What is it going to take to propel Thomas Sanders to something approximating stardom? Not his talent alone because to date even that colossus has failed. Tap Tap, Pete & The Pirates and even our meagre effort (listen below) have all done little to draw the spotlight but then salvation could be at hand in the form of Teleman who Sanders has formed along with 2 others who walked the gangplank recently. To date all the trio have to show is a one-off 7-inch on gilded Moshi Moshi Records but my how those pair of songs [...]
These eleven artists were all featured in the past, most several years ago. Yet there's always a topical excuse to revisit something memorable. Combine this mix with rewards you can win from Caesars Entertainment's ''Total Rewards" program, and you're set for a damn good time
This is a song Thomas Sanders (aka Tap Tap and lead for Pete & The Pirates) did for our World Cup compilation, ' Fast Forward ', last summer. It was in the main a very fun record representing each of the 32 nations playing at the tournament. Not only that but it delivered one or two outstanding tunes with 'Dry, Dry Land' (written for Portugal) pretty much at the summit. Sanders had spent some time in Portugal (well, very nearby anyway) so his lyrics ring true, the music for its part is as inventive as his shimmying vocal delivery [...]
The Offspring , NOFX , Refused , Bad Religion , Social Distortion and Dropkick Murphys all contribute songs to the new Punk-o-rama track pack for Tap Tap Revenge 4 . The $2.99 package adds five songs to the iPhone/iPod Touch rhythm game including NOFX's "Linoleum," Offspring's "Bad Habit," Refused's "New Noise," Bad Religion's "Devil in Stitches," Social Distortion's "Machine Gun Blues" and Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston." If you're unfamiliar with the game, there is a trailer here .
Reading finest Pete & The Pirates are back in the studio working on a follow up to 2008's Little Death. Not familiar? Well you should be. Their unique style incorporates dark yet beautiful vocal harmonies with upbeat indie disco to magical effect. From anthems such as "Mr. Understanding" & "Come On Feet", to the more somber numbers such as "Eyes Like Tar" & "Humming". Each listen to the [...]
Following on from our recent Pete & The Pirates post the Tap Tap collective (Tom Sanders is the lead singer in both bands for those who may be lost by that affiliation) are releasing a new 11 track album made up of unreleased demos. You can listen to 'Demos & Memos' in full [here] at the Tap Tap bandcamp. If you like you can then purchase it for a very reasonable £4.91.
Tap Tap is a side project of Thomas Sanders, lead singer/guitarist for Pete and the Pirates which is now two albums in, Lanzafame (2006) and On My Way (2009). The fruit of Sanders simple yet effective approach is perfectly crafted quintessentially English jangly indie/folk with touches of 602s psychedelia - think of a cross between [...]
The heat is still unbearable and my brain has yet to recover from Wednesday’s short circuit . Have you watched the Northern Portrait video I posted earlier today ? If not; what exactly are you waiting for? The great Tap Tap gives away a brilliant new track called Dry Dry Land , which is “ all about Portugal ”. + Dry Dry Land New track [...]
ZACH THAT: Tap Tap is amazing. They are underrated. That is all. Enjoy these videos:
Lately I've been suffering from a lack of deep thoughts. The most profound one I've had in the past couple weeks has been, How come no matter which way you put a pair of underwear in the wash, when they come out of the dryer they always end up inside-out? Believe me, I've tried both ways and it doesn't seem to make a difference, the result is always the same. Sigh. Thankfully, other people are thinking deep thoughts. I know this because I recently got a free subscription to [...]
Blame the speed of information and the fleeting fancy of our attention spans; call it instant nostalgia, maybe the paranoid sensation that no matter how much music we ingest we’ll always lose out on countless hidden gems. Hell, say whatever you’d like, but the fact forever remains that some damn fine music will always find a way of slipping through the cracks. To wit: If some peddler came up to me flashing suspect wares and declaiming a gem of a little rock album that distilled the pop goodness of Pete and the Pirates down to its [...]
Claire Boucher may scoff at the idea of a conventional press photo. Conceptual art describes her sound and image better than a forced mugshot, which can potentially depict an artist as restrained or confined to conventional ideals. Great music needs no visual stimulant to prove its worth, nor does it even require a press photo [...]
Tap Tap • Half Moon Street At half past four a.m. I am about to enter a hospital. A date with a gigantic tunnel-shaped machine. Loud banging noise that creates one hardened surreal experience of a lifetime. On the phone. One of my favorite images of you appears on my wee gadget. We talk. You utter words. Drunken and tearful. And all I can think of is how one day I will miss this. This drunken tearful conversation in the middle of the night. [...]
I went to see the lovely Tap Tap play on Monday which was a treat. Even better was the evening when I saw Air Waves supporting. The Brooklyn band consists of Nicole Schneit and supporting guests, who collectively play some softly crafted melodic treats of indie garage. She subtley grabbed everyone's attention in the venue filling our ears with lyrically blessed and inviting us in with a warmth of acoustic guitars and snare. I picked up their EP after the show, and would heartily recommend you buy a copy. The uplifting harmonica of 'Shine On' should get you going. [...]
The Cranberries - Ridiculous Thoughts Suckers - Afterthoughts & TV Tap Tap - 100,000 Thoughts Bloc Party - Little Thoughts Hood - Any Hopeful Thoughts Arrive
Everyone once in a while we like to let people take over the Gigantic blog and allow them to hit you up with their tuneage selection. Today it's the turn of Panic Dots overloard, Richard W Crothers. Here are his selection, in his own words. Take it away, Rik. ----- "The Gigantic Club & Blog is all about the dance/electo type tunes to get you movin and feeling good, but even dancers need to relax. I'm a bit of a non-dancer, though i have been known to bust a few awkward positions in my [...]
As I said previously in my list of top Seattle albums of the year , my favorite three records came out of Seattle this year. Because of that, this list begins at number four. Judging from the number of contenders I cut from this list, it was a pretty good year for the album. They may not be selling like they use to, but more people are making them than ever before. Here's to a year in which it was truly a task to keep up. [...]
2010 Sounds Like The Future Download Friday Mixtape 048 as one track (MP3 170MB 320kbps) Track List: Music for Life ft. Nas | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek Get By RMX Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye & Busta | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek RE:Definition ft. Mos Def | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beaming | Lupe Fiasco Kilometer 1001010101001 REMIX | Sebastien [...]
re: Playlist #5 Inutile - opuscolo letterario è un mensile autoprodotto che si trova sia in pdf sia su carta: un elegante A3 che piegato diventa più piccolo di una polaroid: da una parte rivista, dall'altra poster. Come (quasi) ogni mese , in mezzo ai loro racconti, recensioni e poesie, hanno pensato di mettere una rubrica di canzoni da scaricare per accompagnare la lettura, e hanno gentilmente invitato noi a scegliere la musica. Ecco la playlist del numero di dicembre che mi stava quasi per [...]
Best of 2009 Blogger Crew Begins! Today is the first day of the "Best of 20093 Blogger crew submissions here on Slowcoustic! To recap, what is happening is my fellow bloggers are submitting to me some things that struck them as "best" of this year (as this year winds to a close). It can be about absolutely anything in relation to music and quite possibly everything (as we have an example of right here in the very first post). [...]
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MP3: Daft Punk – “Horizons” (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)
Seven Lions: Fevers (Feat. Minnesota and Mimi Page)
Akabu feat. Alex Mills – Everybody Wants Something (Joey Negro Strip Mix) [New Release]
Listen to producer Jacques Greene’s “On Your Side,” featuring How To Dress Well
