 
Mortgage on the way
Someone’s gotta pay
I don’t wanna carry your emotional weight 

Hygiene
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene
(you gotta have some)

When we’re on the highway 
You wanna do it 
When we’re on a holiday 
You wanna do it 
Show me some affection 
But there’s nothing to it 
Dinner’s on the table 
Let’s take control of our mind

You love to talk ooh you love to talk, talk 
How about we leave you at the best West Hampshire walk 
You can sing yourself to sleep 
Make yourself believe 
That you been serving graciously 
The humanity queen

Hygiene
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene
(you gotta have some)

When we’re on the highway 
You wanna do it 
When we’re on a holiday 
You wanna do it 
Show me some affection 
But there’s nothing to it 
Dinner’s on the table 
Let’s take control of our mind

Take control of our mind yeah
Let's take control of our mind 
Let's take control of our mind, our mind 

Oohhhh

(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene 
(you gotta have some)
Mental hygiene
(you gotta have some)

Red flags over the state of meaning 
Heaven’s screaming
Hell it reaches
Your honour I’ve been breaching 
Why am I celebrating hate?
Why am I celebrating hate?
Oooh why am I celebrating hate?

You better have some

When we’re on the highway 
You wanna do it 
When we’re on a holiday 
You wanna do it 
Show me some affection 
But there’s nothing to it 
Dinner’s on the table 
Let’s take control of our mind

Let's take control of our mind yeah
Take control of our mind 
Let's take control of our mind, our mind 
Oooohhhhhaaaahahhh

Mental Hygiene

halloween

i don’t really know why
my biggest fear was working a 9 to 5
when our love was gasping for air
i dont really know why
i’m standing here on my birthday night
and you’re standing over there

i gotta take time
put in the work
and i don’t really know if it’s sposed to hurt
but i hope you’ll love me still

i waste time
trying to feel
the love and all the wounds i’m trying to heal
but i know you’ll love me still

and love you i will
i’ll still love you still

i don’t really know why
my biggest fear was running out of time
when our love was dying in my arms
i dont really know why
it’s torture forcing myself to watch you cry
knowing i did the harm

and babe there’s no amount of “sorry”
to fix the wreck i made
and there’s no amount of apologizing
oh, i gotta take

take time
put in the work
and i don’t really know if it’s s’posed to hurt
but i hope you’ll love me still

i waste time
trying to feel
the love and all the wounds i’m trying to heal
but i know you’ll love me still

and love you i will
i’ll still love you still

i waste time
trying to feel
the love and all the wounds i’m trying to heal
but i know you’ll still love me still

lets still love us still (demo)

This is a song about trips with our mother to the place she loved best in the world, how it lifted our young spirits, how we took her back there when she passed, and how our spirits continue to be lifted and inspired by her memory.

actress (walking to june) demo

Max Bass