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In a world full of pandemics, wars, global warming, Scomos, and Soundcloud rappers, there is a beautiful sunbeam that shines through the clouds above Melbourne. This glorious beam of light illuminates the local music scene and warms the hearts of those woke enough to have the pleasure of experiencing it. This sunbeam is affectionately known as ‘Tapes’. Tapes emerged onto the Melbourne music scene in early 2018 projecting a widescreen vision of Neo-Soul, R&B, and Contemporary Pop. Their earlier releases ‘Higher’, and ‘9-5’ navigated a myriad of sonic tendencies, boasting infectious grooves and woozy soul. As the band have grown, their feel-good sound has grown also. Over the years, Tapes has settled into a well-defined groove. Much like the butt indentation of your dad’s Lazy Boy recliner. This groove is known as…‘Party Soul’.

Having cut their teeth in the dance music scene, this new project is a departure from the glitchy, electronic sounds we are used to hearing from these two. The world of The Tapes comes to you through your top-down convertible’s FM radio. Cruising along a pristine coastline on a sun-drenched afternoon, Diet Pepsi in hand, they’re there to take you wherever it is you're going. Lo-fi guitars, retro synths and crunchy drums combined with their technological know-how and unique songwriting all come together as one glorious, wholly holy sound. Their second single 'You Know It’s Real’ wields a spine of driving staccato bass, a deep blue wash of analogue synths and woozy, romantic falsetto vocals over LCD Sound System beats and heralds the announcement of The Tapes self-titled debut EP, out on Friday 11th November. "A soothing and melodic track that blends two extremely skilled producers to create a blissful musical mid-point." - StoneyRoads.com "Well worth the hype." - TheInterns.net