Return to Grove Carnival
Released:
November 2, 2019
Never thought I’d live to see the day that Bill O’Rielly has some moderate opinions to share… so it goes. Spanning divides of time and culture, this album considers the unity that binds of us to a truth of the celebration of art. Visual footage from Henry Martin and Steve Shaw's documentary "Grove Carnival" (1981)
Billy 4 Rilly
Note to Sharon Stone
The Story
Root Beer Stand
ABOUT THE EP
Return to Grove Carnival (EP)— Tape Lab
Released March 4, 2026
Return to Grove Carnival is Tape Lab under the big top: a super fun, carnival-themed EP built from warped grooves, strange political media energy, and the kind of concept nobody would approve if there were adults in the room.
The release digs into early Bill O’Reilly political discourse — specifically the surprisingly liberal, not-quite-the-brand-yet moments from before the full cable-news creature emerged. From there, the EP starts to tilt. What begins as curious archival weirdness slowly bends into something more frantic, more theatrical, and more carnival-brained.
That descent eventually lands on the hit educational single: “Note to Charron Stone.” Is it educational? Technically, yes. Is that education useful? Different question. Either way, it is the centerpiece — ridiculous, catchy, and fully committed to the Tape Lab tradition of turning media detritus into something you can actually move to.
Return to Grove Carnival is funny, odd, political, and weirdly groovy: a little fairground chaos, a little broadcast archaeology, and a lot of Tape Lab refusing to explain itself in a normal way.
TRACKLIST:
Billy 4 Rilly 02:15
Note to Charron Stone 00:52
The Story 00:57
Root Beer Stand 01:41
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