It’ll come as no surprise when we say that debut albums are kind of a big deal. A debut release single handedly creates your band’s identity, so it’s impeccable that it’s done right. We got our hands on A Head Full Of Moonlight, the debut release from international quintet Good Tiger to see if their album had done just that.
We’re gonna go out on a limb and say that this album is a little odd. We just don’t quite know what to label Good Tiger’s sound for a start. Funnily enough it would seem the band don’t either with their genre section of Facebook stating they are simply “Some Kind Of Rock”. Imagine putting The Darkness, The 1975 and Jeremy McKinnon’s rough vocals in a blender, the end product would be a little seasoning away from Good Tiger. There’s just so much going on with this album, maybe this is that experimental rock stuff that those hipster kids bang on about? Who know’s but whatever it is it’s without a doubt and acquired taste to say the least.
Opening with ‘Where Are The Birds’ we’re met with that familiar guitar picker sound, you know the type that is favoured by allblackeverything new age grunge kids who look like they need a good sandwich, before moving on to the album’s heaviest track by far, ‘Snake Oil’. Apart from sharing a similar name to a Parkway Drive anthem, ‘Snake Oil’ showed some genuine promise. Almost like a Biffy Clyro x A Day To Remember hybrid, but having it plonked in the mix with all of this vastly different material is a little odd. As the famous saying goes, there is no in-between.
We’ve gone on record before stating that this experimental rock thing just isn’t for us, and unfortunately A Head Full Of Moonlight is no exception to that tradition. The whole album is just all a bit puzzling. After listening to it a good few times, we still have no idea where we stand with it. Granted that there will be folks out there who love this stuff, but sadly for us, sorry Good Tiger, it’s a resounding no.
