Other early influences include Tears for Fears, the Who, and Led Zeppelin, as well as Middle Eastern and Sephardic music he recounted picking up while visiting Israel.
was beset by commercial failure, releasing an album with no marketing budget in the same week as much more popular artists Madonna and Seal.
[4] Tigay was initially hesitant; he did not attend services regularly, and recounted to the Jewish Journal that becoming a cantor seemed too close to "going into the family business", as his father was a rabbi.
Initially, Tigay attempted to mimic the style of Shlomo Carlebach, but he grew to dislike the result of that and pursued a different path.
[3][5] Tigay also performs music from other genres, such as Tears for Fears' "Mad World"; him and Brous cite songs like these as part and parcel of their religious practice.
Tigay recorded Palms Station's debut album in his home studio, with his two daughters serving as backup singers.