- The Loon
Infobox Album
Name = The Loon
Type = studio
Artist =Tapes 'n Tapes
Released = start date|2005|10|28 (U.S.)
start date|2006|7|24 (UK)
Recorded = June 2005, Short Man Studios,Minneapolis ,Minnesota
Genre =Indie rock
Length = 41:23
Label = Ibid Records (Ibid 0002) (U.S.)XL Recordings (XL202) (UK)
Producer =Erik Appelwick
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Asek9ikzfbbc9 link]
*TheMusicZine Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.themusiczine.com/album.php?id=102 link]
*Being There Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=490&issue=20 link]
*NME (8.0/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/tapes-n-tapes/7986 link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22822/Tapes_n_Tapes_The_Loon link]
*PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/tapes-n-tapes-the-loon/ link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9465269/review/9597686/the_loonl link]
*AmpCamp (favorable) [http://www.ampcamp.com/product_info.php?&products_id=1347&osCsid=9a10bffbdd6bf5b3acf465d1db4d130a link]
* Modern Music (9/10) [http://buluthim.blogspot.com/2006/10/tapes-n-tapes-loon.html link]
Last album = "Tapes 'n Tapes"
(2004)
This album = "The Loon"
(2005)
Next album = "Walk It Off "
(2008)"The Loon" is the debut album of the
Minneapolis -based bandTapes 'n Tapes . It was originally self-released by the band's ownIbid Records onOctober 28 ,2005 oncompact disc . OnJuly 24 ,2006 , the album was released in theUnited Kingdom onXL Recordings , on both CD and vinyl.cite web|work=Official XL Recordings website|url=http://www.xlrecordings.com/tapes-n-tapes/|title=XL: Tapes 'n tapes|accessdate=2006-08-14]The album was generally well-received by music critics, and earned numerous comparisons to the
Pixies and Pavement. [cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Asek9ikzfbbc9|title=The Loon|work=Allmusic |accessdate=2006-08-14] [cite web|last=Hoard|first=Christian|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9465269/review/9597686/the_loonl| title=The Loon|work=Rolling Stone |date=2006-04-05|accessdate=2006-08-14]Pitchfork Media gave the album a favorable review, and gave it a "Best New Music" commendation.The songs "Insistor" and "Cowbell" were released as singles in 2006 on XL Recordings. Official XL Recordings website. " [http://www.xlrecordings.com/tapes-n-tapes/ XL: Tapes 'n tapes] ." Retrieved August 14, 2006.] "Insistor" is also featured in the soundtrack of the video game "
Major League Baseball 2K7 ". In late 2006, the band's song "Jakov's Suite" (the final song of the album) began appearing in a television commercial for Nissan. It also appears in the University of Oregon's basketball advertisements during the games.Track listing
# "Just Drums" – 3:44
# "The Illiad" – 2:15
# "Insistor" – 4:20 - featured in the 2008 film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" as transition music between scenes.
# "Crazy Eights" – 3:24
# "In Houston" – 4:04
# "Manitoba" – 4:12
# "Cowbell" – 2:33
# "10 Gallon Ascots" – 5:02
# "Omaha" – 3:32
# "Buckle" – 3:40
# "Jakov's Suite" – 4:37References
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