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The Blank Tapes ‘Other Places’

Yet again, Shindig! premiere some of the finest nu-psych coming out of America. THE BLANK TAPES’ new LP Candy will be released on June 29th and a Euro tour will follow – dates below.


The Blank Tapes is the moniker of LA based multi-instrumentalist, Matt Adams, who has produced over a dozen albums of ’60s inspired surf-pop, folk-rock and soul on Volcom, Burger Records, Antenna Farm, White Noise, and others.  Along with his band mates, The Blank Tapes have toured throughout America, Brazil, Europe, & Japan. Matt is also the artist behind his band’s posters & album covers. The video for ‘Other Places’ was recorded with Eric D Johnson (of Fruit Bats) in his old home studio in Portland, Oregon. It was shot and edited by Taylor Bonin in LA (photographer/videographer for The Growlers) featuring cameos by Veronica Bianqui, Brandon Graham of Dream Phases and Warren Thomas of The Abigails.

The Blank Tapes UK/EU tour dates:

28.08 Dusseldorf, DE Kassette

29.08 Ghent, BE De Aap

30.08 Groningen, NLVera

31.08 Den Haag, NLPaard Van Stal Festival

01.09 Oldenburg, DE Stadtfest Oldenburg

02.09 Dresden, DE Sound of Bronkow

03.09 Berlin, DE Schokoladen

04.09 Copenhagen, DK H15

05.09 Stockholm, SE Snotty Seaside

06.09 Uddevalla, SEKassetten

07.09 Goteborg, SEPustervik with La Luz

08.09 Malmo, SE Plan B // Street Party

10.09 Mannheim, DE Kurzbar

11.09 Paris, FRSupersonic

12.09 London, UK Shacklewell Arms

13.09 Bristol, UK The Lanes

14.09 Rugby, UK The Town and Country Club

15.09 Glasgow, UK Freakender Festival

16.09 Manchester, UK Astral Elevator The Psych Weekender

17.09 Brighton, UK The Green Door Store

19.09 Brest, FRLe Petit Minou

20.09 Cherbourg, FR Kraken

21.09 Angers, FR Levitation France

22.09 Tilburg, NL Psycho Mind Festival

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