There are two good things about making an airport pick-up at one in the morning: 1) I got to see my sons for the first time in a week, and 2) I got to listen to CBC Radio 2’s Brave New Waves which doesn’t come on until midnight. Over the course of an hour, I was stoked to hear a couple of 3hive favorites, Metal Hearts and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. (Sadly, Patti Schmidt didn’t mention you can get free and legal downloads of these tracks at 3hive.com…) I also heard, as I always do on BNW, something new to me. This time it was a Minneapolis outfit called Tapes ‘n Tapes. They play nervous, clever pop that draws on a number of typical indie inspirations (Wire, Pixies, Talking Heads, etc.) but — just to save time and incite the inevitable “love/hate” debate — I’ll say they sound like a less fashionable Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Who knows? Good as they are, they may not be less for long…
Sharing the sharing.
I’ve only listened to the first song so far – reminds me a bit of Modest Mouse. I mainly wanted to comment to say how much I love the album art. Brilliant!
The Loon is a brilliant album. I would be hard-pressed to choose between Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and these guys, but until I have to make that decision I'll just sit back and enjoy.
Tapes N Tapes and Eagle*Seagull are going to be in Lincoln at Duffys on April 1st. I'll be there.
Wow Brave New Waves and Patti Schmidt thats all I needed to hear and I was sold. And I wasn’t disappointed. Miss that show since I moved from Michigan. I used to listen when Dave Wisdom hosted. Started listening when he had his segment 10 singles in alphebatical order! Good times! Good times!
Tapes 'N Tapes and Eagle*Seagull were great the other night. Thanks, 3hive for sharing the sharing.
Great album, I wouldnt call it pop though! For another review, check my blog..
This is an awesome site by the way – how long have you been around for?
I saw Tapes n Tapes last night in Perth and they were fantastic. If you ever get the chance to see them live they are a must see band.