Cassettes on Tape is heavily influenced by college radio and the 80s and 90s U.K. indie scene--from The Smiths to My Bloody Valentine.Joe (vocals/guitar), Chris (drums, formerly of Cracklin' Moth), Greg (bass) and Shyam (lead guitar/vocals, formerly of the D.C. band Metropolitan) have been playing and making hooky atmospheric guitar driven sounds in Chicago since 2011.