Leenalchi - "Tiger Is Coming"

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Photo by Angeline Woo, Courtesy of Luaka Bop

"Tiger Is Coming" might sound familiar to some of you. It was used in promotional videos for South Korea's national tourist board, and it was played when South Korea's national team scored a goal in the World Cup. Now, Leenalchi have re-recorded it with their current line up. The Seoul based band have created a psychedelic masterpiece here. It's delightfully dance friendly while remaining laid back. Like their previous single "Crying Softshell Turtle," "Tiger Is Coming" comes from an eighteenth century Korean epic about "... a loyal turtle on a mission that runs into a fierce tiger and chaos ensues." Despite coming from three centuries ago, this new single feels and sounds modern. Plus, this is simply a fun song that I challenge anyone not to enjoy.

You can listen to "Tiger Is Coming" below. Sugungga is due out October 2 on Luaka Bop, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Leenalchi, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include October 31 at The Drake in Amherst, MA.


Fri. Oct. 2 - Queens, NY @ Forest Hills (w/ Geese)
Wed. Oct. 7 - Baltimore, MD @ Current Space
Thu. Oct. 8 - Washington, DC @ Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
Fri. Oct. 9 - Durham, NC @ Good Moon Festival
Wed. Oct. 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Asian Arts Initiative
Thu. Oct. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works
Sat. Oct. 31 - Amherst, MA @ Drake
Sun. Nov. 1 - Kingston, NY @ Assembly
Mon. Nov. 2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Warhol Museum
Wed. Nov. 4 - Cleveland, OH @ Cleveland Museum of Art
Fri. Nov. 6 - Chicago, IL Sleeping Village
Sat. Nov. 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar Cultural Center
Sun. Nov. 8 - Seattle, WA @ Baba Obscura Festival
Thu. Nov 12 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (Upstairs)
Fri. Nov 13 - Rotterdam, NL @ Grounds
Sun. Nov 15 - Berlin, DE @ Gretchen
Tue. Nov 17 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust
Wed. Nov 18 - Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA Musikkens Hus
Fri. Nov 20 - Aarhus, DK @ Turkis
Sat. Nov 21 - Groningen, NL @ VERA
Tue. Nov 24 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan's
Thu. Nov 26 - London, UK @ Jazz Cafe
Fri. Nov 27 - Bristol, UK @ The Jam Jar
Sat. Nov 28 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Sun. Nov 29 - Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall

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