Tomcats Screaming Outside is the debut solo studio album by British musician Roland Orzabal from the band Tears for Fears.

Although Orzabal had effectively made two solo albums under the Tears for Fears moniker in the 1990s (namely Elemental and Raoul and the Kings of Spain, following the departure of bandmate Curt Smith), this was the first recording to be released under his own name.

The album was given a low-key release and did not chart, but earned some critical acclaim for its clever melding of pop songwriting and drum and bass, ambient techno and trip hop textures.

Two outtake demos from the album's sessions, "Deep Seeded Blindness"[2] and "Cold Planet",[3] have been made available online.

The US release of the album (on Gold Circle Records) had the unfortunate coincidence to be released on September 11, 2001, the same day the United States experienced its worst-ever terrorist attack, and drew little notice outside Tears for Fears' core fan base.