Tapes 'n Tapes:Outside Review

Artist: Tapes n Tapes
Album: Outside
Label: Ibid Records

Minneapolis’ indie rock outfit Tapes ‘n Tapes released their third LP, Outside, via Ibid Records on January 11th. If you are new to listening to this band, you should go back to their previous albums and have a listen. Work your way up to this band and notice the changes and musicianship that these guys have made.

The opening track, “Badaboom”, is an anthem to all of you romantics out there, with a big drum beat that will certaintly make you move your feet thanks to drummer Jeremy Hanson and a poppy instrumental and vocal arrangement that keeps you humming and listening over and over again. This is the album’s definitive song, and a great opener if I’ve ever heard one.

The other key tracks are the ‘almost Saddle Creek-like tribute’ song “SWM”, the dark and eerie “Desert Plane” along with the beautifully instrumental “Outro”, the synth heavy “On and On” as well as the album’s closer, “Mighty Long”, which fits perfectly into the opener if you (and you will) replay the whole album again.