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People are tasting the Tapes 'n Tapes, and XL knows it. The label will put even more on our plate on September 4 when it releases the "Cowbell" 7" single in the UK. And for those not satisfied by audio alone, XL's also serving up a "Cowbell" video on the label's website. In it, a snarling Josh Grier wakes up in a field with keys in his hand, and instead of helping him find the door they open, his bandmates just stand there and play their instruments. You'd think after so much touring together, they'd be closer than that.

Speaking of tours, the Tapes are still on one. They'll hit England, Ireland, Scotland, and plenty of the U.S.-- where they'll be joined by infinite-mixtapers Annuals-- by the end of October. Godspeed, young Tapes!

Annuals, whose Ace Fu debut Be He Me arrives October 17, have their own tour coming up as well. Before meeting up with Tapes 'n Tapes, they'll play with the likes of Art Brut, Man Man, and the Spinto Band. Ooh, hangin' with the popular kids.

More "Cowbell":

01 Cowbell
02 Omaha (KEXP Session Version)
03 Cowbell (The Black Eyes Remix)
04 Jakov's Suite (KEXP Session Version)

Tapes 'n dates:

08-30 London, England - Dingwalls
08-31 Liverpool, England - Evol Club
09-01 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Club Radar
09-02 Dublin, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Indian Summer Festival
09-30 St. Paul, MN - Harriet Island (Summit Big Brew)
10-19 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
10-21 Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern
10-22 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree *
10-24 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
10-25 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *
10-26 Orlando, FL - The Social *
10-27 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe 11 *
10-28 Athens, GA - Tasty World *
10-29 Atlanta, GA - The Loft *
10-30 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
10-31 Washington, DC - Black Cat *

* with Annuals

Annuals dates:

09-01 Raleigh, NC - Brewery *
09-12 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber #
09-14 New York, NY - Sin-e ^
09-15 Brooklyn, NY - North Six
09-16 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
09-18 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop %
09-19 Chicago, IL - Subterranean $
10-19 New York, NY - Irving Plaza ~
10-20 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ~

* with House of Fools
# with Whigs, the Changes
^ with Friction
% with Man Man, Coyote
$ with Snowden
~ with Art Brut, the Spinto Band