I must admit that I missed a lot of the US indie bands of the early 1990's. I wasn't listening to guitar based music for most of this time and I have been slowly catching up on those bands I missed. One such indie pop band was the Black Tambourine who featured Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman all of whom went on to appear in other bands including The Pines and Velocity Girl.They didn't release much which has ensured some sort of cult status. Their singles output consisted of By Tomorrow (Slumberland 1991), Throw Aggi Of The Bridge (Audrey's Diary, 1992) and they also released tracks on various compilations.
The band were heavily influenced by the UK indie scene from the Jesus and Mary Chain to Creation Records as well as the Ramones. They have in turn influenced bands like The Pains Of being Pure At Heart. Slumberland Records compiled all their recordings on the Complete Recordings (1999) which is still available - they also have two mp3's up as well which saves me having to post any tracks!
Black Tambourine - Black Car
Black Tambourine - Throw Aggi Off The Bridge
[My Space link]
If Stephen Pastel had listened (and had thrown his Aggi off the bridge), the police would have come knocking at Pam's door for sure. I love that song!