Timbre Tantrum

Local Natives are wrapping up an unprecedented year that saw the U.S. release of their debut full-length album, Gorilla Manor, and the conclusion of eighteen months of straight touring that had the band crisscrossing Europe and North America.  Timbre Tantrum caught up with Local Natives’ drummer Matt Frazier to discuss the band’s whirlwind year, and what’s on the horizon for 2011.  Check out the interview after the jump! Read the rest of this entry →

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Shayna Love is a fresh-voiced sparkplug, with attitude and personality to spare.  Originally hailing from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Shayna Love mixes hip-hop rhymes with R&B-tinged vocals to create a sound that’s all her own.    Timbre Tantrum catches up with Ms. Love to discuss her varied influences, her collaborator Mathien, and her adoration of Janet (Ms. Jackson if you’re nasty). Read the rest of this entry →

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Among the best new releases of 2010, is an album you are probably not familiar with.  High praise and Internet acclaim engulfed The Deadly Syndrome’s debut album, The Ortolan in 2007, and now three years later, without record label or hype machine in tow, the Los Angeles-based band has emerged wiser, if not a little worse for wear.  The band’s Sophomore album, Nolens Volens is an understated gem, melding sincerity and substance, vulnerability and cynicism.  We caught up with The Deadly Syndrome to discuss remedies for a buzz band hangover, going label-less, and pinning down the evolving definition of indie music. Read the rest of this entry →

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Fresh of their highly praised outing at SXSW, Timbre Tantrum sits down with KITTEN to discuss band names, recording sessions, and the trials of being under-aged in the City of Angels music scene. Read the rest of this entry →

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