Under the name of X-LION TAMER, Edinburgh-based artist Tony Taylor likes to create pop songs described as ‘the ending credits of low budget teen movies played on your mates Amiga’. Like a John Hughes film, if Erasure and Junior Boys had been asked to do the music. Signed to 17 Seconds records, X-Lion Tamer’s profile has risen considerably over the past few months, supporting artists such Unicorn Kid and labelmates Aberfeldy, and receiving national radio play from the likes of Rob Da Bank and Vic Galloway on Radio One. X-Lion Tamer’s live shows give him the opportunity to play his trademark electro-pop while also twisting it in and out of shape, often improvising and occasionally dropping a huge guitar solo into the mix. His Neon Hearts E.P. has been recently released to critical acclaim and is available to buy from Rough Trade in London, or Avalanche in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
