Written and recorded after the death of her father last June, the album’s themes include rebirth, reinvention, self-discovery and coming to terms with life’s absurdities, both channeling and moving on from her grief.
“When my dad died, I realized I didn’t understand the purpose of anything,” says Tamar about turning to music to express and work through her existential crisis. 
That required her to Start at the End... with one door closing, others opened, and the cycle of life renewed on an album of introspection, but also action taken, moving forward tentatively, the journey chronicled step by step like a book of short stories, with her characteristic blend of ‘60s psychedelia, ‘70s punk and ‘80s power pop, leavened with strains of folk and country. - Roy Trakin

Album Credits: Album credits
Tamar Berk - vocals, guitar, bass, wurlitzer, strings, synth, harpsichord, organ, percussion
Matt Walker - drums, percussion
Chris Davies - lead guitar (your permission, tragic endings, no chair, dandelions)
Rob Wrong - lead guitar (tragic endings, alone tonight, sweet relief, real bad day, just be)
Chris Marstellar - lead guitar (this is me trying)
Matt Thomson - bass (your permission, tragic endings, hoping this day, sweet relief, no chair)
Allen Hunter - bass (real bad day, just be)

Recorded by Tamar Berk, Matt Thomson, Sean O’Keefe
Produced by Tamar Berk
Mixed by Sean O’Keefe
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

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start at the end

Tiny Injuries finds Tamar redefining herself in the wake of her dad’s passing, and what she finds often isn’t flattering, as she works her way through grief and into acceptance. 
“We all go through life and have experienced things that affect us and cause problems, whether we know that at the time or not,” she says. “Lots of anxiety and memories we can never rid ourselves of. Some of them are small, and some are bigger but they are injuries that remain with us. And it’s not about ‘poor me.’  Everyone internalizes these injuries, and none of them are ‘tiny.’”

Tiny Injuries 
Written by Tamar Berk
Produced by Tamar Berk & Matt Walker
Mixed by Sean O’Keefe
Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering

Tamar Berk - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano, Synth, Organ, Percussion, Strings
Matt Walker - Drums, percussion, programming
Rob Wrong - Guitars (If u know u know, 1997)
Joe Dilillo - Guitars, Ebow (cash out, what’s become of me my friend, i was saved by the beauty in the world, permanent vacation)
Joe George - Guitar (gonna call it)
Chris Davies- Guitars (1997, drop in the bucket)
Christopher Marsteller - Guitars (sunday driving)
Allen Hunter - Bass (walking hurricane)
Matt Thomson - Bass (gonna call it)
Everett Kelly - Trumpets (permanent vacation)
Matt Klooster - Farfisa (walking hurricane)
Steven Denekas - feedback guitar (if i could fix one thing)

tiny injuries

"My Permission" the first single off of my upcoming album "Start at the End" coming April 2022

your permission

Your Permission

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Your Permission - Tamar Berk

The end is the beginning. If singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Tamar Berk’s 2020 solo debut, "The Restless Dreams of Youth" was about -- in her own words -- “looking back at who I was and where I was then, and that I was OK with not knowing where I was going or what I was doing,” then her autobiographical sophomore effort, "Start at the End" is the logical sequel. Written and recorded after the death of her father last June, the album’s themes include rebirth, reinvention, self-discovery and coming to terms with life’s absurdities, both channeling and moving on from her grief.
“When my dad died, I realized I didn’t understand the purpose of anything,” says Tamar about turning to music to express and work through her existential crisis. 
That required her to Start at the End... with one door closing, others opened, and the cycle of life renewed on an album of introspection, but also action taken, moving forward tentatively, the journey chronicled step by step like a book of short stories, with her characteristic blend of ‘60s psychedelia, ‘70s punk and ‘80s power pop, leavened with strains of folk and country. - Roy Trakin

just be

Just Be

June Lake

Start at the End

Alone Tonight

hoping this day won't kill us

Hoping This Day Won't Kill Us

Tragic Endings

"drop in the bucket" is the 1st single off my 3rd solo album "tiny injuries" out Aug 18.   Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWPppBRSClk

drop in the bucket

"if u know, u know" is second single off of my upcoming album "tiny injuries" out August 18th! Check out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku5GhmcJt6I

if u know, u know

"Tiny Injuries" is my third full length solo album to complete the trilogy. The first two being "The Restless Dreams of Youth" released in 2021 and "Start at the End" released in 2022. The inspiration comes from the idea that throughout our lives we experience moments that leave tiny  emotional or physical injuries. And as we grown older,  we try to forget about them or hide them, but even the tiniest ones can resurface and we become forced to deal with the scars. No injuries are ever really tiny.

i was saved by the beauty in the world

Walking Hurricane

walking hurricane

1997

cash out

permanent vacation

what's become of me, my friend

sunday driving

if i could fix one thing

'til u get home

gonna call it

If u know, u know

Tamar Berk's first single/video “Shadow Clues,” is a dark, acoustic riff-driven song inspired by Plato’s allegory of the cave and how reality  might be judged based on shadows, or flickering images on the walls.  Through the song, she wonders if the shadows tell us more than we want to know.

Shadow Clues

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The Cleveland native started on the Chicago indie garage-rock, psychedelic and punk scenes, emerging as a founding member of the groups Starball and Sweet Heat, releasing albums on such cult indie labels as Thick Records, Minty Fresh and Kill Rock Star. She formed the electro-punk duo the Countdown with her husband, releasing music on Invisible Records. After relocating to Portland, OR, Tamar performed and recorded in 60’s inspired band The Pynnacles and ‘70s-influenced Paradise while she continued to write her own songs. Since moving to San Diego, Tamar built a partnership with Matt Walker on drums (Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Filter, Morrissey) and Sean O’Keefe a the mixing helm (Beach Bunny, Fall Out Boy, Plain White T’s) and launched her solo career with The Restless Dreams of Youth in 2021, Start at the End in 2022 and Tiny Injuries to be released summer of 2023.

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