Tiger Saw

About

The ever-changing collective Tiger Saw was founded by singer / songwriter Dylan Metrano in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1999. Over seven albums, they’ve explored a beautiful, hushed, slowcore sound; indie pop sing-alongs; and “basement soul”, a DIY take on soul / rhythm & blues. Dylan Metrano and Dylan Earl first met in 2018, when Metrano booked Earl and his band The Reasons Why to play a show on Monhegan Island, Maine. Metrano was immediately captivated by the Reasons Why’s genuine, old-school country sound. They became fast friends, and after a return visit where the band performed in an old fire barn, Metrano proposed a collaboration between his band Tiger Saw and Dylan Earl and the Reasons Why. In December, 2019, they met up in the Colorado mountains, where pedal steel wizard Hamilton Belk recorded "Wet & Unlucky"'s nine original songs in his Roughly Nowhere studio. Later, Geneviève Beaudoin of the band Dead Gowns added her beautiful, ghostly harmonies to the album. The songs highlight the strengths of both bands. Tiger Saw’s lyrical explorations are new takes on classic themes, referencing Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, and Silver Jews’ David Berman, who had passed just months before. The Reasons Why deliver their signature sound: loose, rich, classic country with nods to soul music and rhythm & blues.

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