The Blank Tapes

Hailing straight from of Los Angeles, California, The Blank Tapes together with German psych rockers The Roaring 420s will embark on a six-week tour through Europe in this winter's most compelling transatlantic psychedelic double feature!

THE BLANK TAPES (Antenna/Burger Records)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLE3erYWs5E
http://theblanktapes.bandcamp.com/

THE BLANK TAPES has been founded by Los Angeles & San Francisco based musician & artist, Matt Adams, who has produced over a dozen albums of 1960′s inspired psychedelic-surf-pop-folk-rock on an old 8 track cassette tape recorder in various garages, basements, sheds & bedrooms across the California Coast. Lately he’s been polishing up his sound in pro recording studios as can be heard on his latest 7” single “1000 Leather Tassels / Mr. Mister” released by VOLCOM & 2013’s full length VACATION released by Antenna Farm Records/Burger Records. Along with his band mates, they’ve toured throughout America, Brazil, Europe, & Japan. They shared bills with sci-fi garage legends Thee Oh Sees and home-taper extraordinaire R. Stevie Moore in Europe. Matt Adams also provided much of the soundtrack to the cult surf film „Stoked and Broke“. Other releases have been on White Noise, 20-Sided Records, Curly Cassettes, Dome of Doom, and VOW Records.

“Evokes Belle and Sebastian, Pavement, and The Black Keys – in a San Fran coffeehouse (just like the old days).” - ROLLING STONE
“Yoke a garage-pop sensibility to ferocious rock riffs.” - THE NEW YORKER
“Perfectly classic sound.” - SF BAY GUARDIAN
“Awesome every time.” - LA WEEKLY

THE ROARING 420s (Stoned Karma/Cargo Records)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at5KQbAM3gU
http://theroaring420s.bandcamp.com/

Having entered the public in 2011 THE ROARING 420s from Dresden, Germany, have quickly established themselves as a notable live act. Blending west coast pop into proto punk by all means necessary they not only sound like an amalgam of Lou Reed, Ravi Shankar and The Jefferson Airplane but play it with such an ease as if they've never done anything else.
They have extensively toured through Europe, played shows along the likes of The Strange Boys and released several singles, one which appeared on the US-show „Line Traveling Circus“. Their latest album „What Is Psych?“ came out on Stoned Karma Records in June and has been widely acclaimed by the press. Whether or not they know the answer, their sound features enough vibe, electric sitar and druggy lyrics to give us at least a hint.

„Merging the normally culturally constipated psych purists into fun loving party machines.“ - FAR OUT MAGAZINE
„An extremely credible album with some seriously incredible playing,“ - SHINDIG