Tamaryn

Tamaryn
Genres Dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, gothic rock, synth-pop, electronic
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Labels Troubleman Records, M'Lady's Records, True Panther Sounds, Hell, Yes! Records, Mexican Summer Records
Website www.tamarynmusic.com

Tamaryn (born Tamaryn Brown) is a vocalist and songwriter born in New Zealand and now based in the United States.[1][2] Since 2008, Tamaryn has released three studio albums, an EP and several singles.[1] Her multifaceted style melds various genres such as dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, gothic rock, synth-pop and electronic.[1][3][4][5][6]

History

Beginning a long collaboration with Californian guitarist Rex John Shelverton (Portraits of Past, the Audience, Vue and Bellavista),[7] Tamaryn self-released a 2008 debut EP, Led Astray, Washed Ashore (later reissued on Troubleman Records), followed by several 7" singles.

In September 2010, Tamaryn's full-length debut album, The Waves, was released on Mexican Summer/Kemado Records.

In May 2011, Tamaryn's song "Cascades" was rearranged to provide the soundtrack to artist Richard Phillips' short film Lindsay Lohan, which starred the actress herself.[8]

In July 2011, True Panther Sounds released a 7" by Les Demoniaques, a project featuring Tamaryn and Dee Dee Penny of Dum Dum Girls covering "Teenage Lust" by the Jesus and Mary Chain.[9]

In November 2011, Tamaryn provided guest vocals on Mexican Summer's 100th release, a 12" by Ford & Lopatin.[10]

In late summer 2012, Mexican Summer released "I'm Gone," the first single from Tamaryn's second album, Tender New Signs, which was released in October of that year.[11][12] It was her final album with Shelverton as her collaborator.

On Record Store Day 2013, Mexican Summer released a cover of Turning Shrines song "1/4 Circle Black" performed by Jorge Elbrecht (Lansing-Dreiden, Violens) and Tamaryn.

In 2014, Tamaryn was credited for the rebranding and creative direction of the Dum Dum Girls on that band's third Sub Pop album, Too True.[13]

In March 2014, Tamaryn provided the score to a short film written by Bret Easton Ellis, Are You Okay. Her collaborator on the project was former Coil and Psychic TV member Drew McDowall.[14]

Her third album, Cranekiss (2015), featured production by Elbrecht and additional instrumentation by Shaun Durkan (Weekend),[3][4] and a shift in sonic focus. "I wanted to take everything I'd been doing and shake it up like a snow globe to see how it all fell together", Tamaryn said in a Noisey interview.[15] Pitchfork writer Jes Skolnik said that Cranekiss "moves from the denser shoegaze thickets of Tender New Signs and The Waves into a pure, sugary dream-pop world. No longer competing for sonic space with a heavy wash of guitar, Tamaryn's voice, even drenched in reverb, becomes the focus".[3] AllMusic critic Heather Phares declared that Cranekiss was "a beautiful pop fantasia that finds Tamaryn expressing her music's passion and sensuality in exciting new ways", and called the album's combination of shoegaze and synth-pop "some of her most arresting music yet".[1]

During April and September 2016, Tamaryn performed as the opening act on Lush's North American reunion tour.[16][17][18]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and EPs

  • Led Astray, Washed Ashore EP (2008, self-release; 2009, Troubleman Records)
  • "Return to Surrender" b/w "Ashore" 7" single (2009, M'Lady's Records)
  • "Mild Confusion b/w Light Shadows" 7" single (2009, True Panther Sounds/Matador Records)
  • "Weather War" single-sided 7" single (2009, Hell, Yes! Records)
  • "I'm Gone" digital single (2012, Mexican Summer)
  • "Heavenly Bodies" digital single (2012, Mexican Summer)

Other appearances

  • "Teenage Lust" (The Jesus and Mary Chain cover) single-side 7" flexi-disc by Les Demoniaques (Tamaryn and Dee Dee Penny of Dum Dum Girls) (2011, True Panther Sounds/Matador Records)
  • "Flying Dream" on "Snakes/Flying Dream" 12" single by Ford & Lopatin (2011, Mexican Summer)
  • "1/4 Circle Black" (Turning Shrines cover) single-sided 7" single by Jorge Elbrecht featuring Tamaryn (2013, Mexican Summer/Kemado Records)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tamaryn-mn0002522083/biography
  2. ↑ "Underground band Tamaryn generates waves of emotion". Dailybreeze.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. 1 2 3 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20981-tamaryn-cranekiss/
  4. 1 2 http://shop.mexicansummer.com/product/tamaryn-cranekiss/
  5. ↑ https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/08/26/collaboration-paves-the-road-to-greatness-for-tamaryns-new-album/
  6. ↑ http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tamaryn-softcore
  7. ↑ "Rising: Tamaryn | News". Pitchfork. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  8. ↑ "Tamaryn Soundtracks Lindsay Lohan Short Film". Stereogum. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  9. ↑ "Les Demoniaques". True Panther. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  10. ↑ "Tamaryn / Ford & Lopatin / Shannon Funchess: "Snakes" / "Flying Dream" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  11. ↑ "Tamaryn - "I'm Gone"". Mexicansummer.com. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  12. ↑ Phares, Heather (2012-10-16). "Tender New Signs - Tamaryn : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  13. ↑ "when the sun hits.: Album Trailer: Dum Dum Girls || Too True". Whenthesunhitsblog.blogspot.com. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  14. ↑ "On set filming with Bret Easton Ellis". Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rjxgey/tamaryn-interview-2015
  16. ↑ "TAMARYN". Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.mexicansummer.com/tamaryn-lush-announce-new-tour-dates/
  18. ↑ http://www.mexicansummer.com/tamaryn-joins-lush-on-reunion-tour/
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