Fire Tiger – All The Time

Here is the third album for the LA band Fire Tiger led by Tiff Alkouri that continues to put smiles on the faces of fans of breezy pop for the current times.

Written by: Dave T

ARTIST: Fire Tiger
ALBUM: All The Time
LABEL: Fire Tiger Music
SERIAL: NA
YEAR: 2020
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

LINEUP: Tiffany Alkouri – vocals * James Ramsey – keyboards * Jordan Lucas – guitar * Tyler Renga – bass * Lorenzo Meynardi – drums

TRACK LISTING: 01 Don’t Take Me Home * 02 So Many Fishes * 03 Magical Brew * 04 Undeniable * 05 Getaway Song * 06 Silly Thing to Do * 07 All The Time * 08 Solo Poquito * 09 Flying Solo * 10 Way To My Heart * 11 Side Of You * 12 Spider At Midnight

RATING: 75/100

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Background

Here is the third album for the LA band Fire Tiger led by Tiff Alkouri that continues to put smiles on the faces of fans of breezy pop for the current times. ‘All The Time’ has not shocked me as the previous 2018’s ‘Suddenly Heavenly’ did, mainly because there’s less rockers and the guitars are not as prominent this time. However, I think this is a step forward in the personality department, as the band sounds confident and convincing, one step further in their very personal style.

The Songs

All twelve songs from Fire Tiger are direct, concise and most of them are around three minutes long. The rocking start with ‘Don’t Take Me Home’ recalls the preceding album while the vital pop of ‘So Many Fishes’ and the sparkly ‘Magical Brew’ catch the listener’s attention.

As for the rest of the songs, I’d like to mention the title track for its good guitar/keys interplay, ‘Flying Solo’ (that even includes bagpipes), the fantastic Ethnic/Latin Pop that is ”Solo Poquito’ in which they channel Miami Sound Machine and ABBA a la ‘Happy Hawaii’, and the fresh rocker ‘Way To My Heart’.

In Summary

In summary, a good album, not as immediate as their sophomore yet a highly enjoyable from Fire Tiger, a band with a strong identity.

Video

So Many Fishes