Black Tambourine is a compilation album by American indie pop band Black Tambourine. The album was released in 2010 by Slumberland Records and contains the band's complete recordings up to that point, serving to replace the prior 1999 compilation Complete Recordings. Black Tambourine features six additional previously unreleased tracks, including four new songs recorded in June 2009 specifically for the album.
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| Released | March 30, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–June 2009 | |||
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| Label | Slumberland | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| MusicOMH | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[5] |
Reception
editMetacritic rates the album as an 88/100. AllMusic reviewer Ned Raggett gave the album a 4.5/5 and said that "hearing songs like the beautiful "For Ex-Lovers Only," "I Was Wrong," and "Pack You Up" again -- with their feedback as hooks, rumbling rhythms, and heavily reverbed (sic) yet still strongly sung ruminations on life and love -- is its own treat" and says that "it's the six extras that receive the focus of attention on this disc".[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Black Tambourine (Pam Berry, Archie Moore, Brian Nelson and Mike Schulman), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For Ex-Lovers Only" | 2:40 | |
| 2. | "Black Car" | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Pack You Up" | 2:25 | |
| 4. | "Can't Explain" |
| 2:23 |
| 5. | "I Was Wrong" | 1:34 | |
| 6. | "Throw Aggi Off the Bridge" | 3:16 | |
| 7. | "Drown" | 2:42 | |
| 8. | "We Can't Be Friends" | 1:48 | |
| 9. | "By Tomorrow" | 3:04 | |
| 10. | "Pam's Tan" | 1:19 | |
| 11. | "For Ex-Lovers Only" (first demo) | 2:43 | |
| 12. | "Throw Aggi Off the Bridge" (first demo) | 3:32 | |
| 13. | "Heartbeat" | 1:41 | |
| 14. | "Lazy Heart" | 3:03 | |
| 15. | "Tears of Joy" | 1:27 | |
| 16. | "Dream Baby Dream" | 3:56 |
References
edit- ^ "Reviews for Black Tambourine by Black Tambourine". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Black Tambourine – Black Tambourine". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ Burgess, Andrew (March 29, 2010). "Black Tambourine – Black Tambourine". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (April 1, 2010). "Black Tambourine: Black Tambourine". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ Lombardi, Anthony (April 1, 2010). "Black Tambourine: Black Tambourine". PopMatters. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Black Tambourine - Black Tambourine | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-03-20
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