For a troupe who released but a couple of singles and compilation tracks during its short existence, Black Tambourine have left a formidable legacy and one that gets revisited every few years. Once mere babes nursing at the teat of “The Sound of Young Scotland,” Tamla/Motown, and Spector’s Wall of Sound, they are now foremother and -fathers of the bubblegum jangly fuzz pop so revered by current cuties The Pains of Being Pure of Heart, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, and Vivian Girls, to name but three.
On March 30, a new 16-track self-titled compilation will be dispatched via Slumberland. Methinks mes remembers a Black Tambourine compilation a few years back but that may just be my mental decay making its voice heard. Dementia aside, with the addition of four new songs recorded purposely for this collection and two early demos thrown in for great measure, Black Tambourine is something to get quite geeked about. Check out “For Ex-Lovers Only” at the Chocolate Grinder.
Black Tambourine tracklisting:
01. For Ex-Lovers Only
02. Black Car
03. Pack You Up
04. Can’t Explain
05. I Was Wrong
06. Throw Aggi Off the Bridge
07. Drown
08. We Can’t Be Friends
09. By Tomorrow
10. Pam’s Tan
11. For Ex-Lovers Only (First Demo)
12. Throw Aggi Off the Bridge (First Demo)
13. Heartbeat
14. Lazy Heart
15. Tears of Joy
16. Dream Baby Dream
• Black Tambourine: http://www.myspace.com/btambourine
• Slumberland: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com
