The Sound of Animals Fighting - Tiger and the Duke (Reissue 2007)

I know I've been posting a lot of jazz-focused albums lately, but trust me that is definitely not nearly the only music I listen to. There was just so much I wanted to get up on here, and I will be getting some more up eventually, but I wanted to start putting some other stuff up here too. Anyway, The Sound of Animals fighting are an experimental/progressive rock band incorporating many members from bands such as Rx Bandits, Finch, and Circa Survive. Originally made in 2005, Tiger and the Duke is the band's first album, and although with only 4 real, full-length tracks (the rest being interludes), these 4 tracks alone make the album so worth it. With epic, tight math-rock and post-hardcore tendencies, Anthony Green's raw, yet awesome screaming vocals (along with numerous other great vocalists), and electronic breaks and interludes, the EP-ish album takes you through an adventure that makes you totally forget that it's only 4 real tracks. This 2007 reissue of the album introduced cleaner re-recorded versions of the songs, alongside 8 remixes of songs from their sophomore, 2006 album, Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... This album really is just quite a treasure and a very fun listen. Highly recommended. 

Genres: Experimental rock, progressive rock, post-hardcore, math rock, indie

1. "Overture" - 3:27
2. "Act I: Chasing Suns" - 5:11
3. "Interlude" - 2:23
4. "Act II: All Is Ash Or The Light Shining Through It" - 4:21
5. "Interlude" - 3:12
6. "Act III: Modulate Back To The Tonic" - 4:50
7. "Interlude" - 2:27
8. "Act IV: You Don't Need a Witness" - 4:46
9. "Postlude" - 0:04
10. "Postlude" - 0:04
11. "Postlude" - 0:04
12. "Postlude" - 0:04
13. "Un'aria Elettronica (Technology)" - 8:26
14. "My Horse Must Lose (Portugal The Man)" - 4:42
15. "De-Ceit (Portugal The Man)" - 3:12
16. "This Heat In Dub (Technology)" - 5:01
17. "Skullflower: Sorcerer's Mix (Portugal The Man)" - 5:00
18. "Horses In The Sky (Live Version)" - 5:47
19. "St.Broadrick, His Mistress, And The Blacksmith (The Optomist)" - 4:00
20. "The Heretic (Evol Intent)" - 4:48

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