Tamaryn Explained

Tamaryn
Birth Name:Tamaryn Sitha Brown
Birth Place:New Zealand
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Dream pop, shoegaze, synth-pop, electronic
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Troubleman Records, M'Lady's Records, True Panther Sounds, Hell, Yes! Records, Mexican Summer, Dero Arcade

Tamaryn Sitha Brown[1] is a New Zealand songwriter and singer based in Los Angeles.[2] [3] Since 2008, Tamaryn has released four studio albums, an EP and several singles.[2] Her multifaceted style melds various genres such as dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, gothic rock, synth-pop and electronic.[2] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Early life

Tamaryn Brown was born in New Zealand. She was raised by a mother and godmother who were Jungian psychologists, and the family moved frequently around New Zealand and, later, the United States. The New Zealand government commissioned her mother and godmother to open a halfway house for runaway teenagers. Tamaryn described being raised with "30 brothers and sisters, kids who had been in different gangs: Mongrel Mob, Black Power… Some of them white, some Māori, some mixed". The halfway house later faced criticism for its unorthodox practices, and the resulting public backlash led to her family moving to Roslyn, Washington.[8] She left home at the age of 13, and remained in the United States thereafter.[9]

Career

Beginning a long collaboration with Californian guitarist Rex John Shelverton (Portraits of Past, the Audience, Vue and Bellavista),[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

In November 2011, Tamaryn provided guest vocals on Mexican Summer's 100th release, a 12" by Ford & Lopatin.[13]

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.[14] [15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

Her third album, Cranekiss (2015), featured production by Jorge Elbrecht. 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".[4] 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".[2]

During April and September 2016, Tamaryn performed as the opening act on Lush's North American reunion tour.[18] [19] [20]

In 2019, Tamaryn released her fourth album Dreaming The Dark with Dero Arcade.[21]

She was credited as a songwriter on Sky Ferreira's 2019 single, "Downhill Lullaby."

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and EPs

Other appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COLLECTION . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: Tamaryn | Biography & History | AllMusic . . 2017-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034322/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tamaryn-mn0002522083/biography . 2017-09-07 . live .
  3. Web site: Underground band Tamaryn generates waves of emotion . Dailybreeze.com . 5 May 2011. 2014-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150820012507/http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20110505/underground-band-tamaryn-generates-waves-of-emotion . 2015-08-20 . live .
  4. Web site: Tamaryn: Cranekiss . . 2017-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708112522/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20981-tamaryn-cranekiss/ . 2017-07-08 . live .
  5. Web site: Tamaryn - Cranekiss - Outpost . 2017-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170726125901/http://shop.mexicansummer.com/product/tamaryn-cranekiss/ . 2017-07-26 . live .
  6. Web site: Collaboration Paves the 'Road to Greatness' for Tamaryn's New Album | Village Voice . 26 August 2015 . 2017-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075246/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/08/26/collaboration-paves-the-road-to-greatness-for-tamaryns-new-album/ . 2017-09-07 . live .
  7. Web site: Tamaryn "Softcore" . 2017-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907033952/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tamaryn-softcore . 2017-09-07 . live .
  8. Web site: Tamaryn Tells All (June 30, 2015) . . 30 June 2015 . 13 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214150558/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rjxgey/tamaryn-interview-2015 . 14 December 2019 . live .
  9. News: In Music and in Life, Tamaryn Dreams in the Dark. The New York Times. Phoebe. Reilly. 2019-03-19. 2019-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322145055/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/arts/music/tamaryn-dreaming-the-dark.html. 2019-03-22. live.
  10. Web site: Rising: Tamaryn | News . Pitchfork . 2010-07-15 . 2014-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111045309/http://pitchfork.com/news/39457-rising-tamaryn/ . 2015-01-11 . live .
  11. Web site: Tamaryn Soundtracks Lindsay Lohan Short Film . Stereogum . 2011-05-31 . 2014-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306152040/http://www.stereogum.com/715491/tamaryn-soundtracks-lindsay-lohan-short-film/video/ . 2014-03-06 . live .
  12. Web site: Les Demoniaques . True Panther . 2012-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512205604/http://www.truepanther.com/artists/les-demoniaques . 2012-05-12 . live .
  13. Web site: Tamaryn / Ford & Lopatin / Shannon Funchess: "Snakes" / "Flying Dream" | Tracks . Pitchfork . 2011-11-14 . 2012-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027221455/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12773-snakes-flying-dream/ . 2012-10-27 . live .
  14. Web site: Tamaryn - "I'm Gone" . Mexicansummer.com . 2012-10-16 . 2012-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127094621/http://www.mexicansummer.com/shop/tamaryn-im-gone/ . 2012-11-27 . live .
  15. Web site: Phares . Heather . Tender New Signs - Tamaryn : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . 2012-10-16 . 2012-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121118023403/http://www.allmusic.com/album/tender-new-signs-mw0002411259 . 2012-11-18 . live .
  16. Web site: when the sun hits.: Album Trailer: Dum Dum Girls || Too True . Whenthesunhitsblog.blogspot.com . 2014-01-02 . 2014-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213335/http://whenthesunhitsblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/album-trailer-dum-dum-girls-too-true.html . 2014-03-06 . live .
  17. Web site: On set filming with Bret Easton Ellis . February 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140318041321/https://twitter.com/TAMARYNmusic/status/421092988878868480 . March 18, 2014 .
  18. Web site: TAMARYN . September 20, 2016 . September 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911115250/http://tamarynmusic.com/ . live .
  19. Web site: Tamaryn + LUSH Announce New Tour Dates - Mexican Summer . 11 August 2016 . 2017-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171104232506/http://www.mexicansummer.com/tamaryn-lush-announce-new-tour-dates/ . 2017-11-04 . live .
  20. Web site: Tamaryn Joines Lush on Reunion Tour - Mexican Summer . 6 April 2016 . 2017-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171104232501/http://www.mexicansummer.com/tamaryn-joins-lush-on-reunion-tour/ . 2017-11-04 . live .
  21. Web site: Tamaryn: Dreaming the Dark. Pitchfork. en. 2019-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716163711/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tamaryn-dreaming-the-dark/. 2019-07-16. live.

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