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The brothers Tapes banded together in the winter of 2003 to salvage what they could of their sanity from the frozen tundra that is Minneapolis. After years spent honing their musical stylings, and releasing a self-recorded EP in 2004, the collective developed a sound that Splendid describes as "a hybrid that resembles Low fighting it out with My Bloody Valentine...eclectic, style-defying stuff." Now Tapes 'n Tapes bring you their self-released long play record debut, The Loon, which The Onion touts as "one of the best locally produced discs of the year." The Loon was recorded at Darren Jackson's (Kid Dakota, The Hopefuls) Short Man Studios in June 2005 with Erik Appelwick (Vicious Vicious, The Hopefuls). Appelwick worked overtime; recording, mixing and producing the album. Tapes 'n Tapes are proud to present you with their sweet smelling, body rocking collection of the freshest songs you'll hear all year. Believe City Pages when they say, "This is love Pixies-style."
“What makes a great rock record can be difficult to pin down, but if there's a formula out there somewhere, Minneapolis-based Tapes 'n Tapes decoded its secret. Over the past few months, they've utterly dominated the music blog scene purely by word-of-mouth enthusiasm and the staggering strength of their frenetic, amped-up pop assaults. The press is warranted: What at first seems like a promising local band's modest demo becomes increasingly blissful with each listen, its 11 tracks stuffed with hook after addictively anthemic hook. Their total lack of pretentiousness is a breath of fresh air: The Loon brings something for everyone."
Pitchfork Media
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