Lately, it seems like I've been hearing a lot of bands popping up that remind me of Black Tambourine. Groups like Vivian Girls and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart seem to take a lot of their sound from the collection of songs by this short lived American noise pop group. The band consisted of vocalist Pam Berry, Archie Moore, Mike Schulman, and Brian Nelson (who later went on to join the indie-pop group Velocity Girl, who I also recommend). The group was signed to Slumberland Records, a label that is also home to many other pioneering indie-pop bands such as Tiger Trap, Boyracer, and 14 Iced Bears.
This album is a bittersweet collection of songs dealing with the usual things.... heartbreak, love, jealousy, etc. My personal favorite on the record is the song "Throw Aggi Off the Bridge", which is about Annabel (Aggi) Wright of the Glasgow group, The Pastels. Pam Berry had a crush on the lead singer of the Pastels (Stephen McRobbie) and believed that Aggi was coming between the two of them.
(Sorry the video isn't the best quality.)
But yeah. If you're a fan of the 80's indie-pop or shoegaze scene, this album is pretty essential.
Track Listing
1. For Ex-Lovers Only 2:41
2. Black Car 3:28
3. Pack You Up 2:22
4. Can't Explain 2:23
5. I Was Wrong 1:32
6. Throw Aggi Off the Bridge 3:31
7. Drown 2:41
8. We Can't Be Friends 1:49
9. By Tomorrow 3:02
10. Pam's Tan 1:18
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