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Miniature Tigers is an American indie pop band based in Brooklyn, New York that combines elements of indie rock, synthpop, and dream pop. The band is made up of frontman-guitarist Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on keyboard and vocals, Algernon Quashie on guitar, and Brandon Lee on bass.〔("Catch the Buzz: Miniature Tigers" ), ''Spin'', William Goodman, July 29, 2008〕 Miniature Tigers began their first national tour in October 2008,〔("Miniature Tigers at Modified Arts" ), ''Phoenix New Times'', "Up on the Sun" blog for Sep. 15 2008〕 which included playing a set at the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon. Miniature Tigers toured with Ben Folds in February and played the 2009 Monolith Festival in September. They have also toured with Fun. in support of their latest album, Some Nights. ==Media== In December 2006, ''Rolling Stone'' listed Miniature Tigers as "one of the 25 best bands on Myspace."〔("Rolling Stone Declares the 25 Best Bands on MySpace" ), December 22, 2006〕 The band has also received favorable attention from ''Spin'' magazine,〔 which included Miniature Tigers in its list of "The 9 Hottest New Bands Playing CMJ 2008."〔("The 9 Hottest New Bands Playing CMJ 2008" ), ''Spin'', by Peter Gaston, October 20, 2008〕 ''Death + Taxes'', a music magazine, awarded the band's ''Black Magic'' and ''White Magic'' EPs 4 stars, calling the band "terribly endearing."〔("MINIATURE TIGERS : BLACK & WHITE MAGIC EPS: MODERN ART" ), ''Death + Taxes'',〕 The music video for "Cannibal Queen" has been featured on mtvU and MTV2's Subterranean. The band's 4th album ''Cruel Runnings'' was released June 17, 2014 with cover art inspired by Memphis Group. The band contributed music to and appear in the 2015 romantic comedy ''Sleeping with Other People''.〔("Interview: Miniature Tigers" ), July 9, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miniature Tigers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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