1997 was a hell of a year, but this song was great!

Another great song - your vocals really fit the sound! (And does take me back to the mid-late 90s!)

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)

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tiny injuries

"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.

1997

cash out

permanent vacation

what's become of me, my friend

sunday driving

If u know, u know

if u know, u know

Good Times for a Change

Good Impression

That's Not a Lie

Be My Friend

Comin' Around to Me Again

Recorded by Brian Higgins
Audio Engineering by Steve Steckler at Asparagus Media Studios
Cover Art by Juliana Barnet: Horse at Standing Rock
Composed and arranged by Frederick Noad
#1 Theme by Hook
#2 Theme by de Visee
#3 Folk Theme
#4 Theme by Albinoni
Solo Duets, all guitars by Brian Higgins

4 Studies for Guitar

4 Studies For Guitar

We Are Static

First, they charm you, promise you a rose garden, a castle in the sky. You stumble, you fall. The breakdown begins: gaslighting, fear-mongering, isolation, abuse. And the beating. You know you should run. But you're alone, afraid dependent, and torn. Not everyone gets away. But this one did.

NARCISSIST

ocd is the 5th studio album by Tamar Berk 

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"OCD"

The Ohio-bornTamar Berk first showed up on my radar in the mid-90s when she sang for the iChicago outfit Starball. Starball were a really great band and they worked with everyone from Material Issue to Steve Albini and their Holstein Park record remains one of my favorite records of the '90s. Tamar's solo output now numbers five fabulous albums like The Restless Dreams Of Youth, Good Times For A Change her new one, OCD,. Weaned on everyone from Liz Phair to the Small Faces, Berk's new album is scruffy blast of melodic indie rock that's doused in reverb put together with vulnerability and honest and coated with some of the most unforgettable choruses you'll hear all year. Now based in San Diego, Berk is on a creative tear, which actuall ties into her new album's title. The compulsive need to create--and this is something I think most artists understand--can bring on a version of OCD that can inform the work, sure, but it can also be a nagging voice that relies on patterns to be silenced. We talk about all of that, and so much more; she's real and honest and funny and sharp and you're going to love her.



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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0457: Tamar Berk

Tamar Berk is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who crafts emotionally raw indie rock and power-pop gems. Her songs dig into identity, nostalgia, and self-reflection—wrapped in catchy melodies and lo-fi sparkle. Her fifth studio album ocd drops September 5, with the first single and video out August 8.

1997

Tamar Berk

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