Tapes 'n Tapes is Tapes 'n Tapes' first released EP 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.[1] 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.[2] The success of the EP led to the band's second recording session, which produced their debut album The Loon in the following year.

Tapes 'n Tapes
EP by
Released2004
RecordedWebster, Wisconsin, United States
GenreIndie rock
LabelIbid Records
ProducerSelf-produced
Tapes 'n Tapes chronology
Tapes 'n Tapes
(2004)
The Loon
(2005)

Track listing

edit
  1. "Beach Girls"
  2. "My Name’s Not Heratio"
  3. "50’s Parking"
  4. "Icedbergs"
  5. "The Lion"
  6. "Moldy Bread"
  7. "8 or Ate"

Personnel

edit
  • Josh Grier – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Kretzmann – bass
  • Karl Schweitz – drums

References

edit
  1. ^ Caroline Sullivan, "How to Happen Overnight", The Guardian, May 19, 2006
  2. ^ Steve Marsh, "Tapes N Tapes teach us to love the pop songs we refuse to take seriously" Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine CityPages.com, March 31, 2004