Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson

Bio

Founded on the intertwined guitars, sharp-tongued lyrics, and forceful vocals of Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, co-owners of the highly regarded Simple Machines record label, Tsunami were noted for both their music and their unwavering commitment to DIY principles. The 61 songs across Numero Group’s Loud Is As, a 5-LP reissue of the 90s group’s catalogue traces Tsunami’s rapid evolution from a scrappy, self-taught outfit playing house parties and laser tag arcades, to a varied and ambitious band, using harmony and metaphor to tackle love and its disappointments, mock the corporate music industry, and kick back at capitalism. The box set is the first reissue of the venerated group’s catalog since their original releases, many long out-of-print, restoring the band to its rightful place as standard-bearers for the 1990s independent explosion.

Presently, Jenny Toomey is the director of the Ford Foundation Catalyst Fund (Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare) and Kristin Thomson is the project director of the Media Democracy Fund (a catalyst for an open, secure and equitable internet).