We all had a particular times of our lives when we dreamed big without even thinking what future holds. For Tamar Berk, one of our favorite singer-songwriters, 2005 was a year where she spent her free time rehearsing and performing with various bands, looking for more gigs, and looking for more opportunites for her music to be heard by the broader audience. In the meantime, her friends were much more into what society expects from us, chasing money, looking for overpaid jobs, chasing opportunities for a further career development, or starting families. With “Indiesleaze 2005,” Tamar Berk vividly depicts the distinction between being a musician and choosing other professions. It showcases all the hardships, struggles, and sacrifices musicans are forced to withstand in order to build their careers. Hours, days, and months spent in the rehearsing rooms, recording studios, and touring van can leave a tremendous impact both mentally and physically, but it’s a life we all choose for the love of true art. In these moments, Tamar Berk finds place for contemplation, because even those hard times in life have beautiful moments when you say to yourself that effort finally paid off, in one way or another. Years of dedication always bring small victorties and a lot of joy, knowing that each mile traveled in a mini van, each song rehearsed and recorded in the studio, or all those lyrics written on a piece of a paper while rushing somewhere worth it.
Tamar Berk’s storytelling lyricism is deeply meaningful, emotional, and it tackles all the senses, whatever themes she explores through her songs. That’s the case with “Indiesleaze 2005,” a track that will not only deeply resonate with someone who decided to grab a guitar and start a band, but also with anyone who decided to pursue a dream. As usual, her voice carries a certain emotion that impossible to hear in voices of other artists. It’s a tone of honesty, passion, soul, a voice of someone who sings and performs music straight from the heart. You’ll have to admit that’s a rare feature on a contemporary music scene, and Tamar Berk is one of the best alternative, grunge, indie artists you’ll stumble upon nowadays. The way she keeps these harmonies in a calm, soothing, relaxing, whispery tone throughout the entire composition, but still packs a lot of power that immediately wraps around your listening apparatus, grabs you by the collar, and refuses to let you go long after the last notes and beats fade, goes beyond comprehension so many times. Her tremendous experience, knowledge, and talent are noticeable in her vocal delivery, and each low, mid, and high note decorates “Indiesleaze 2005” with such precision and finesse. Of course, all those instrumentations are solely responsible for colossal, fascinating, mesmerizing, beautiful soundscape that perfectly pairs Berk’s marvelous voice. Everything is so perfectly assembled, organized, and implemented into song’s core, like you’ve been floating over tender layers of harmonious sounds.
The interplays between keys and guitars showcase Tamar Berks admiration towards modern and retro pop rock. The vividly hearable chord progressions delivered via keyboards and more subtle palm-muted guitar riffs work together in harmony from scratch to finish, building a lush ambiance that immediately grabs your attention. As the track progresses, these instrumentations expand into more intricate synth leads, themes, melodies, harmonies, and pads, while the guitars resonate with multiple layers, built jangly, angular, arpeggiated chord progressions, and tastefully distorted riffs. Although this is a fine blend of alternative, indie rock, indie pop, and pop rock, you’ll also notice some slide guitar maneuvers, usually hearable in Americana music. It suits this track beautifully, showcasing Berk’s musical knowledge and range. Same goes for low ends. Beneath all those lush keys, synths, and guitars, there’s a subtle but vividly hearable warmth, depth, heaviness delivered through wisely composed basslines. They play a vital role in this sonic equation, just like the remainder of the orchestrations. The beats, breaks, accentuations, and other rhythmic acrobatics serve as a counterbalance to all those tender instrumentions, delivering more power, dynamics, groove, and detail to this track. Each instrument has its place and purpose in this sonic equation, making “Indiesleaze 2005” such an enjoyable sonic piece.
If you crave warm, meaningful, tender, ethereal alternative rock music with many pop sensibilites, “Indiesleaze 2005” is a perfect pic for you. As a part of “ocd,” Berk’s recently released album, it demonstrates her creative, musical, and songwriting range, proving that she’s capable of writing, composing, and recording music in any music genre. It’s one of the finest tracks you’ll hear for sure. You should immediately watch the accompanyng video and place this song at the top of your playlist. “Indiesleaze 2005” is available on all streaming platforms. Do not miss it!
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