Black Tambourine

Black Tambourine Were One Of The Earliest Slumberland Groups Consisting Of Members Of Whorl And Velocity Girl Plus Their Pal Pam Berry On Vocals. Conceived As An Explicitly Pop Band At A Time When Pop Bands Were Pretty Rare In America Black Tambourine Wore Their Influences On Their Sleeves The Jesus & Mary Chain Of Course But Also Folks Like Phil Spector Smokey Robinson Love The Ramones Shop Assistants The Pastels 14 Iced Bears Orange Juice And The List Goes On. Though They Only Played A Handful Of Gigs In Their Brief Career Their Two Singles On Slumberland And Audrey's Diary Wielded A Large Influence And Were Key Artifacts In The Birth Of US Indie Pop. read less