The Tiger Lillies have made deals with major record lables.  They have been praised by critics and nominated for a Grammy.  Still, finding their CDs in your local record store may prove a difficult task, and you're not likely to hear them on the radio any time soon.  Paul Gude talks to Martyn Jaques and Adrian Huge about being in the best band no one can market.

There is nothing else like them. Any description of them is an injustice – they are completely peerless.  - Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand

Martyn Jacques, the Tiger Lillies’ singer and accordionist, is a very alarming man. Painted like a nightmarish clown with a disgusting plait slung coquettishly over his shoulder, he yowls his way through numbers like "I’m Just a Whore" in an ear-splitting falsetto that makes you wonder if he’s fully intact. - Nancy Durrant in www.timesonline.com

In an ideal world, the Tiger Lillies would represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest. - David Rose, The Times Online, March 23, 2006

The Tiger Lillies's music can be found in fine record stores everywhere.  They also have a book of photos and lyrics available.

Learn more about them at tigerlillies.com.

(photo by Andrew Attkinson)