ABOUT

Bleachbear is an indie band composed of sisters Tigerlily (vocals/guitar) and Bird Cooley (drums), and cousin Emiko Nakagawa Gantt (bass/keyboards). Their "dream pop grunge" with a glittery vintage twist has earned them acclaim as one of Seattle’s favorite acts. With breezily sweet harmonies layered over a fusion of distortion, Bleachbear is the perfect juxtaposition of fragile and badass.

Bleachbear was named “Seattle's Best Underage Band” by Seattle Weekly following the release of their debut album "Lost Parade” of which Hall of Fame DJ Marco Collins wrote, “MY GOD! That voice. Do yourself a favor, press play on the band’s new record, ‘Lost Parade’ and become enchanted.” Bleachbear worked with veteran grunge pop producer Kurt Bloch (The Fastbacks, Young Fresh Fellows) on their sophomore album “Cowboy Movie Star” which was an ode to western deserts, 1950´s slow dances, and old Hollywood inspired by a book of vintage postcards.

Playing live shows of their original music from ages 12 and 13, but now living on different coasts, they still play occasional reunion shows. Tigerlily now performs her own solo music under "tiger del flor" on Spotify so connect with her on Instagram @tiger.del.flor

"If you asked us to summarize what Seattle sounds like in just one band in its scene, after some careful consideration, we would probably say Bleachbear... the musical equivalent of a blurry, low-exposure Polaroid picture of one of the best nights of your life."- Northwest Music Scene

"Tigerlily, Bird, and Emiko Cooley are Bleachbear, arguably the coolest teen girls in Seattle right now. Such adolescent angst has a body count—the hearts of

hundreds of fans." - Seattle Weekly

"If bands were stocks I’d invest some significant cash in this band they’ve got all the talent and sound to be something really special . . . their performance totally blew me away" - Brian Snider, Secretly Important

“Showing girls that they can do it too, whatever genre they want to be in, and that they can be powerful.” - Speak Easy Magazine

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