Cruel Tie is an alternative rock band from Tashkent, based in Moscow. The band was founded in 2011 and consists of Vladlen Shin, Vadim Tikhonov, Ruslan Tikhonov, and Vladislav Chernin. Their first official full-length album "Life Is Laughing At Us And That's OK" was released on May 23, 2017, via Kometa Records. The band is known for its experiments in local indie music and has made a significant contribution to the development of the alternative music scene in Russia.

• Genres: Местная инди-музыка
• Country: Russia
• Language: English