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Pull Tiger Tail are the latest fresh young things out of London, already bathing in praise despite having sprinkled only a handful of songs on the thirsty public. Due to their friendship with Klaxons and their penchant for childish, day-glo artwork, Pull Tiger Tail are linked to the so-called "new rave" scene.

However, like Klaxons, they don't actually sound like a rave band. More like a pop-punk band with a bit of synth. Do they have the Warped Tour in England?

To celebrate the launch of their digital store, Rough Trade Digital, Rough Trade is giving away a free Pull Tiger Tail download to everyone who signs up for their new download service. The band and Rough Trade are kindly sharing the track with Pitchfork as well, for a very limited time. MP3 REMOVED

Click below to download a demo version of "Loki", a menacing, synth-driven track about the evils of the music industry. The chorus: "This demon has his way with me/ He wants a hit in record time, please/ He'll kill me when I reach my peak/ 'Cause dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in."

Seems like these kids have their heads screwed on right.

Pull Tiger Tail's next single, "Mr. 100 Percent", due on B-Unique Records, will be available as a free download on the band's website on December 11. The video features the band playing Scrabble with the song's lyrics. Somewhere, Colin Meloy is slapping his forehead and going "Why didn't I think of that?!"

The band is on tour in the UK now with the Blood Arm.

Dates:

11-28 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts *
11-29 Manchester, England - Night & Day *
11-30 Sheffield, England - The Plug *
12-01 Liverpool, England - Barfly
12-03 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speak Easy *
12-04 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy *
12-05 Nottingham, England - Social *
12-06 London, England - Kings College *
12-08 London, England - Barfly
12-09 London, England - Canvas (Adventures in the Beetroot Field) #
12-10 London, England - Elephant and Castle

* with the Blood Arm
# with Shitdisco, Fields, more