Tapes are a really good format for bands like this, which play unpretentious, loud punk rock. They have more of a live sound, so the band’s energy comes across through the recording. Somehow, I don’t think that I would like a mixed and mastered version of this album as much because a more polished output would lose the fun, rowdy feel that these songs have, and probably draw attention to some of the less-ideal aspects of the band that are practically unnoticeable with such bad recording quality.
–Lauren Trout (T-K, [email protected])