TAMAGO’s New Single, “Reciprocal View of the Seashore”
23 October 2020 (JAKARTA, IDN) – Tamago released Reciprocal View of the Seashore – their upcoming single, on 23 October 2020. Reciprocal View of the Seashore is available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Pandora, and all other media services providers.
Following their previous single “SheSheShe”, Bintaro based indie band “Tamago” is back with another tune “Reciprocal View of the Seashore”. This song is about practicing denial. When you are in denial about a bad situation, you try to force yourself to have happy thoughts, and the relapse is almost unavoidable. The song has two conflicting points of view. One tries to improve with positive thoughts while the other one tries to repress the negativity. Vibrant sounding guitar jangles, bright organ, uplifting drums and a groovy walking bass come together in an attempt to push away the pent up thoughts. But they all come flooding in as soon as you're off your guard. In this song, this point is reached when the bass stops. "Why don't you return all of my calls now, darling?" is a small recurring and underestimated thought that marks the beginning of the end of an already fragile relationship after a build-up of insecurity and lack of trust. Near the end, the singer finally addresses what he actually feels.
The song is self produced and independently released from our own bedrooms. The sound of this song was inspired by bands like Summer Salt, HATE DRUGS and Chu Kosaka.
The intention of the song is to give an idea of how hard it is to move on. In addition, the earliest demo was actually a love song for a past partner made by one of the members, which the band then used as a starting point in order to emphasize the idea that moving on is difficult.
Tamago has been known for their dynamic sound, seemingly shifting genre styles with each song. From a retro feel, to bouncy upbeat songs, you can still tell it's Tamago. With a strong following in their hometown, Jakarta and listeners from countries like the USA and UK, they hope to be able to play in more live events in the future.
Tamago also released an original digital booklet alongside the new single, only available on The StoreFront by Noisewhore.
“Reciprocal View of the Seashore” available on The StoreFront by Noisewhore
Single and Digital Booklet
IDR 15.000,00 or USD 1.00
From the Staff
“But lately, oh honey, I feel like I’m not someone you know.”
This fall, Tamago gives us summer. Reciprocal View of the Seashore delivers its title with a smack bang, and the tunes sound like they’re filtering out of a jukebox settled inside an open-view beach bar. The soft croon of the vocalist conveys lyrics reminiscent to songs you’d play around a shoreside campfire, roasting marshmallows and reaching out so your fingers would touch the sweeping tide – but summer isn’t all careless guitar strumming and rubber volleyball. Summer is touching and laughter and love, and saltwater tears. RVOTS brings forth a story which, to my best interpretation (which isn’t much) tells of a summer romance worn thin, a summer romance of love and longing and ultimately lost. There are your given summer activities; going to the beach with your friends, your love; dancing; music on the seaside; a romance weakened by the heat storm, drawn away in a whirlwind.
“Why don’t you return my calls now? Why don’t you return all my calls now?”
When you dance with summer, it is with love or fire, and both burn just as much.
- M
Tamago’s Links!
Email: tmagoband@gmail.com
Phone: +628113222353
Instagram: @tamago_band
Twitter: @tamago_band
Noisewhore Storefront - “Reciprocal View of the Seashore” (single and digital booklet)