Jamie Thompson
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Jamie Thompson | |
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| Also known as | J'aime Tambeur Small Is Beautiful |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Jamie Thompson (stage name: J'aime Tambeur) is a Canadian musician who has been the drummer for several Canadian bands, including Islands and Th' Corn Gangg. Jamie was a founding member of the Unicorns. The band's first major album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?, was a huge hit and helped give the Unicorns a cult following among indie listeners.[1]
Thompson and fellow Unicorns member
hip-hop band Th' Corn Gangg several months prior to the Unicorns' break-up in December 2004. Thompson and Thorburn went on to form Islands in 2005. Thompson recorded with the band for their debut album Return to the Sea
, which was released in 2006. Shortly before the band's European tour, however, Thompson had left the band.
Islands continued without Thompson. In mid-2008 Islands released their second album Vapours, released in September 2009.[2]
In 2013 Thompson collaborated with Rebecca Foon on the Saltland release, I Thought It Was Us But It Was All of Us.
References
- ^ "THE UNICORNS (record label page)". Alien8 Recordings. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Islands in the Slipstream". exclaim.ca. October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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