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BLACK TAMBOURINE - Black Tambourine

2010 (Slumberland)
alt-pop
by Roberto Mandolini
7.5

Sorta di meteora indie-pop comparsa nell’universo di New York tra fine anni 80 e inizio anni 90, I Black Tambourine erano un trio formato da Archie Moore e Brian Nelson (insieme anche nei Velocity Girl) e Pam Berry (che continuerà ad ammaliare con la sua voce prima nei Glo-Worms e poi nei meravigliosi Castaway Stones). Innamorati delle sonorità ruvide e sognanti dei Jesus & Mary Chain, i Black Tambourine pubblicarono solo una manciata di singoli, tra il 1989 e il 1991, fondamentali però per l’evoluzione di tutta la scena indie-pop a stelle e strisce degli anni a venire. Semplice la formula: tempi veloci, chitarre in odor di shoegaze, voce soave e melodie appiccicose. Una decina di canzoni che oggi la Slumberland raccoglie in un bel cd insieme a quattro tracce registrate da Archie Moore nel giugno del 2009. Per capire dove battono i cuori dei Pains Of Being Pure at Heart.

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17/10/2010

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Roberto Mandolini, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. For Ex-Lovers Only
  2. 2. Black Car
  3. 3. Pack You Up
  4. 4. Can't Explain
  5. 5. I Was Wrong
  6. 6. Throw Aggi Off The Bridge
  7. 7. Drown
  8. 8. We Can't Be Friends
  9. 9. By Tomorrow
  10. 10. Pam's Tan
  11. 11. For Ex-Lovers Only (First Demo)
  12. 12. Throw Aggi Off The Bridge (First Demo)
  13. 13. Heartbeat
  14. 14. Lazy Heart
  15. 15. Tears Of Joy
  16. 16. Dream Baby Dream

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