★★★★
With famous rock stars consistently professing that ‘rock is dead’ and rap music is the only music the young kids like nowadays, it’s great to have bands like Tired Lion arrive to prove they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
Figurine is a big rock album condensed into an EP, and it’s a release that celebrates a huge year and a half for the band that included a national tour and a recent appearance at Splendour In The Grass.
Sitting at well under 20 minutes, the five-track EP stands as a great piece of grunge-influenced power-pop; think Violent Soho meets Garbage. It would be easy to draw a comparison between Tired Lion and Silverchair, not only because of their youthful attitude and heavy ’90s influences, but also for their fiery delivery and passion.
Frontwoman Sophie Hopes delivers big hooks all across the EP, from the fuzzy ‘Figurine’ to the undeniably catchy opener ‘Pretend’. There are sing-along moments on every track, backed up by big guitars, interesting lead parts, and a thorough understanding of the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic. Every song explodes into the chorus and draws you in.
It’s Tired Lion’s second release but feels a lot more like a debut – energetic, catchy and passionate.
Tired Lion’s Figurine is out through Title Track.
