Black Tambourine (of Silver Spring, Maryland) were one of the earliest Slumberland groups in the early 1990s (see 1990s in music).
Black Tambourine was a twee pop (a branch of
Black Tambourine was a twee pop (a branch of indie pop) band from Washington, D.C, influenced by The Jesus and Mary Chain, Phil Spector, Smokey Robinson, Love, The Ramones, the Shop Assistants, The Pastels, 14 Iced Bears, Orange Juice, and the English bands signed to Creation Records.