About
Tanbark began in 2011 as a long-distance songwriting collaboration between Chloe Nelson, who was studying art history in London, and James Jannicelli, a musician in Minneapolis. After living in the Twin Cities and traveling the country, Tanbark headed to Los Angeles to team up in the studio with Trevor Welch. Their resulting debut, "Write Soon," brings together the bareness of the duo's acoustic folk sound with a fuller, pedal-steel-and-Telecaster country sound.
Tanbark relocated to New York City in 2014, and quickly found their place in the thriving Brooklyn music scene. The material for their next album started to come together, and they enlisted engineer and musician Sam Owens (Sam Evian, Cass McCombs) to help bring it to life.
The resulting nine songs, “Tanbark,” explore themes of innocence and desire against a Laurel Canyon backdrop of pianos and guitars. Nelson’s rich, delicate vocals anchor the sound as the arrangements move between Fleetwood Mac-pop and Neil Young-folk.
Their forthcoming, self-produced singles will be released throughout 2023.
Featured on rolling stone
“Move over, Voltaire — here, your intellectual match and oft-overlook partner Émilie du Châtelet receives her salute. With an unhurried gait that recalls Fleetwood Mac’s folk-pop glory days, the Brooklyn duo Tanbark pull off the near-impossible, turning this tribute to an 18th-century French mathematician into something breezy, bouncy and not the least bit overly academic.” - Rolling Stone
No Depression
“…pristine production and playful harmonies between Nelson and Jannicelli, reflecting the coolness of Tom Petty with the sheer honesty of Neil Young, not to mention a bit of Fleetwood Mac thrown in for good measure…they create a timeless, folk-soaked world and invite their listeners to experience it together.” - No Depression
For Folk’s Sake
“Laurel Canyon revivalists rejoice…Nelson’s distinctive vocals float over rich arrangements put together with the aid of engineer and musician Sam Owens (Cass McCombs, Blonde Redhead).” - For Folk’s Sake
New video on atwood magazine
“Indie folk duo Tanbark evoke waves of poignant nostalgia and reflection in their new Sam Gurry-animated stop motion video “Promise to Send,” immersing us in a comforting dream from long ago and far, far away.” - Atwood Magazine
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