The Loon

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 band Tapes 'n Tapes. It was originally self-released by the band's own Ibid Records on October 28, 2005 on compact disc. On July 24, 2006, the album was released in the United Kingdom on XL 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" – 4:37

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