Tuatara

Tuatara is among the more surprising and slightly ridiculous supergroups in rock and roll history. Made up of Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Justin Harwood (Luna), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees and shrubs), and Skerik (Critters Buggin’), the quartet created in 1996 to pursue music that their guitar-based option rock and roll groups cannot do — specifically, worldbeat, lounge-pop, and free of charge jazz. After playing many concerts around the Western Coast from the U.S. in nov 1996, Tuatara documented their debut record, Breaking the Ethers, that was released in Apr 1997. Trading with the Foe implemented in 1998, and many songs in the album discovered their method into film soundtracks. It might be four years until even more recorded output in the band noticed the light of time, but in springtime 2002 the Cinemathique record found discharge on Fast Equine Records. More focused toward lush and ethereal shades, the record was accompanied by a little U.S. tour. Two even more albums on Fast Equine were released, 2003’s Loading Plan and 2007’s East of sunlight.