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Tapes 'n Tapes

Tapes 'n Tapes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Howler, Pixies and Pavement. Those roots explain a lot about how Tapes 'n Tapes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Menomena, Sunset Rubdown, Les Savy Fav, The Thermals and The Rapture, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Tapes 'n Tapes, reaching back through Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tapes 'n Tapes was an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in the winter of 2003 at Carleton College, the band are best known for their 2005 debut album The Loon, which featured the singles "Insistor" and "Cowbell". The band were stylistically compared to bands such as the Pixies and Pavement – and, at the time of their mid-2000s success, were compared to their then-contemporaries Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The band released three studio albums before quietly disbanding in 2012; they briefly reunited between 2019 and 2020.

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Tapes 'n TapesClap Your Hands Say …HowlerPixiesPavementMenomenaSunset RubdownLes Savy FavThe ThermalsThe RaptureUgly CasanovaCoconut RecordsPalma Violets

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Tapes 'n Tapes connections

Tapes 'n Tapes grew out of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Howler, Pixies and Pavement, shares an orbit with Menomena, Sunset Rubdown, Les Savy Fav and The Thermals. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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