Even if you don’t know what a tape deck is, you should be excited about the new Tape Deck Mountain EP, Secret Serf, scheduled for a January 11 release through Lefse.
Why should you be excited? Because it’s the follow-up to the band’s 2009 LP release, Ghost, and looks to be a more focused, more exploratory record that expands on the band’s already entertaining sound! Also, it has a great tongue-in-cheek title that pokes fun at indie rock’s recent “beach” trend. Finally, the album will explore “themes of poverty and privacy, perhaps inspired by frontman Travis Trevisan’s recent bout with unemployment where he worked various under-the-table jobs extending from working for the repo man to pulling his elderly neighbors’ weeds;” and everyone loves art made about poverty! See, that’s why you should be excited!
The band has also scheduled a couple shows in California so if you can find the time in-between your daily body-surfing exercises you should go watch them!
Tape Deck Mountain California shows:
12.07.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg
12.09.10 - San Diego, CA - The Whistle Stop
And here’s a Ghost tracklist:
01. P.I.
02. It Goes Down
03. Trevor
04. Secret Serf
• Tape Deck Mountain: http://tapedeckmountain.tumblr.com
• Lefse: http://lefserecords.com
