New York's Native Sun sound like about a dozen other bands but they also manage to bring a great deal of energy to this sort of thing. And, for that reason mainly, I'm here to offer a few words of praise about their new EP, Songs Born From Love And Hate, out Friday via Paper Cup Music.
Naturally, some of this looks to The Strokes for inspiration, namely opener "Sister" which sounds like a band trying very hard to sound like the bands that inspired The Strokes maybe more than The Strokes themselves. Elsewhere, the superb "I Don't Mind" roars past like The Hives or early Supergrass, all revved-up riffs and approximations of a bad attitude, while the melodic "Palindrome" brings a nice power-pop snap to things. Far less successful are the 2 longer songs on the EP which seem a tiny bit aimless but, hey, this is a very new band and there's more to like on Songs Born From Love And Hate than there are things to nitpick.
Songs Born From Love And Hate is out on Friday via Paper Cup Music. More details on Native Sun from the band's official Facebook page.