Gray Waves

"Twin Tigers, a bracing new rock outfit out of Athens, Georgia, might have to get big enough to play arenas and stadiums, simply out of necessity. The sound they churn out on their full-length debut, Gray Waves, though it has the intimacy of a rock club, is far too big for such a confining space. To make that sound, these guys certainly channel some wall-of-sound bands. There are small tastes of My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain to be heard here, but Twin Tigers don't rest on musical history. They like noise - big, muscled noise - but they're not interested in the feedback squalls of those predecessors. Instead, they build their loud, ever-expanding rock sound and fill it with catchy and affecting melody . . . Overall, you've got to be impressed with the vision Twin Tigers show right out of the gate. They place themselves firmly in the American rock music landscape with Gray Waves, mark out their own plot of land, and make a hell of a racket with it. These guys are doing what lesser acts - like those Kings of Leon, for example - keep trying to pull off. They achieve size without sacrificing heart; they're loud without being monolithic. And they're worth keeping an eye on." - Matthew Fiander / Pop Matters