After a couple of years of gigging and writing, Cambridge indie 5 piece Tape Runs Out hit us with their debut AA side single : Friends/Flowers.
Friends leads us off with shimmering electric guitars, leading into a synth and bass rhythm section before the vocal harmonies kick in and a dreamy wooziness overtakes the listener. The overall atmosphere is a Radio Dept/Cocteau Twins inspired dream pop, but just as the track is getting going, after 2 minutes it just disappears….Less is more ?
At over 4 minutes, Flowers feels like the fully formed track of the two, again with its dreamy atmosphere created over what appears to be samples of nature - birds, running water, etc. It’s multi layered spectral stuff inducing a blissed out state of relaxation. Gorgeous.
This is a really promising debut release, and to answer the question is less more ? In this case it absolutely is. Looking forward very much to hearing more from this band.
Have a listen via Bandcamp
8/11
Keith @kjsmith4082
