The Loon
- Tapes 'n Tapes
- Band Name: Tapes 'n Tapes
- Record Label: Ibid / XL
- Release Date: Apr 4, 2006
- Summary: The Minneapolis band's debut full-length has drawn comparisons to Pavement.
- Record Label: Ibid / XL
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 27
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Mixed: 8 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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100The Loon will stand up as one of the best albums of the year, and Tapes 'n Tapes as a jewel in the American music crown.
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You will not be able to tear yourself away from this album. This is no daringly outrageous, Kid A-esque "progressive" music that nobody really enjoys listening to. This is rock 'n roll.
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60To be fair, "The Loon" stops short of pastiche, but it is too transparently a paean to Tape 'n Tapes' heroes.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 35
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Mixed: 4 out of 35
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Negative: 4 out of 35
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Marc10This is just really, really good. Pure and simple.
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jb4Totally overhyped stuff.
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David3Snore... Uninspired
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