Album Review: Rips One Into the Night by Petite League (2017) (Label: The Native Sound)

Perhaps it is just my subconscious reaction to my rapidly approaching summer holiday, but I am being increasingly drawn to various fuzzed out summer vibes with bands such as Summerays, Wavves and all manner of slacker-pop (Blake Babies especially) forcing their way into the car speakers in the final few days of my hour long daily commute.

Petite League are a four piece from Syracuse NY, born out of a college friendship between Lorenzo Gillis Cook (vocals/guitar) and Henry Schoonmaker (drums) who play the sort of scuzzed up, fuzzed filled, lo-fi, guitar-pop that fits perfectly into my recent lust for sunshine. Probably the nearest reference point is the Cloud Nothings early work.

Album Review: Won't Be There by Luke Reed (2017) (Label: The Native Sound)

Luke Reed is well known on the Boston, MA indie-pop scene featuring  in two of the regions more acclaimed indie-pop bands, Bent Shapes and Mini Dresses.

He has also had muted critical acclaim from the recent Singles EP that he released with Tea Leigh (on The Native Sound) and for the bedroom-pop releases that he has regularly posted on Soundcloud since mid 2015.

The Native Sound label have recognized this critical acclaim and released an expanded  reissue (initially issued in early 2016) and I am sure it has exceeded all expectations in terms of the plaudits it has collected.