Le Tigre
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The band mixes politically aware lyrics with dance music. Their name might be derived from a clothing brand that was popular during the 1980s.
The song "Hot Topic" on Le Tigre's self-titled debut pays tribute to dozens of visual artists, musicians, writers, feminists and others who have inspired them. Among the honorees are: Yoko Ono, Aretha Franklin, Vaginal Creme Davis, Yayoi Kusama, Billy Tipton, James Baldwin, and Jean Genet. In a similar fashion the song "FYR" off the album *Feminist Sweepstakes is a tribute to the chapter and ideals put forth in Shulamith Firestone's Fifty Years of Ridicule in her 1970 feminist work The Dialectic of Sex.
The first two recordings by the band were released on the independent label Mr. Lady Records, run by Kaia Wilson of The Butchies and artist Tammy Rae Carland. The album This Island (2004) was Le Tigre's first on a major label (Universal/Strummer). Ric Ocasek of the Cars produced one track, "Tell You Now."
Coming from a highly politicized and independent music scene, Le Tigre's move to a major label, and their recent licencing of one of their songs for a Telus advert, is seen by some as controversial.
Discography
Albums
EPs and singles
See also
External links
- Le Tigre World (http://www.letigreworld.com/) (official site)
- Busy Grrrl's Fansite (http://busygrrrl.homestead.com/letigre.html)
- Le Tigre talk to Vaginal Creme Davis (http://www.laweekly.com/ink/01/19/music-davis.php)
- Le Tigre's live show (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_6_41/ai_98123127)