It was so relieving to see Tapes n' Tapes play First Ave's mainroom last night with a fervor unseen since Lollapalooza 2007.
The local-boys-gone-national seemed road weary and jaded after being thrust to the top of the indie heap after releasing "The Loon."
For those who don't know, it's named after their favorite MPLS bar, and they took the stage like it was Saturday night and Grape Apes were on 2fers.
Unleashing new material from "Walk It Off" intertwined with "Loon" faves, they showed their true mastery of the crescendo - starting soft and subtle, lullling the crowd into a trance before unleasing a melodic assault. Don’t believe me? See “10 Gallon Ascots,” which was a part of the well-played encore.
Unleashing new material from "Walk It Off" intertwined with "Loon" faves, they showed their true mastery of the crescendo - starting soft and subtle, lullling the crowd into a trance before unleasing a melodic assault. Don’t believe me? See “10 Gallon Ascots,” which was a part of the well-played encore.
The promising new material and first-hand knowledge of advancing road aging should keep our hometown heroes in tact through their sophomore trek.
I know this after witnessing them rocket into their first-ever single “Just Drums,” Tapes pounded it out like it was their first show at the Hexagon.
Fare thee well until next time TNT, in the word’s of Dee Snyder: Stay Hungry!
-Leif
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