Originally self-released under “Ibid Records” and later by XL Recordings, “The Loon” somehow sounds like a genuine indie-rock album. Having Pavement as main influence, this band from Minnesota has good vocals, Josh Grier, and nice tunes keeping the album solid all along the way.
Track listing:
- “Just Drums”
- “The Illiad”
- “Insistor”
- “Crazy Eights”
- “In Houston”
- “Manitoba”
- “Cowbell”
- “10 Gallon Ascots”
- “Omaha”
- “Buckle”
- “Jakov’s Suite”
Year: 2005
Label: Ibid Records, XL Recordings
My track selection: “Insistor”, “Cowbell” and “Buckle”.
The videos from the two singles, “Insistor” and “Cowbell”:
Links:
Tapes’n Tapes [official]
Tapes’n Tapes – “The Loon” [wikipedia]