Description

Tagine's fresh, dynamic sound melds a perfect-pop combination of both brains and balls. But the cuts are courageously deep, fusing whip-smart, lovesexy lyrics with modern guitar-rock bravado and a super-tight spin on the streamlined grooves of old school funk, R&B and soul.

Biography

While doomsayers lay in wait for the next 15-minute imposters to affirm their worst fears about rock-n-roll's imminent demise, Minnesota's TAGINE are daring to spread hope among the masses. Hitting countless venues throughout the upper-Midwest, they're taking audiences on a crusade far beyond the cliched confines of reality TV culture, yet are still managing to clock in infectious, hook-heavy songs at a tidy three-and-a-half minutes. It's the kind of song craft that's led Minneapolis' No Alternative Records to proclaim, "Tagine proves that the Twin Cities can produce artists beyond its already clever pop heritage."

">Beneath the impressive luster, TAGINE's power-packed songcraft suggests years of introspection, exploration and fine-tuning. Indeed, vocalist/guitarist Wade Linkert and lead guitarist Alex Moreno have written together since their early teens, playing in a number of bands within the confines of small-town Minnesota. They later recruited bassist Ben Shaffer and drummer Austin Dingus to perform the songs live. They took upon what was to become a prolific co-writing partnership.

Now relocated to the Twin Cities, TAGINE shows no sign of slowing down. Their fourth full-length effort, "Secret Solution," is due Fall 2005, and shows them honing their sound to both razor-sharp smarts and pop-accessible sensibility. With a passionate promotional knack, extraordinary musicianship and nose-to-the-grindstone ethic, TAGINE possesses all the stuff of which rock-n-roll legends are made, redefining yesterday's greatest trends while wowing mainstream audiences with forward-looking innovation and indisputable sonic brilliance."

While doomsayers lay in wait for the next 15-minute imposters to affirm their worst fears about rock-n-roll's imminent demise, Minnesota's TAGINE are daring to spread hope among the masses. Hitting countless venues throughout the upper-Midwest, they're taking audiences on a crusade far beyond the cliched confines of reality TV culture, yet are still managing to clock in infectious, hook-heavy songs at a tidy three-and-a-half minutes. It's the kind of song craft that's led Minneapolis' No Alternative Records to proclaim, "Tagine proves that the Twin Cities can produce artists beyond its already clever pop heritage."