2007-07-03
Forget everything you remember about “Tuatara’s” sound on previous albums—much has changed since we last heard of them in 2003. The core lineup of Tuatara is Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (REM, The Minus Five), and Barrett Martin (The Screaming Trees), but the supporting cast is equally impressive: Mark Eitzel, Mark Olsen & Victoria Williams (before they broke up?), John Wesley Harding, and Ottmar Liebert! “AllMusic” calls them “one of the more surprising and slightly ridiculous supergroups in rock history,” but this release takes an obvious turn toward the slightly less ridiculous. -PeteJASON LYTLE
Dept. of Disappearance
ASSEMBLY OF DUST
Recollection
Aimee Mann
The Forgotten Arm
The Social Animals
Formative Years
YOUTH GROUP
The Night is Ours
THE FAINTING GENERALS
Employee Of The Month For Life
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