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
Pretty fantastic stuff. Do prefer the sea shanties of The Decemberists but Colin Meloy proves that no matter which genre he undertakes he destroys it. Fantastic sound and lyrics.
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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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