Anyway, the email was a promotion for a new two track single from Cambridge 5 piece Tape Runs Out. The single is on Ear-to-Ear records (no surprise there!), and is a wonderful slice of mid nineties indie rock. Not quite shoegaze, but with the clean guitars, dreamy female backing vocals and laid back rhythm section, you could be forgiven for thinking these short tracks could have appeared on one of those wonderful Volume CD compilations put out by Rob Deacon between '93 and '95.The first track (Friends) is all too brief at under 3 minutes, but as a calling card, it works perfectly with an infectious chorus, sweet harmonies, and a sudden stop...... Leaving the listener eager for more. I really hope the album, apparently due later this year contains a longer version.
Flowers, the second track follows a similar vein, with aching melancholy, duel guitars, strange sounds bubbling underneath it all, and on top, a modulated croon from vocalist and band leader Liam Goodrum-Bell, who's also responsible for guitars and samples. The lineup is augmented by second guitarist Rich Barker, Yasmin Peeble on synth / melodica / glokenspiel, Ellie Winter on dulcimer and backing vocals and finally Hélèn Dufour on bass duties.
The single is out now and can be purchased here for mere pennies!
Mat Handley, Doncaster, England
