Friday, October 24, 2008

Anvil - Tapes n Tapes - Walk it Off - 2008

So my boss took me and my department to lunch today at a semi-swanky Thai place in Soho. The food was good (though Thai food, much like Indian food is always the same, regardless of how nice the ambience) but the most notable things about the place where the bathrooms.

The back wall of the restaurant was a wall of mirrors in which two descrete doors were located. When you entered the single stall bathrooms you discover that the mirrors are all two way. This means that when the door is shut, the people on the outside see a mirror, but you actually see it as a window. So, even if you are consciously aware that the people out eating their lunch can't actually see you...it still subconsciously feels like you are peeing with your back to an audience. And I can't imagine being a girl, sitting down to an entire audience in front of you...

Why exactly is this a desirable feature in a bathroom?

Tapes n Tapes first album had a few moments of inspiration. They're second album nearly defines the term sophomore slump. Which is a shame, because I had high hopes for the work of producer Dave Fridmann. But yeah, this album blows.

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