Tapes 'n Tapes: Walk It Off

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Jeffrey Petrin wrote in Play: "Tapes 'n Tapes made huge waves in the music scene in 2006, when the band released their debut album, The Loon, capturing the hearts and ears of music fans and critics alike. Their mix of jangly pop and skewed rock recalls the early '90s indie scene, drawing comparisons to bands like the Pixies, Pavement and early Modest Mouse. Last week, the band released their sophomore effort, Walk It Off. The album's title, according to Tapes 'n Tapes frontman Josh Grier via press release, came from a night of drinking and talking about the last time a quarterback really got pummeled during a football game. 'When that happens, you just gotta walk it off,' says Grier. 'We all stopped because, in a way, that's what our album's about. …' Walk it off shies away from their earlier work just enough to sound fresh yet familiar. … [T]he opener Le Ruse, with it's spastic fuzzed out guitar work, the plodding ballad Time of Songs as well as the funkin' and rockin' first single Hang Them All, show a band that is developing a sound that is uniquely theirs" ("Worth the Trip," 4/9/08, p. 21).