| Spring Tigers | |
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| Origin | Athens, Georgia |
| Genres | Electronica Pop Post-punk |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Bright Antenna |
| Members | |
| Kris Barratt (Guitar/Vocals) Stephen James (Keys/Drums/Guitar) Shane Davis (Guitar) Eli Barnard (Bass) Brad Elliott (Drums) |
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| Past members | |
| Chase Prince (Drums) | |
Spring Tigers are a band from Athens, Georgia formed in March 2008.
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The band was formed when Kris Barratt, as frontman of the since disbanded group, The Capes, found himself stranded in Athens mid-tour when his record label was unable to fly him back to England.[1] According to Barratt, the new band was formed to open for the band, The Lodger, only five days before the showtime, "One night when I was at GO Bar, I talked to a guy I knew that worked there about playing the show with me, and between the two of us we were able to find more people and form a band to play the show."[2] The band's name is derived from a song by Guided By Voices.[3]
Spring Tigers signed in 2009 to indie label Bright Antenna. They released their eponymous Mini-LP Spring Tigers in 2009. Carl Gauze of Ink19, in his review, noted the bands, "energetic pop," and wrote, "this band has some real potential and with a few more years touring and recording, they just might be the next overnight sensation."[4]
The band are currently working on an LP which Barratt describes as, ". . .more rock and less glossy than the mini album . . . loud and angry but still catchy basically. We’ve switched from Fenders and AC30′s to Gibson’s and Marshalls."[5]