The View’s 2012 single "Tacky Tattoo" leans into the kind of no-frills, shout-along indie rock that defined their early success, but with a decidedly autumnal feel. It’s a late-career blast of their signature sound from a band that remained a reliable draw on the live circuit.
- "Tacky Tattoo" was released as a single in December 2012 by Cooking Vinyl.
- The song was included on The View’s fifth studio album, also titled 'The View', released earlier in 2012.
- The single charted at number 133 on the UK Singles Chart.
Dundee, Scotland's The View emerged in the mid-2000s as part of the post-Libertines guitar band revival, scoring a surprise UK No. 1 album with their 2007 debut Hats Off to the Buskers. By 2012, the band had settled into a more consistent pattern, releasing their fourth album, also titled 'The View', earlier that year.
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