Tapes n Tapes

Tapes 'n Tapes, who toured earlier this year with Oberhofer, and who stopped by SXSW this year, have announced another 2011 tour in support of their new album Outside...

Catching up a bit. Here's what Dominick saw in Austin on Saturday, March 19, 2011....

"In the music industry, buzz can feel like an unseasonably warm stretch in the dead of winter. It's nice while it lasts, but it never does...

videos Oberhofer @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Chris Gersbeck) In case you didn't realize (they tried to keep it a secret until after the Vaccines shows), Oberhofer, who is on tour with Tapes 'n Tapes, is in fact opening for T'nT at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday...

DOWNLOAD: Toro Y Moi - "Still Sound" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cloud Nothings - Understand At All (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oberhofer - "Should Have Taken Acid With You" (MP3, Neon Indian Cover) Toro Y Moi at MHOW (more by Chris Doss) Labelmates Cloud Nothings and Toro Y Moi (who just DJ'd MHOW) will team up at Mercury Lounge on 1/19, one date on a week-long tour for the former, but the only upcoming date for the latter...

DOWNLOAD: Tapes N Tapes - "Freak Out" (MP3) Tapes n Tapes are readying their new LP Outside - due 1/11/11 via their their own re-launched label Ibid Records, which was how they self-released their first record before they signed to XL (which is now their ex-label)...

Decider: Despite the band's success, you're still working as a data analyst. Do you find people are usually surprised by that? Josh Grier of Tapes 'N Tapes: I guess it's kind of odd from an outside perspective...

LA's Low vs. Diamond are going on a co-headlining tour with Strokes basssit Nikolai Fraiture's band Nickel Eye, but not before each of them play their own respective NYC shows this week...

DOWNLOAD: Tapes n Tapes - The Dirty Dirty (AmpLive Fuct Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Tapes n Tapes - The Dirty Dirty (AmpLive Recession Remix) (MP3) Tapes n Tapes @ the Virgin Store (more by Leia Jospe) Tapes n Tapes announced a 2009 tour that includes February shows at Bowery Ballroom (tix) and Music Hall of Williamsburg (tix)...

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