Tigers on Opium Premiere New Single “The Perfect Cocktail”
Portland, Oregon, heavy rockers Tigers on Opium release their new single The Perfect Cocktail on Jan. 15 through Forbidden Place Records. The song runs under three minutes and is perhaps best summarized by its final line: “Fuck yeah,” delivered with due self-agreement by Juan Carlos Caceres. The four-piece are headed toward a new EP release called 503.420.6669 Vol. 2 — the first volume came out last year — and while I don’t know if “The Perfect Cocktail” will feature there, it certainly does just fine as a standalone banger, lyrics of coked-up excess and post-QOTSA compressed-feeling fuzz — compliments of the recording job by Jeanot Lewis-Rolland — careening through a sans-nonsense-yet-somehow-all-nonsense progression, tight in structure but ready to throw down with whatever you’ve got. For a track that’s actually so short, it sounds like the party’s going to run late.
Tigers on Opium would seem to have been busy in the great no-shows expanse of time that was 2020 and 2021 — oh but things are really turning around now, right death counts? — 
writing, writing, writing. I know the feeling. Their uptempo crotchal thrust is n full display in “The Perfect Cocktail,” and if you’re feeling like you’re not necessarily on board with all the druggy hoopla, well, I’ve never done cocaine either — and I don’t really have a squad to rally — but a catchy song is a catchy song and this is that. Some things you don’t fuck with. Other things fuck regardless.
There’s an album to come as well as the next EP, which is further encouraging news, so as a heads up for stuff-to-be, I’m much more excited about hosting this track than my dry-as-hell prose would lead you to believe. Cocaine and propane is the recipe, if you’re wondering.
The perfect cocktail:
Juan Carlos Caceres on “The Perfect Cocktail”:
We’ve all had that time in life where ya feel invincible despite what gets thrown your way. There was a time in by life where I turned to some not so healthy indulgences to distract me from my problems but I came to realize, there’s always a silver lining… So rally the squad, get lit, and take the bull by the horns! This song’s basically an anthem about seeing the silver lining in tough situations, and having a good time regardless of it all.
Get it: https://tigersonopium.bandcamp.com/track/the-perfect-cocktail
Tigers spent 2020-2021 writing and recording two EP’s, a full length concept album, and another group of songs for a follow up, totaling 28 songs. The first EP 503.420.6669.vol_one was released on January 22, 2021 by Forbidden Place Records. They are partnering with FPR again and preparing to release the next installment in the 503 series, vol_two. Drawing inspiration from Portland’s gritty underground culture, the pair of EP’s dives into what life is like living in a city that has a dark shrouded past.
They self engineer all their sessions, with guitarist Jeanot Lewis-Rolland at the helm as the lead engineer, and have partnered up again with Adam Pike of Red Fang to mix the EP. Rounding out the production team is mastering engineer Ryan “Freq” Foster and producer TRIANGLES.
The quartet consists of members Juan Carlos Caceres, Nate Wright, Charles Hodge, and Jeanot Lewis-Rolland. The roots of Tigers On Opium go back to 2015 when Juan Carlos began the idea for the band and proposed it to his good friend Nate Wright. It wasn’t until 2018 that the perfect lineup had come together and the stoner rocking could truly begin.
MUSIC by Juan Carlos Caceres, Charles Hodge, Jeanot Lewis- Rolland, Nate Wright
Lyrics by Juan Carlos Caceres
Engineered by Jeanot Lewis-Rolland
Tracked at JLR Audio Productions – Dream Awake Studio
Mixed by Adam Bradley Pike at Toadhouse Recording
Mastered by Ryan “FREQ” Foster
Produced by Triangles Around Us
Art by Triangles Around Us
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