Send Away the Tigers Send Away the Tigers Send Away the Tigers is the eighth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 7 May 2007 by record label Columbia. It reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was due to hit number 1 in the charts, but at the end of the week 690 copies separated the Manics from the Arctic Monkeys on the top spot. The album is named after a phrase the English comedian Tony Hancock used to refer to "battling one's inner demons by getting drunk". The album is widely seen as a
Spin (Tigers Jaw album) Jaw ... the initial version of the band was just two people writing and recording everything". It subsequently "made the most sense" to track the album as a two-piece. Discussing his relationship with the band, Yip said "Spin" was the better album, compared to "Charmer", "not because of my input, just because of everyone’s openness and everyone trying to do the best thing for the record". He added that his goal when making albums with the band was to become a member of the band, aiming to get the best out of the group. "Spin" was the first Tigers Jaw