Tigercity’s Ancient Lover runs just under 40 minutes, but it provides enough hot beats and indie-rock melodies to keep any listener moving through the entire album. The Brooklyn band has made an album that allows one’s ears to go back to when bass lines were fresh, and voices rang high. 
The mixture of Bill Gillim’s smooth falsetto vocals, the pulsating beats of Joel Ford’s bass and Gregory Settino’s drums, and the echoed wail of Andrew Brady’s guitar, creates some awesome funk-a-licious rock.
Lover’s first track and recent single, “Fake Gold,” is filled with dark grooves, and lyrics that state:
I’ve got no money, no credit, no peace of mind.
In the chorus, Gillim states:
Baby I just want you to know that I’m wearing fake gold.
The next track, “Mallory,” plays like a song that should be blasting from a vintage car that’s zooming through a city at early dusk. The guitar riffs and crystal clear bell tones through “Mallory” make it quiet memorable.
The sweet dance jams on Lover are “James Iha,” “Red Lips,” and “My Type.”
“Iha’s” funky, slow beat and steady drum rocks the verses, while an avalanche of percussion extras and bright chords ring through the song’s chorus.
“My Type,” incorporates vintage synths that inspire thoughts of stories of first-time meetings that turn into epic hook ups, while “Red Lips” is driven by smooth bass and drums, and tells the story of the relationship cycle:
We both know that I’ll have time, to break your heart
One more time, again
The album also contains a few indie-rock tunes, such as “Fall Of Graz,” “Quicksand,” and “A Better Place.”
The slower paced tracks, such as “Ancient Lover” and “Watching The Mountain” are filled with chill melodies that melt into each other and lightly dance over galloping beats. The slowest song on the album, “Matter Of Time,” sounds like a doo-wop balled with watery dance beats.
Ancient Lover is a fun album that’s worthy of spinning during your next party, and long after the party has ended (hint, hint).
Tracklisting:
01. Fake Gold
02. Mallory
03. Ancient Lover
04. Fall Of Graz
05. James Iha
06. Quicksand
07. My Type
08. Red Lips
09. Watching The Mountain
10. A Better Place
11. Matter Of Time
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