Tapes 'n Tapes (EP)

Infobox Album |
Name = Tapes 'n Tapes
Type = EP
Artist = Tapes 'n Tapes


Released = 2004
Recorded = Webster, Wisconsin
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = Ibid Records
Producer = Self-produced
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Tapes 'n Tapes" (2004)
Next album = "The Loon"
(2005)

The "Tapes 'n Tapes" EP is Tapes 'n Tapes' first released album on Ibid Records. The self-titled, self-produced 7-track EP was recorded in a secluded cabin situated in the middle of the Wisconsin wintry wilderness. [Caroline Sullivan, [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1777568,00.html "How to Happen Overnight"] , "The Guardian", May 19, 2006] According to interviews with the band, the cabin lacked functional indoor plumbing during the winter, forcing the band to "shit in the snow for four days", giving the album its rough sound. [Steve Marsh, [http://citypages.com/databank/25/1217/article12016.asp "Tapes N Tapes teach us to love the pop songs we refuse to take seriously"] CityPages.com, March 31, 2004] The success of the EP led to the band's second recording session, which produced their debut album "The Loon" in the following year.

Track listing

# "Beach Girls"
# "My Name’s Not Heratio"
# "50’s Parking"
# "Icedbergs"
# "The Lion"
# "Moldy Bread"
# "8 or Ate"

Personnel

* Josh Grier - vocals, guitar
* Matt Kretzmann - bass
* Karl Schweitz - drums

References