Tam!

Edinburgh’s genre-bending trio Tam! is known as after its vocalist/songwriter Tam Treaner. Though Treaner’s earlier music group, Captain Shifty, received regional acclaim, he experienced confined from the group’s retro-funk audio and departed to focus on his personal materials in 1996. Guitarist George Christie became a member of Treaner a 12 months later after conference him in a studio room session, as well as the duo relocated to London immediately after. After recruiting keyboardist and shared friend Barney Strachan, Tam!’s lineup was complete. By 1997, the group’s eclectic noises and media visuals generated hype about their concert events, so much in order that when they performed Edinburgh’s music event In the town, they were called the very best Unsigned Band within the U.K. That position changed when Young man George’s label Even more Proteins released Tam!’s debut solitary, “Aliens,” that was named an individual from the Week by Melody Manufacturer. The label also released the group’s debut recording, Hello My Close friends Do You Go through Me?, which showcased Tam!’s mixture of rock and roll, hip-hop, and electronica. The recording was released within the U.S. by Roadrunner Information in early 2000.