V •••–

V •••– is the fifth studio album from American psychobilly band Tiger Army, released May 20, 2016 on Luna Tone Records/Rise Records. On February 26, 2016, "Prisoner of the Night", the first single from the album, was released on iTunes.[3] Like the first three full-length albums, V •••– contains 13 tracks.[4]

V •••–
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2016
GenreAlternative rock
Psychobilly
LabelLuna Tone Records/Rise
Tiger Army chronology
Music from Regions Beyond
(2007)
V •••–
(2016)
Retrofuture
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Noise Magazine[1]
The Young Folks8/10[2]

In an interview with the website Noisey, singer and guitarist Nick 13 called the album, "...a pretty significant leap forward for us—it's an evolution in the sound."[5]

Background

In June 2014, Nick 13 announced that writing for a new Tiger Army album was underway via the band's Facebook page.[6] Recording of this album, the band's fifth, was announced to have commenced in March 2015.[7] In October 2015, the band posted the first preview of music from the new album on their Instagram page, a 15-second clip of the song "Prisoner of the Night".[8] On February 26, 2016, "Prisoner of the Night" was released in full on iTunes.[9]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick 13

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude: Ad Victoriam"0:48
2."Firefall"2:48
3."Prisoner of the Night"2:56
4."I Am the Moth"2:43
5."World Without the Moon"3:03
6."Dark and Lonely Night"4:10
7."Knife's Edge"2:51
8."Devil Lurks on the Road"3:20
9."Happier Times"4:45
10."Candy Ghosts"2:24
11."Train to Eternity"3:50
12."When the Tide Comes In"3:41
13."In the Morning Light"3:57
Total length:41:16

Personnel

  • Greg Calbi – Mastering
  • Casey Curry – Photography
  • Keith Douglas – Trumpet
  • Mike Fasano – Drum Technician
  • Linas Garsys – Artwork
  • Ben Grey – Vocals
  • Ted Hutt – Claves, Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing, Producer, Shaker, Tambourine
  • Greg Kuhn – Keyboards
  • Savitri Labensart – Vocals
  • Curtis Laur – Guitar Technician
  • Greg Leisz – Pedal Steel Guitar
  • Sergie Loobkoff – Artwork
  • Steve Lu – Clavioline, Farfisa Organ, Hammond B3, Mellotron, Piano, String Arrangements, Strings
  • Ryan Mall – Engineer
  • Mitch Marine – Drums
  • Nick 13 – Composer, Guitar, Marxophone, Vocals
  • Jade Puget – Arranger
  • Dave Roe – Standup Bass
  • Jim Spake – Saxophone

[10]

Charts

Chart performance of V•••–
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 75

References

  1. Murry, Scott (2016-05-21). "Album Review: Tiger Army – 'V•••-'".
  2. Eguizabal, William (2016-06-02). "Album Review: Tiger Army – "V •••–"".
  3. "TIGERARMY.COM". tigerarmy.com.
  4. "Tiger Army". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  5. "Tiger Army". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. "tigerarmy". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  7. "Prisoner of the Night - Single by Tiger Army on iTunes". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. Listing of V •••– at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  9. "Tiger Army Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2016.


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