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  • Summary: The limited released compilation collects 26 B-sides and demos picked by the indie pop band.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Oct 20, 2011
    80
    Tape Club is a fine time capsule for their first decade together.
  2. Oct 20, 2011
    70
    Tape Club's winning collection of songs should finally get some well-deserved exposure to prove that SSLYBY has nothing to be embarrassed about.
  3. Oct 20, 2011
    70
    A chronological ordering gives a sense to the band's progress, a definite perk, but the big payoff with Tape Club is that it offers a chance to see through to the heart of SSLYBY's songs and realize how charming they can be without the big-league production.
  4. Oct 20, 2011
    55
    There are great pop songs on Tape Club, and it does remind us there is life after the hype-dam bursts, but most of us are better off picking up Let It Sway to see what Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin are all about.
  5. Oct 20, 2011
    40
    Like most b-side or rarities collections, this double-disc excursion seems more like the band's excuse to make some extra cash than to offer a glimpse into their evolution.
  6. Nov 2, 2011
    40
    Tape Club has some strong moments, but they're too often reminders of a band that seems to have lost its magic somewhere along the way.
  7. 40
    The songs here seldom rise above the level of being really cute.

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