Walk It Off (CD)
The Minneapolis-based band's first record since 2006's widely lauded "The Loon" which established them as ones to watch. Tapes 'N Tapes' signature sound is distinctly their own concoction: shaky vocals, bursts of lo-fi guitars, and haunting keyboard refrains. Jittery rock that's found the sweet spot where experimental song structure meets melodic accessibility.
"The album...is unique in an era of slick 80s chic, mixing the opaque jams of Pavement with the bruised-teen freakiness of The Pixies, while adding cocktail jazz and Tex-Mex folk music like thrift store finds" - Spin.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Le Ruse |
| 2 | Time of Songs |
| 3 | Hang Them All |
| 4 | Headshock |
| 5 | Conquest |
| 6 | Say Back Something |
| 7 | Demon Apple |
| 8 | Blunt |
| 9 | George Michael |
| 10 | Anvil |
| 11 | Lines |
| 12 | The Dirty Dirty |
| Matt Bialer
- New York, NY, USA |
| I think this record is as good or better than THE LOON. I don't know what anyone is talking about with "lack of cohesion". The band has its own sound and have variety in their songs (so - duh - they don't all sound alike) And they sound much more confident and rock harder. I am amazed how the indie/blogger community eats its own young. And it is too bad because this is a really strong follow up record. I don't see how someone could like the Loon and not this. | |
| Adrian B
- St. Louis, MO, USA |
| Unlike their debut LP, The Loon, Tapes 'n Tapes' sophomore album lacks the energy and direction that made them seem just a little bit better than most guitar driven Pavement wanna-bes languishing in indie hell. Walk It Off starts promisingly enough, but soon wanders off, providing plenty of decent tunes, but not with enough brevity or cohesion to deserve one's full attention. | |
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