Typing this down upon discovery, San Francisco duo Tamaryn have just released their debut LP “The Waves” on the label Mexican Summer. This is something to look forward to as their EP “Led Astray Washed Ashore” was quite good and was one of the few recordings that I bought last year. This recording was released on the cult (?) indie/underground label Troubleman label — a label for those in the know has been putting out many fore-running records over the last decade or so. Although the many comparisons to such artists as Siouxsie Sioux, Cocteau Twins, etc. are valid; I pick up sounds comparible to groups like Mazzy Star, Bowery Electric, and even contemporary artists like Zola Jesus.

I admit I was a bit biased to this group when discovering them as one of the members, Rex Shelverton, was in a number of bands that I’ve followed for years: Portraits of Past, The Audience, Vue, Bellavista, etc. All somewhat different from one another but tied together by some common aesthetic threads. Portraits of Past’s LP on Ebullition was a hardcore classic in my teenage years and The Audience’s only LP was played quite frequently. I even had the chance to share stages with that band and Vue a number of times in various cramped clubs in Canada and the US. I wasn’t really sure what they were up to in more recent times but I then came across this newer project, recognizing Rex’s name, through their associations with the boutique NYC label, Wierd Records. It’s good to hear that there is still music being made (along with Portraits of Past, who have kicked up again after a decade and recorded a new EP).

Jumping to the final sentence, you can check out a track from their new record here. Have a good evening.