Black Tambourine was an American indie pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s.
Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised vocalist Pam Berry and instrumentalists Archie Moore, Brian Nelson and Mike Schulman.
Along with Tiger Trap, Lois, Honeybunch, Tullycraft, and Beat Happening, they are considered to be one of the most influential bands of the American twee pop movement.
Moore, meanwhile, was in Velocity Girl and played on early recordings by Lilys, and Berry had co-founded the Chickfactor zine.
[1][2] The band was influenced by Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production style, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the Shop Assistants.