Black Tambourine were one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s.
Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, this twee pop (a branch of indie pop) band were 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.
The band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman. ...
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Black Tambourine were one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s.
Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, this twee pop (a branch of indie pop) band were 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.
The band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman. The members came to the project already acquainted with each other; both Nelson and Schulman were in Whorl together, while Schulman (also of Powderburns) co-founded Slumberland Records. Moore, meanwhile, was in Velocity Girl, and Berry had co-founded the Chickfactor zine.
Black Tambourine only played a handful of gigs but still had a great influence on emerging American indie pop. They released one single on Slumberland in 1991 ("By Tomorrow") (link), another on Audrey's Diary the following year ("Throw Aggi Off the Bridge") and had several...
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