Tamco
Tammy Payne - Vocals
Jim Barr – Bass
Dan Moore – Hammond
Neil Smith – Guitar
Dylan Howe – Drums
Edition Records are extremely proud to announce the signing of TAMCO and the release of their debut album ‘Don’t think Twice’ due for release on 24th May 2010. Led by singer Tammy Payne (Smith And Mighty, Jukes) and bassist Jim Barr (Portishead, Get the Blessing) Tamco states influences as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan to Wayne Shorter, Hermeto Pascoal and Miles Davis yet have captured a sound of breathtaking orginality. Featuring guitarist Neil Smith (Liftmen), Keyboardist Dan Moore (Pee Wee Ellis, Andy Shepperd, Maceo Parker) and drummer Dylan Howe (Nick Cave, Damon Albarn, Portishead, Robert Wyatt, Gabrielle, Paul McCartney and Stan Sulzman) Tamco have developed a highly original blend of sounds that reflect the band member’s unique histories and tastes.
‘Don’t Think Twice’ is a truly beautiful album and covers re-interpretations of songs such Sreaming Jay Kawkins’ ‘I Put a Spell on You’, Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood’s ‘Summer Wine’, Leonard Cohen’s ‘1000 Kiss Deep’ and traditional song ‘Henry Lee’. With this set, Tamco look set to launch a truly remarkable journey of discovery through their own interpretations of songs by some of the greatest songwriters.
Tammy Payne first emerged on the scene through releasing dance hit after dance hit on Gilles Peterson’s label Talkin Loud. Since then she has worked with PJ Harvery collaborator John Parish, played drums for Mckay (Geoff Barrow’s Portishead’ side project) and has written songs for Smith and Mighty. In 1990’s, Tammy formed Jukes, a project leaning on 70’s folk with a psychedelic slant on post rock, which DJ, producer and artist Andy Votel and Badly Drawn Boy quickly signed to their label Twisted Nerve. The latest Jukes album, entitled We Might Disappear, was released on Triumphant Sound receiving an 8/10 NME review and a 4 star review in the Daily Mirror.
Don’t Think Twice will be released on 24th May and will tour in June / July 2010.
