Tamaryn

Tender New Signs (Mexican Summer)

New Zealand native Tamaryn Sitha Brown and collaborator Rex John Shelverton don’t bother pushing any envelopes with Tender New Signs. The San Francisco-based duo’s second album together hews closely to the dream pop/shoegaze formula, as her ethereal vocals drift seductively over his effects-soaked arpeggios and vaguely hip-shifting grooves. Brown’s born to sing this kind of music, blending perfectly with Shelverton’s exquisitely crafted wall of sound. Enigmatic and gorgeous, “Prizma,” “Heavenly Bodies,” and “The Garden” would define shoegazer rock to alien visitors. (Fri., 8pm, Elevation amphitheatre)

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This article appears in April 26 • 2013.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.