My Tiger My Timing

My Tiger My Timing are a five-piece Indie Rock band from New Cross in south-east London formed in 2008.

The band are brother and sister Anna Vincent and James Vincent, Jamie Harrison, Gary Drain and Sebastian Underhill. Their music was described by NME.com as “tribal electro like a south London Gang Gang Dance” and by Clash as “alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire”.

The band take their name from the title of a song by New York experimental disco musician Arthur Russell.

Their debut single "This Is Not The Fire" was produced by Andy Spence of the British electropop-New Rave band New Young Pony Club and released in April 2009 through DIY label Silver Music Machine. Their second single, "I Am The Sound", was also produced by Spence and released as part of I Am The Sound EP through London's Pure Groove label.

The band's music has also featured on Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8, on Modular's Leave Them All Behind III, on the Pure Groove 3 sampler and French label Sisterphunk's Sisters EP. They contributed a cover of an Arthur Russell song, "Arm Around You" to A Tribute to Arthur Russell, a compilation released on the Electric Minds label.

In November 2010, the band were chosen as winners of the Beck's European Newcomer award.

In April 2011, the band made the finals of Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition and were awarded a slot on the John Peel Stage at the festival.

They are currently recording their debut album, due for release Summer 2011.

Band members

* Anna Vincent – vocals and keyboard
* James Vincent – guitar and bass
* Jamie Harrison – guitar and bass
* Gary Drain – drums
* Seb Underhill – keyboards

Press

“Tribal electro like a south London Gang Gang Dance” - Tim Chester, NME.com, June 09

"Alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire” - Mike Diver, Clash, April 09

"Their debut single, This Is Not The Fire...sounds distilled, concentrated – it’s electro with its bones showing" - Charlie Robin Jones, Dummy, April 09

"My Tiger My Timing slowly mess with expectations, tinkering with the trappings of 21st century post-punk and altering bits of their sound here and there with such a deft hand that it's barely noticeable. But it makes all the difference" - Rebecca Nicholson, Drowned in Sound, April 09

“…their musical modesty hides a cleverness and sexiness which is all the more irresistible for its refusal to announce itself” - ArtRocker Magazine, April 09

"...you can't deny that this is a magic pop song" - Xposure Hot One - Jon Hillcock, Xfm, March 09

Radio

The band have been played on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 2 and Xfm. "This Is Not The Fire" was up for Pick 'n' Mix single of the week in April 2009 on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's BBC Radio 2 show and in April 2009 the band were broadcast as part of Xfm's Xposure Live sessions with John Kennedy. Anna and James were interviewed by Nemone for her BBC 6 Music programme in April 2009. In May 2010, the band played the BBC Introducing stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend event in Bangor, North Wales.

Discography

Singles

This Is Not The Fire - Silver Music Machine (April 9)
I Am The Sound - Silver Music Machine (October 9)

EPs

I Am The Sound EP - Pure Groove (October 9)

Compilations

Sisters EP' - Sisterphunk (April 9)
Leave Them All Behind III - Modular (August 9)
Pure Groove 3 - Pure Groove (August 9)
Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8 - Kitsuné (November 9)
A Tribute to Arthur Russell - Electric Minds (November 9)

Videos

This Is Not The Fire - promotional video shot by Ian William Galloway (December 8)
I Am The Sound - promotional video shot by Ian William Galloway (September 9)