🚛 - Pre-Order expected to ship February 27th 2026
A gaze-ier, folk influenced take on the emo genre, exploring loneliness, yearning, and escapism.
Written during a period of extensive long-term social isolation and loss, mayfly daydream is the genre-splicing horror-tinged sophomore album from Vancouver based emo project Tiger Really. Taking thematic inspiration from various cryptids and supernatural myths of American folklore and horror stories, the album tells a story of avoidance, loneliness, escapism, and ultimately acceptance for the way things are. Manifesting through fuzzy yet delicate guitar lines, confessional lyrics, and vivid imagery, the result is a body of work that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.
The album features guest performances from Samuel Uribe Botero of Racing Mount Pleasant, Carson Bassett from daysormay, idialedyournumber, and Jia, expanding Tiger Really’s sonic palette while remaining anchored in their trademark vulnerability and introspection.
Tracklist:
- imprint
- some kind of necromancer
- blame
- i want to run away
- death spiral
- mothman
- foal
- mayflies
Credits: WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY LIAN SHAO
PRODUCED BY NICHOLAS CHARUK AND LIAN SHAO
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY NICHOLAS CHARUK
MASTERED BY GREG MINDORFF AT SUITE SOUND LABS
RECORDED AT HIPPOSONIC RECORDING STUDIO, BLUE LIGHT RECORDING STUDIO, AND NIC’S BASEMENT (THE HOUSE RECORDING STUDIO)
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
DRUMS BY PATRICK AIDAN WILLIAMS
VOCALS BY IDIALEDYOURNUMBER (ON BLAME)
VOCALS BY JIA (ON IMPRINT)
PERCUSSION BY CARSON BASSETT (ON MOTHMAN)
TRUMPET BY HASAN NAZIR (ON MOTHMAN)
SAXOPHONE BY SAMUEL URIBE BOTERO (ON MAYFLIES)
COVER ART PHOTOGRAPHY BY LUKE BROWN
Release Date: February 27, 2026
