Tapes 'n Tapes
Minneapolis, MN, indie rock classicists Tapes 'n Tapes formed in the winter of 2003, when guitarist/vocalist Josh Grier (aka "Tapes 1"), bassist Matt Kretzmann ("'n") and guitarist Steve Nelson ("Tapes 2") began crafting a sound that harked back to the Pixies and Pavement and also recalled more contemporary bands like the Shins. Nelson left the band, with drummer Karl Schweitz becoming the band's second "Tapes"; this lineup recorded the Tapes 'n Tapes EP in early 2004, recording in a cabin in Wisconsin. After the EP's release, {$Tapes ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. In the winter of 2003, times were as hard as the frozen earth. Three men, tapes, 'n, and tapes banded together to salvage what they could from the tundric wasteland. the resulting collective came to be known as "tapes 'n tapes." By altering hit records ever so slightly, and plagerizing great works of German and Norwegian literature, the collective developed a sound wholly their own. In the spring of 2003 the band migrated north, to the taconite fields of the iron range. There, buried deep in [ read more ]
LP $10.99
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VINYL FORMAT. VERY LIMITED. This 7-inch consists of two album tracks, "Insistor" backed with "Crazy Eights".
7" $4.16
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VINYL FORMAT. 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 [ read more ]
2XLP $15.99
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