Here’s a great band to surreptitiously drop onto your playlists for forthcoming summer BBQs. I first mentioned Yae!Tiger on my Twitter feed a couple of weeks back, but after some further playing I’m convinced they deserve their own blog post.

The band recently sent me a two-track album sampler for their upcoming EP Casualty of the Avalanche, which will apparently be released in January 2010. The sampler itself bears a clue to the band’s work ethic – a gorgeously handmade packaging that definitely captures one’s attention (I can’t wait to see what the EP looks like!)

The tunes are similarly assembled – detailed, intricate and yet unmistakenly handmade: ramshackle pop songs fused with elements of folk, rock and a hint of occasional psychedelia. They’re infectious bits of work, sunny in disposition and completely addictive. Highly recommended.

Listen

• Calling All Ghosts (mp3)
• Sleepworking (mp3)

(apologies about the cross-site linking for the mp3s. I’d host myself but have limited bandwidth at present)