Summary from 4 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Tram’s catalog across 3 albums from 4 opinions, with an overall average of 7.2/10. The top-rated Tram album is A Kind of Closure (2002) with a 7.4/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Heavy Black Frame and Frequently Asked Questions. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1999 to 2002.
A Kind of Closure
“Slow down, man. No, slower than that. A little slower. Okay, you're almost there, just a bit slower. Right, now you're moving at roughly the same speed as Tram, one of the least propulsive rock acts in Britain I can think of. Only once over the course of ten songs on their third album, *A Kind of Closure*, does the band even break 80 bpm, on the relatively galloping "Only Then." Of course, that's”
Heavy Black Frame
“It's time to invent another genre that uses the "core" suffix. I'm calling it "mellowcore." How totally oxymoronic is that? Still, Tram isn't quite slow enough to be slowcore, and it isn't sad enough to be sadcore; it exists in that category of incredibly sincere yet slightly spaced-out bands like the Red House Painters and Damon and Naomi. Maybe it should be called "sincerecore." In any case, Tra”
Frequently Asked Questions
“A: Tram, a band frequently likened to Low, happens to be similarly atmospheric and slow-paced. But the resemblance ends there. In place of Low's Spartan restraint and Duluthian Mormon mystique are a tendency toward sedative multi-instrumental lullabying and a heavy dose of wispy, British melancholy. Tram's arrangements are vibrantly lush, even orchestral at times, but never crowded. Paul Anderson'”