Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Year: 2009
Location: Indiana
Label: Joyful Noise
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01. Written Today
02. Empty Room
03. Strawberry Shortcakes
04. He’s Been Napping
05. Come With Me
06. Toy
07. Hallway
08. Peach Cobbler
09. Musing
10. Gretchen
11. Run Away, Teri
12. You, Blueberry Muffin
13. I Love My Things
14. Oh’ Dear Handlebars
Marmoset, an Indiana band thats been around in the cult scene for almost 14 years, finally breaks out with their simplistic pop release, Tea Tornado. The songs follow a 2-minute pop song structure, but still hold unique aspects, including the dominant dark, ominous vocals. I really like the way their label put it, “Tea Tornado is too strange to be punk, too free of pretension to be psychedelic or glam, but it’s filled with moments that conjure up each of these genres. Marmoset’s songs deal in dark love, modern confusion, drug haze, poetic nightmares, and melancholy melodies.” That’s better than I could ever put it.
