Journalists, critics or humble music writers tend to use words like "essential" or "seminal" quite often (probably too often). But our next "
Anthology" song is an undeniably "essential" one, coming from a "seminal" band. A truly indiepop classic. Sometimes you need to get to the source to get some strength...
Song:
Throw Aggi Off the Bridge
Artist:
Black Tambourine
Year:
1992
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Black Tambourine= noisy pop legend. Sweet pop vocals, instant killer melodies and behind a wall of noise. Mix the 90s shoegaze sounds with the humming classic pop of the 60s. Still there's a mystery on it, something genuine that escapes words. Oh, what a tune! I jumped on their bandwagon very late (I live in Spain, I'm sorry) looking for a version of
Jesus & Mary Chain with a gentle, nicer voice until I found
Pam Berry. But after a decade "Throw Aggi..." remains a
timeless gem of a song for me. And a bit more than that. It's a song that, can't really say why, uplifts me, invigorates me, brings me renewed energy. A song that I keep going back anytime I need it.
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