Tangier 57

Triple Review

// August 5th, 2008 // mixology

Thanks to Matthew Perrine at the Budgeteer for the review of our trilogy. Matthew has this to say:

Tangier 57 finds inspiration in the most interesting places.
And, spread across three distinct EPs, this local retro-futuristic lounge outfit paints quite the picture: “Last Night Never Happened” epitomizes the swanky aesthetic of the group’s homebase, the RedStar nightclub in Fitger’s; “Moves the Masses: A Public Transportation Innovation Exploration” is a humorous ode to Ken Buehler and his grandiose dreams for the Zenith City … and “Takes on the Cosmos”?
The asteroid on the cover pretty much says it all: space is the place.
As you can probably already tell, the members of Tangier 57, who hide behind such bizarro nom de plumes as Thurston Howell V and Salah A. Xanadu, belong to some hyper-imaginative branch of Duluth’s artistic elite.
While all of this cheeky posturing could’ve easily translated into unlistenable garbage, it doesn’t. Not at all.
In fact, not since the Beta Band stormed out of the gates in the late ’90s with “Champion Versions,” “The Patty Patty Sound” and “Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos” has an EP trilogy sounded so fresh and inviting.

All in all, a rewarding break from the traditional Duluth sound.

Don’t forget, you can preview and download the sounds that the reviewers are raving about in the Tangier 57 store.