 
Tape Waves are great example of the magic of the modern music industry and accessibility of music.
We live in an age where a Charleston, SC duo with a beautifully recorded bedroom EP can reach ears all over the world through multiple websites, and have their s/t EP released by UK label Box Bedroom Rebels, while only having played a small handful of shows.
Tape Waves, made up of Kim Hart and Jarod Weldin, play dreamy indie rock that melts through your speakers . With delicate vocals that blanket jangly guitar lines that bounce back and forth, the duo captures the happiness of a deep day-dreaming session on the beach. The moments where you lose yourself in the moment, listening to the steady crashing of waves crashing on the beach.
While influences like Seapony and Yo La Tengo shine through in their music, a band like Superchunk, which the band also names as an influence, seems less clear at first glance. But there are many similarities to the way Tape Waves has operated so far, that make the influence of the band that founded Merge Records more apparent. Tape Waves places a lot importance on their physical product and the presentation of it. Merge Records got to where they are today on the back of 7 inch singles, which the label relied on in their infant years.
Pictured above is Tape Waves 7 inch self titled release. The record package assembled by Box Bedroom Rebels is a summer dream of a purchase, including among other things a scented notebook and a color by numbers postcard, limited to only 100 copies.
Tape Waves is quickly becoming acclimated to the Charleston, SC music scene. A scene that is these days tight-knit, and full of talent. When we emailed with the band, it seemed as if they didn’t feel the local connection yet, but with their EP receiving more and more attention, that will likely start to change.
“Well, we haven’t really come out of a music scene with Tape Waves. We’re definitely interested in what’s going on locally, we’ve just been more focused on recording for the most part.” Explains Weldin. “We’re sort of just getting started with playing shows and meeting more people and all of that stuff. That said, we love Charleston in general. There are some great places to play here, as well as a lot of nice and talented people”
After meeting at the place where they both used to work, the music, and the relationship of the duo seemed to fall in line.
“We discovered that we had a lot in common; we have a similar sense of humor and a lot of common ground musically. We began dating.” said Hart. “We exchanged some recordings that we had done individually and decided it would be fun to write and record some songs together”
When it comes to the future of the band, they’ve begun writing for a full length album and have some shows on the horizon, including July 28, at The Royal American in Charleston. A perfect summer event after an afternoon on the beach.
