About

Tamar Berk crafts emotionally raw indie rock and alt-pop that blends fuzzed-out guitars, dreamy textures, and lyrics that linger like a thought you can’t shake. It’s a soundtrack to those times when your thoughts are spiraling, the lights are too bright, and you’re trying to find meaning in the mess. Moody, melodic, and wired with a quiet intensity. Raised on classical piano and early Disney soundtracks, she later found inspiration in the Beatles, David Bowie, Liz Phair, and Elliott Smith—artists who shaped her instinct for melody and emotional truth.

Fiercely independent, she writes, records, and produces her own music, channeling her inner chaos into songs that explore identity, obsession, and the strange beauty of overthinking. After years in the Chicago, Portland, and San Diego scenes, she launched a solo career grounded in DIY grit. Her albums The Restless Dreams of Youth, Start at the End, Tiny Injuries, and Good Times for a Change earned praise from KCRW, FADER, CREEM, and SHINDIG, with nominations from the San Diego Music Awards and production help from Matt Walker (Morrissey, Garbage) and Sean O’Keefe (Beach Bunny, Motion City Soundtrack).

Her fifth and latest album, OCD (out Sept 5), is a reverb-soaked deep dive into looping thoughts, emotional undoing, and the patterns we can’t escape. It’s her boldest and most immersive work yet. First single and video drop August 8. Album release show September 27 at Schubas Tavern in Chicago.

https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com/merch

ocd (2025)

A reverb-soaked deep dive into looping thoughts, obsessions, and the patterns we can’t escape, OCD finds Tamar unraveling her mind with raw guitars, dreamy textures, and melodies that hit straight in the chest. It’s her most immersive and intense record yet—equal parts hypnotic haze and cathartic release.

PRE-ORDER NOW!

www.linktr.ee/tamarberk

Good Times for a Change (2024)
A bittersweet swirl of fuzzy guitars, big hooks, and quietly devastating lyrics, Good Times for a Change finds Tamar holding joy and anxiety in the same breath. It’s her most pop-leaning and immediate record—equal parts sugar rush and emotional gut-check.

https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com/album/good-times-for-a-change

Tiny Injuries (2023)
Tiny Injuries zooms in on the small moments that break you—and the quiet ones that put you back together. Laced with shimmering melancholy and indie rock grit, it’s her most intimate and surgically honest album yet.

https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com/album/tiny-injuries

Start at the End (2022)
Written while grieving the loss of her father, Start at the End turns raw emotion into melodic release. It’s a self-produced album full of haunting reflection, cathartic builds, and songs that ache in all the right places.

https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com/album/start-at-the-end

The Restless Dreams of Youth (2021)
Tamar’s solo debut captures the restless push-pull of looking back and moving forward. With lo-fi roots and powerfully crafted songs, it’s a nostalgic, hook-filled portrait of chasing clarity through the noise.

https://tamarberk.bandcamp.com/album/the-restless-dreams-of-youth

About

This website uses cookies.