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These guys stick safely to a kind of fuzzed-out psych/shoegaze shimmer on their debut album. And although i've heard plenty of Primal Scream or BJM records in my life, The Tamborines still successfully kick out a worthy racket. They often emulate the sound of the classic Creation bands - the opener reminds me of mid-period Telescopes - but you can tell that their fanbase will also consist of Byrds, Ride, Spacemen 3 & Oasis worshippers. The fourth track sounds like a sleepy take on The Clean and has an exotic French title before the amped-up distorted guitars return on 'Falling Slowly' - surfing along on the crest of this Dandy Warhols-alike choon are also a charmingly weedy organ, drawly lolloping vocals & countless shards of ear-testing JAMC Jr. style feedback. God it makes me feel 18 again this CD.
Packed with amazingly crafted classic three minute songs, The Tamborines debut album ‘Camera & Tremor’ is released on Beat-Mo Records on August 2. It will be available as a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl, CD and download. Formed by the duo Henrique Laurindo (vocals/guitar) and Lulu Grave (keys/ vocals), The Tamborines take the DIY attitude to the extreme by building their own studio, recording and producing the album themselves and now releasing it on their own imprint. “It has taken us some time to build it all, since everything had to be from scratch. Now there’s really a piece of us in this record, and each song tells part of the Tamborines’ story. We simply wouldn’t be able to achieve this level of intimacy in a conventional studio.” says Henrique. Musically, it drops hints of the noir displayed by the Velvets, the fuzz of the Mary Chain and the lo-fi pop of Guided By Voices, all packed with a Sonic Youth-fuelled attitude. However, ‘Camera & Tremor’ shows that The Tamborines have developed a sound of their own which has been accurately described as “a scalding blast of sculptured noise.” Insanely catchy chorus + incredibly loud guitars = perfect pop music NME What The Tamborines have mastered here could be summed up as the art of simple arithmetic; White Noise + Immobile Drone x Pop Sensibility = The Most Exciting Tune since heroin was considered so passe. Drowned In Sound
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