Tamar Berk has been playing in bands in Chicago, Portland and San Diego since the mid-90s. During those years she was consistently writing, recording & producing hundreds of songs on her own. Following a move to San Diego, she released her first solo album with the help of drummer Matt Walker (Morrissey, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins) & engineer Sean O'Keefe (Fall Out Boy, Beach Bunny) . "The Restless Dreams of Youth" which was nominated for Best Pop Album/Album of the Year in the San Diego Music Awards. Several months after the release of her debut, Berk’s father died. While processing this loss, she began work on her follow-up album. Released in April 2022, her sophomore album Start at the End found the singer handling more of the recording and production duties. This album found Berk transforming her grief into emotive anthems rife with classic power pop & indie rock sensibilities. Start at the End was also nominated as Best Pop Album in the SDMA's & garnered rave reviews. In August 2023, she returned w/ her third full-length album, Tiny Injuries which reached a larger audience than her 2 prior albums. The single "if u know, u know" landed in KCRW 5 songs to hear & on FADER's list of top albums of 2023. In Sept 2024, she released her 4th full length album "good times for a change" which came out with a bang charting on Apple Music, NACC College Radio receiving rave reviews online and in fall 2024 print edition of CREEM magazine & SHINDIG.
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