Tigers & Monkeys - The Animals Will Forgive Us Again (2014)

Melding the sounds of indie rock, blues, pop and garage rock, Tigers & Monkeys is a band from New York City with a haunting southern drawl. In earlier releases, Loose Mouth (2007) and The Animals Will Forgive Us Again (2015) bandleader Shonali Bhowmik (lead vocals, guitar & formerly of Ultrababyfat) who is from Nashville, TN showcased her enchantment with a “dirty city.” Bhowmik’s songs are pages taken from her life in a big city which is all things at once: aggressive, careless, staggering, hypocritical and a tease. The band includes Jason Lam (bass, vocals), Joachim Kearns (guitar), Russ Dungan (guitar, surfer), Antonia Santangelo (percussion, dancing), Anthony Cangelosi (drums) with honorary members Jody Bilinski (drums) and Jeff Sheinkopf (keyboards, drums) filling out the lineup.

Tigers and Monkeys has shared stages with bands like Sleater Kinney, Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Shins, Love As Laughter, Heartless Bastards and has made videos directed by Fred Armisen (SNL, Portlandia), Mike Luciano (HBO’s Animals) and Joe Mischo.