Tarkio
Biography
Formed in 1996 in the college town of Missoula, MT, Tarkio, named for a small city in the western part of the state, featured the talents of guitarist Gibson Hartwell, bass player Louis Stein, drummer Brian Collins, pedal steel player Kevin Suggs, and singer/songwriter and future Decemberist Colin Meloy. The band mined similar musical territory as college rock staples the Go-Betweens, the Waterboys, and R.E.M., employing a blend of alternative country and Americanized Brit-pop that won them a small but loyal regional following. Between 1996 and 1999 they released two records, the full-length I Guess I Was Hoping for Something More and the EP Sea Songs for Landlocked Sailors, both of which were reissued on the Kill Rock Stars label as a two-disc set called Omnibus in 2006. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Omnibus
2006
i gotta agree with kevin and patrickstanl e y . not a big fan of the decembrists either.
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I like the Decemberists , but the Tarkio stuff sounds less contrived - more honest. It's too bad that Colin Meloy seems to have forgotten that not every song needs to tell a story.
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How can you say you dont like the Decemberists ? ? ! ! Theyre great!!! One of my faves!
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haha, i ALMOST said this sounded just like the decemberists , and what do ya know(: just like postal service and death cab(:
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I love this band so very much and think Colin Meloy is extremely talented. Wish I could have seen them live. The Decemberists are equally fantastic and put on incredible shows.
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ae_harmon, you definitely should see them live. They put on a great show.
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Out of all of the months december, why? Septemberist could have made twice the money.
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The Decemberists bug me. Sound like the're trying too hard to be quirky. Maybe I need to see them live to fully appreciate what they have to offer.
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This does sound like The Decemberists , but The Decemberiste s sound slightly different since this isn't The Decmeberists but a band that sounds like The Decemberists because it has the singer from The Decemberists in it, so that's probably why it sounds like The Decemberists , but not quite exactly like The Decmeberists .
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The Decemberists rock, i think this is good too.. i like the sound to it, sounds similar to The Decemberists but i still like the The Decemberists lyrics.
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yeah, I also recognized the voice and thought it was the decemberists . this came up on my decemberists radio channel....a n d i like it! i like the music sound, but i think i like decemberists ' lyrics more.
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Love it...love the decemberists . . . l o v e the banjo sound, tho i think that's the pedal steal...not quite sure. what a nice discovery
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Recognized the voice and thought it was the Decemberists . Huh. Never knew about these guys.
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i basically love Colin Meloy so this was pretty awesome to come across. Had no idea he ever had a band before decemberists
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I love finding out about famous artists,' like Colin Meloy, first groups or bands and how their sounds compare to now via Pandora. So cool. love it!
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Amazing. Not quite the decemberists , but still absolutely brilliant
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This artist is on an amazing mix tape I recieved as a gift; it is so amazing to stumble across the artist here & now I know thier name.
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