Interview: Tapes N’ Tapes

Minneapolis quartet Tapes ‘N Tapes garnered appreciation from the local music press when they self-released their terrific CD The Loon last November. But their fortunes took a sharp turn upward when several influential music bloggers championed them, catapulting them from a local up-and-comer to a national player. The Loon gets a nationwide re-release on XL Records this month, and the band appears on The Late Show With David Letterman July 25 before touring with The Futureheads through early August. The A.V. Club sat down with guitarist and frontman Josh Grier, keyboardist Matt Kretzmann, and bassist Erik Appelwick to talk about Tapes ‘N Tapes’ music and future, and how sometimes leaving your job for two months works wonders for your career.

Originally published July 19, 2006 on avclub.com. Read the complete article.

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