Tiger Really - Swan Sting

At its core, Swan Sting is an album about love. Love for self, love for others, and how that love affects us. To me, swans represent love, beauty, and change. They mate for life, they have beautiful feathers, and are former “ugly ducklings”. They also obviously don’t literally sting people, but the things they represent absolutely can. Some common themes in the album include stuff like heartbreak, yearning, body dysmorphia, the desire to change, and the grief of being unable to do so. I thought these themes pretty much matched the idea of a swan perfectly, so I got attached to the idea of turning this into a concept album.

This album is sort of the story of the last 3 very strange years of my life, and every song on the album is directly inspired by a personal experience I’ve had during it. They’re not necessarily grandiose or unique experiences, but I think that’s what makes them so compelling to me; the idea that I could write words and pronounce them in certain ways that will invoke the exact same emotions in others as they did in me is something I’ve obsessed over my whole life. I did my best to portray how I felt in these times, and I hope listening to Swan Sting lets you feel the same. What you do with the stories is up to you, but my hope is that these songs help you reflect on and process your own experiences, and see beauty in the irreplaceable person they shaped. - Lian/Tiger Really

Tracklist:

1. Dry Heave

2. Dead Ringer

3. Origami Waste

4. Sadako

5. Flowers

6. Fundamentally Unlovable

7. Again

8. Beach Struggle

9. Swan Sting

10. Death of an Insect (Hidden Track)

Pressing Info:

White w Black Splatter /100

Mint Green /200

Credits:

SONGS WRITTEN BY LIAN SHAO

PRODUCED BY LIAN SHAO AND MATT DI POMPONIO

MIXED BY LIAN SHAO AND MATT DI POMPONIO

MASTERED BY LIAN SHAO

(EXCEPT DRY HEAVE, MASTERED BY TOM WALTZ)

DRUMS ENGINEERED BY ANDREW CONROY AND MATT DI POMPONIO AT FLASH RECORDING IN VANCOUVER, BC

VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTS BY LIAN SHAO

DRUMS BY AMOGH RAO

GUITAR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROWAN MCDONALD

PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART BY HARRY SUNG

Thank you for shopping with us!

Items typically ship in 5-7 business days.

You will receive tracking information as soon as your order is shipped.

For any questions about your order, please contact us here!

For a size guide on how this will fit click here.