Tarkio
Tarkio
Top Songs
| 1 | Goodbye Girl | ||
| 2 | Mess of Me | ||
| 3 | Am I Not Right? | ||
| 4 | Carrie | ||
| 5 | Slow Down |
Albums
May 2009 • 27 songs
May 2009 • 27 songs
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About
Biography
Formed in 1996 in the college town of Missoula, MT, Tarkio, named for a small city in the western part of the state, featured the talents of guitarist Gibson Hartwell, bass player Louis Stein, drummer Brian Collins, pedal steel player Kevin Suggs, and singer/songwriter and future Decemberist Colin Meloy. The band mined similar musical territory as college rock staples the Go-Betweens, the Waterboys, and R.E.M., employing a blend of alternative country and Americanized Brit-pop that won them a small but loyal regional following. Between 1996 and 1999 they released two records, ...