The New Tigers announce their fourth album “4” – releasing on the 27th November 2026 via Soliti. The album announcement comes with a new single “Star” – “”Star” was partly inspired by music from a land far away, though as often happens, inspiration then takes you again far away from where you started. Prominent in the song are two guitars weaving their separate but joining patterns and shapes, something that has been a staple of The New Tigers since the beginning, along with the groovy rhythm section.” The New Tigers explain.
“The upcoming fourth New Tigers album “4” finds the band in an eclectic mood. One could say that all the elements from their previous work are present, as well as plenty of new flavours. The songs on the album are always poppy and melodic, often rocking and sometimes quite experimental. The album features many kinds of moods from fuzzed-out rockers, classic Tigers guitar trips and rhythmical synth-heavy pop numbers to sleepy acoustic moments.The album is the first one to feature the band’s third drummer, Niko Kivikangas. The rest of the quartet remain the same: Vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Appu Jasu, guitarist/vocalist Valtteri Virtanen and bassist Janne Kauppinen. The band sounds more precise and rich in nuances than ever, so look out!”
The New Tigers “4” has ten songs and it comes out on CD and streaming formats on the 27th November.
The record release show will be played at 8-Raita record store in Turku on Saturday 28.11. At 2pm. Free entry!
SOME HISTORICAL PRESS
“These guys have got a certain knack for writing beautiful pop songs. I listened and listened and wondered how to describe….but then it hit me, it’s like something The Carpenters could have done.” – Super World Indie Tunes
“The band are brandishing the best sort of casual pop, relaxed in style, yet filled with delicious melodies that captivate listeners.”- Austin Town Hall
“As time and repeated listens will reveal, all of this has allowed the band to produce a style and sound all of their own, thrillingly celebratory in its scuffed up imperfections, yet respectfully measured, futuristically attuned and humbly assured.” Indie 30
“The New Tigers is a living example of how great pop music in a domestic subculture is made” KSML
“The New Tigers stand out from the other indie field of the country and their self-confidence is delicate, honest – and timeless classics are always present” Päivän Biisit
“Do Xao eventually turned out to be a fine and multifaceted album” Desibeli
“Genre? Forget it, it’s pop, it’s dream-pop, shoegaze-dream-guitar-pop… Call it what you want, I’m just saying that the work of The New Tigers is a collection of sunrises and winter afternoons and a love crusade for the refinement of pop.” Today/tonight/1979
“This is music saturated with joy and fun, which makes it just about irresistible.” When You Motor Away
“Turku’s The New Tigers win with a late-Eighties indie-influenced twinkly guitar pop. Equal parts My Bloody Valentine, Galaxie 500, The Pastels and Sarah Records, The New Tigers rewind the calendar with gusto and charm.” Kieron Tyler, The Arts Desk
BIO
The New Tigers is a fuzzy pop group from Finland. The band was founded in 2006 in order to play noisy yet melodic freewheeling pop music. Some people have described the band’s sound similar to Yo La Tengo, Jonathan Richman and Teenage Fanclub, yet in the same sentence underlined the band’s quirky originality.
The New Tigers have released three albums with a fourth on the way, and have played live in the UK, Spain, Belgium and Scandinavia, among others. The band has gained a reputation as a fun, adventurous and slightly chaotic live act.
The New Tigers consist of Appu Jasu (vocals/keyboard/guitar), Valtteri Virtanen (vocals/guitar), Janne Kauppinen (bass) and Niko Kivikangas (drums)
The band is located in the west coast seaside town of Turku.
