The men of Tripp Lullaby are in the middle of a time warp, an alternative-sounding spatial distortion: the band’s 1990 recordings have been unearthed, remixed and remastered by Duane Trower for 2019 audiences looking to peek at New England’s alt-rock beginnings. Tripp Lullaby was and still is based in Cape Cod, MA. The band’s scene, nearly thirty years ago, included groups with names readers here may recognize such as The Freeze and Green Day. Bundles of Joys is the band’s trip down memory lane, and it is loaded with classic punk beats, post-rock guitar flourishes, raw vocals, and now a luscious glaze of nostalgia. The band’s compilation of tapes is indeed a time relic that gifts listeners an intimate experience with an alternative group that was then being defined by the seismic changes of the music world around them, by the winds of the sonic storm of grunge fast approaching. The band is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a record release show at Devil’s Purse Brewing Company in South Dennis, MA on July 12th. We are streaming "Reality Sucks" for you below. – Rene Cobar
