Tiger Saw
Tiger Saw is a Sadcore band from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Formed in 1999, the band currently consists of Dylan Metrano on guitar and vocals, Juliet Nelson on vocals, cello and bass, John Ryan Gallagher on guitar and Andrew Nelson on drums. The band has issued two albums on Kimchee Records and released its first record on its own label in 1999.
Band History
The band was formed in 1999 by songwriter Dylan Metrano and released an album How to be Timeless Tonight in late 1999 on the bands own label. At that stage, Metrano was the only member of the band and performed concerts solo. In 2000, a single "I Keep My Misfortune" was released on Redwood Records.
He recruited the other members before the group released its first album on Kimchee Records Blessed Are the Trials We Will Find. It developed and performed a live soundtrack for the classic German silent film Nosferatu in 2003 and performed it in the Boston area. In 2004, Tiger Saw composed a soundtrack for a forthcoming film of the Andre Dubus story Voices from the Moon.
The band also released its second album Gimme Danger/Gimme Sweetness in the first half of 2004. This album features Jason Anderson on several tracks as well as Mark Gartman, a collaborator of Low on steel guitar, James Reynolds Jr of Milkweed on banjo and Colin Rhinesmith of Skating Club on organ and bass. The band also contributed a track to a tribute album to Will Oldham.
The band has toured extensively since its formation playing with Vanessa Carlton, Songs: Ohia, Ida, Edith Frost, Dub Narcotic Sound System, The Microphones, Mary Lou Lord, Scott Niblett and others.
Band Members
As of 2005, the band consists of:
- Dylan Metrano on guitar and vocals;
- Juliet Nelson on cello, vocals and bass;
- John Ryan Gallagher on guitars; and
- Andrew Nelson on drums.
Discography
Albums
- How To Be Timeless Tonight (1999)
- Blessed are the Trials We Will Find (2002)
- Gimme Danger/Gimme Sweetness (2004)
Singles
- "I Keep My Misfortune" (2000)
Other Contributions
- Track on I Am a Cold Rock. I Am Dull Grass. A Tribute to the Work of Will Oldham (2004)
- Track on Eye of the Beholder (2000) Compilation on Vorpal Records