Description
2017 reissue, 12″ LP, Heavenly.
Tiger Bay is the third studio album by English indie dance band Saint Etienne. It was released 28 June 1994 by Heavenly Records. In an interview with Record Collector, band member Bob Stanley stated that the title is a reference to the 1959 film Tiger Bay. The album is described by Bob Stanley as “an album of modern folk songs done in twentieth century styles like techno and dub”. “Like a Motorway”, for example, blends Kraftwerk-style techno with the melody from the 19th century folk song “Silver Dagger”. Some of the songs, such as “Marble Lions” and “Former Lover” forsake electronics for classical folk instrumentation and orchestral arrangements. One, “Western Wind”, is a traditional English folk song.
