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Le Tigre (/ l ə ˈ t iː ɡ r ə /, French pronunciation: [lə tiɡʁ]; French for "The Tiger") is an American art punk and riot grrrl band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill), Johanna Fateman and Sadie Benning in 1998 in New York City.
Le Tigre placed 28th on The Village Voice ' s 2000 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [36] The album is listed on SPIN 's list of "The 300 Best Albums Of The Past 30 Years (1985-2014)", [37] and in the reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [38] In 2022, Le Tigre placed 43rd on Pitchfork 's list of "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". [39]
Le Tigre's final album, This Island (2004), was the band's first on a major label (Universal Records). Ric Ocasek of the Cars produced one track, "Tell You Now". [7] Samson and her Le Tigre bandmates Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman also produced the Christina Aguilera song "My Girls ft. Peaches", for Aguilera's album Bionic. [8]
On the heels of a one-off 2022 reunion at the This Ain’t No Picnic Festival, Le Tigre will embark on its first tour since 2005 later this year. The trio of Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna ...
Feminist Sweepstakes is the second studio album by American electro-punk band Le Tigre.It was released on October 16, 2001, by record label Mr. Lady.. Feminist Sweepstakes is Le Tigre's first album to feature JD Samson as a member of the band.
Kathleen Hanna (born November 12, 1968) is an American singer, musician and pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, and punk zine writer. She is the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill [2] [3] and fronted the electropunk band Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Former members of Le Tigre saw protests at their shows for having participated in the festival in 2001 and 2005. [152] However, Kathleen Hanna stated directly that she supported trans rights on her own Twitter account. [153] Additionally, JD Samson, another former member of Le Tigre, is genderfluid. [154]
The discography of Le Tigre, an American electro–punk band, consists of three studio albums, seven extended plays, four singles, one video album and seven music videos.Le Tigre was formed in 1998 by Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and Sadie Benning.