Tapes 'n Tapes who signed to prestigious UK indie imprint, XL Recordings, are currently on tour. Check out the dates, some music (if you haven't heard these guys yet), and a video for "Insistor".
From their full length debut, The Loon
+ insistor
+ cowbell
+ omaha
Here's a link to the interview Josh Grier did with *Sixeyes.
* Supporting The Futureheads
07-15 New York, NY - Siren Fest
07-16 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells SOLD OUT
07-22 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave MAINROOM
07-25 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *
07-26 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre *
07-27 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
07-28 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
07-29 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07-30 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater *
08-02 Denver, Co - Bluebird Theater *
08-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound *
08-04 Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's *
08-05 San Diego, CA - Street Scene *
08-26 Reading, England - Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
08-27 Leeds, England - Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
I saw Tapes n' Tapes open for a band called "The Slats" back in Minneapolis last January. They sure have come a long way. I did find this stuff below on "The Slats" MySpace....
ReplyDeletePerfect Porridge said, "With tracks ranging from Beastie shout outs ("Boom Patrol") Malkmus indie guitar nods ("I Wrote the Code") and shout along anthems ("I Will Erase You"), Boom Patrol might just be the next big thing to come from the Twin Cities. And that would totally redefine what people think of Minnesota nice."
Left of the Dial Magazine said, "You almost have to love any band that names their van “Robocop Killer” and hails from Minneapolis [...] with plenty of nods to The Cars, Spoon, Polvo, and Brainiac/Enon. “Ironman” does a fine job laying down the quirky and clanky, art-house aficionado, post-consumer culture hootenanny, all mishap metal, as if C3PO was trying to play CBGBs."
MP3 Action:
Ironman
Bash The Plastic