TSAR were formed in Los Angeles in 1998 and quickly planted their flag in the name of a new kind of rock at the center of the, then, exploding Silverlake music scene. Garage rockers, punks and glam babies alike flocked to eastside clubs to catch TSAR’s bombastic live performances and catchy power-pop/punk songwriting.
A bidding war resulted in a major label signing (Hollywood Records) and a record produced by a Grammy-winner (Rob Cavallo). Despite all that, the self-titled debut is a stunning combination of hooky rock swagger and majestic balladry that you have probably never heard.
The band began work on their follow-up record, booking time in a Silverlake studio slated for demolition the following week. The result was the decidedly darker ‘Band-Girls-Money,’ released on TVT Records.
Through it all TSAR continued to play around LA with bands like Jet, The Walkmenand Social Distortion, and toured with Duran Duran, the New York Dolls, Marvelous 3, and Eve 6, among many others. Live television appearances included multiple performances on CBS‘ The Late Late Show.
TSAR’s music has recently been used in computer games (Burnout Revenge & Burnout Legends, 2010) and featured in the title sequence of a Hollywood movie (Super, 2011).
2012 sees the band return with new 5-track The Dark Stuff EP, kicked off with a suitably bizaare video for “Police Station”.
The Dark Stuff EP Track Listing:
Punctual Alcoholic
Police Station
Little Women
White Lipstick
Something Bad Happened To Me
The Dark Stuff EP, by TSAR, is out now on Lojinx in Europe.
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