1. Adaptive Release
2. Margate Itch
3. Compact Risk
4. Walk In a Straight Line
5. Silver Lashings
6. Hulme Highstreet Ablaze
7. Going To Bed
8. Enoch's Hammer
Picture this : a London basement, sweat-damp walls, amps humming like drowsy hornets. Tigers & Flies, mid-set, staring down what they thought might be their final bow. Then - darkness. The venue’s power snaps off. Silence? No. A swell of voices rises instead. Fans, word-perfect, singing their songs back at them. Guitars unplugged, drums stilled, but the music - alive, defiant, communal. In that crackling, unscripted moment, the band's purpose has never felt clearer. This is why we play.
Formed in Manchester’s lecture halls during COVID’s chokehold, Tigers & Flies emerged not just as graduates, but as alchemists of a joyful noise. Their 2021 debut Among Everything Else - a sold-out, critically adored 10" vinyl hinted at brilliance. The 2024 Nervous Entertainment EP sharpened their post-punk-meets-jazz swagger. But it’s 2025’s Smashing Scene EP that captures their rebirth: four tracks of wiry guitars, brass-knuckle horns and Arthur’s lyrics slicing through modern malaise.
What fuels them? Pure, unadulterated joy. For Tigers & Flies, rehearsal rooms are sanctuaries. Plugging in isn’t so much routine as a ritual. When Matteo’s trumpet weaves through Arvin’s thunderous grooves, when Risha’s trombone locks with Eddie’s melodic basslines, when Arthur’s voice frays into a shout, the world outside evaporates. This is music as survival: life-affirming, sweat-soaked, and loud. They play like they’re discovering sound for the first time - every riff a revelation, every harmony a shared secret.
Their sound? Imagine XTC’s wit colliding with Gang of Four’s urgency, Orange Juice’s bounce and The Pale Fountains’ romance. Yet it’s their live shows - infectious, kinetic, communal - that crystallise their magic. Audiences don’t just watch; they join. Loyal followers (a tribe as eclectic as the band’s record collections) dance like no one’s judging, shout lyrics like prayers and remind Tigers & Flies that their music isn’t just heard, it’s felt.
Smashing Scene landed via Violette Records in September 2025. In October, it merged with Nervous Entertainment on this vinyl LP called Expanded Play - a 100 Limited Edition testament to resilience, unity, and the sheer bloody thrill of making noise together. Tigers & Flies are a beacon. In a fractured world, they offer raucous, radiant proof: when the lights go out, the music plays on. Turn it up.
Arthur Arnold - Guitar & Vocals
Risha Alimchandani - Trombone
Matteo Fernandes - Trumpet & Percussion
Arvin Johnson - Drums & Percussion
Eddie Wigin - Bass & Vocals
All songs written by Tigers and Flies
1-4 Recorded at Eve Studios
Produced by Tigers & Flies
Engineered by Richard Harris Bond and Luke Clarke
5-8 Recorded at Air Tight Studios
Produced by Tigers and Flies & Seadna McPhail
Engineered by Seadna McPhail
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Artwork by Louie Morris
Directed by Pascal Blua
© ℗ Tigers & Flies / Violette Records 2025
All rights reserved
Released 24 October 2025
Very Limited Edition 100 only
VIO-082
1. Adaptive Release
2. Margate Itch
3. Compact Risk
4. Walk In a Straight Line
5. Silver Lashings
6. Hulme Highstreet Ablaze
7. Going To Bed
8. Enoch's Hammer
Picture this : a London basement, sweat-damp walls, amps humming like drowsy hornets. Tigers & Flies, mid-set, staring down what they thought might be their final bow. Then - darkness. The venue’s power snaps off. Silence? No. A swell of voices rises instead. Fans, word-perfect, singing their songs back at them. Guitars unplugged, drums stilled, but the music - alive, defiant, communal. In that crackling, unscripted moment, the band's purpose has never felt clearer. This is why we play.
Formed in Manchester’s lecture halls during COVID’s chokehold, Tigers & Flies emerged not just as graduates, but as alchemists of a joyful noise. Their 2021 debut Among Everything Else - a sold-out, critically adored 10" vinyl hinted at brilliance. The 2024 Nervous Entertainment EP sharpened their post-punk-meets-jazz swagger. But it’s 2025’s Smashing Scene EP that captures their rebirth: four tracks of wiry guitars, brass-knuckle horns and Arthur’s lyrics slicing through modern malaise.
What fuels them? Pure, unadulterated joy. For Tigers & Flies, rehearsal rooms are sanctuaries. Plugging in isn’t so much routine as a ritual. When Matteo’s trumpet weaves through Arvin’s thunderous grooves, when Risha’s trombone locks with Eddie’s melodic basslines, when Arthur’s voice frays into a shout, the world outside evaporates. This is music as survival: life-affirming, sweat-soaked, and loud. They play like they’re discovering sound for the first time - every riff a revelation, every harmony a shared secret.
Their sound? Imagine XTC’s wit colliding with Gang of Four’s urgency, Orange Juice’s bounce and The Pale Fountains’ romance. Yet it’s their live shows - infectious, kinetic, communal - that crystallise their magic. Audiences don’t just watch; they join. Loyal followers (a tribe as eclectic as the band’s record collections) dance like no one’s judging, shout lyrics like prayers and remind Tigers & Flies that their music isn’t just heard, it’s felt.
Smashing Scene landed via Violette Records in September 2025. In October, it merged with Nervous Entertainment on this vinyl LP called Expanded Play - a 100 Limited Edition testament to resilience, unity, and the sheer bloody thrill of making noise together. Tigers & Flies are a beacon. In a fractured world, they offer raucous, radiant proof: when the lights go out, the music plays on. Turn it up.
Arthur Arnold - Guitar & Vocals
Risha Alimchandani - Trombone
Matteo Fernandes - Trumpet & Percussion
Arvin Johnson - Drums & Percussion
Eddie Wigin - Bass & Vocals
All songs written by Tigers and Flies
1-4 Recorded at Eve Studios
Produced by Tigers & Flies
Engineered by Richard Harris Bond and Luke Clarke
5-8 Recorded at Air Tight Studios
Produced by Tigers and Flies & Seadna McPhail
Engineered by Seadna McPhail
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Artwork by Louie Morris
Directed by Pascal Blua
© ℗ Tigers & Flies / Violette Records 2025
All rights reserved
Released 24 October 2025
Very Limited Edition 100 only
VIO-082
