Black Tambourine
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For the song of the same name by Beck, see Guero.
Black Tambourine (of Silver Spring, Maryland) were one of the earliest Slumberland groups in the early 1990s (see 1990s in music).
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| Origin | Washington, D.C. area, U.S. |
| Years active | Early 1990s |
| Genres | Twee pop (Indie pop) |
| Labels | Slumberland Audrey's Diary |
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[edit] Influences
Black Tambourine was a twee pop (a branch of indie pop) band from Washington, D.C, influenced by The Jesus and Mary Chain, Phil Spector, Smokey Robinson, Love, The Ramones, the Shop Assistants, The Pastels, 14 Iced Bears, Orange Juice, and the English bands signed to Creation Records.
[edit] Members
- Pam Berry: vocals
- Brian Nelson
- Archie Moore
- Mike Schulman
[edit] Before Black Tambourine
The members of Black Tambourine came to the project already acquainted with each other:
- Nelson was in Whorl;
- Schulman was in Whorl, Powderburns, and co-founded Slumberland Records;
- Moore was in Velocity Girl;
- Berry had co-founded Chickfactor 'zine.
[edit] After Black Tambourine
- Berry went on to sing with numerous bands, including The Shapiros, glo-worm, Castaway Stones, Veronica Lake, Bright Colored Lights, Belmondo, Seashell Sea, and The Pines; she also returned to Chickfactor;
- Nelson went on to Velocity Girl;
- Moore went on to Heartworms;
- Schulman went on to Magpies and Candleman.
[edit] Discography
Black Tambourine only played a few gigs, but their music had great influence on the emerging American indie pop. They released
- By Tomorrow (1991), a single on Slumberland, and
- Throw Aggi Of The Bridge (1992), a single on Audrey's Diary (b-side: "For Ex-Lovers Only"/"Can't Explain");
- One Last Kiss (1992), a spinART compilation, included their song "We Can't Be Friends," and
- What Kind of Heaven Do You Want? (1989), a Slumberland compilation, included "Pam's Tan;"
- Complete Recordings, a posthumous collection, was released on Slumberland in 2002.
[edit] Externals links
- The Black Tambourine website at Slumberland Records has mp3 samples, and a collection of reviews. The Complete Recordings can be ordered here.
- spinART sells One Last Kiss.
- A complete track listing is available at TweeNet.
