Our new single, Bill Wyman Metal Detector, will be out on Ride The Snake Records in a matter of weeks, keep your eye out for paypal links to that (and our LP) here soon! 

Hello all,

Tonight we're playing a very exciting show, with awesome buddies Ganja, MMOSS and Philly's own Kurt Vile, at PA's Lounge, and we hope you can join us! The bittersweet portion is that it will also be Benjamin Rocco Macri's final show with Reports, as he heads out to build a new future in the sands of Las Vegas. So come on out for one last night of his mighty fuzzy Rickenbacker rumblings!

Hope to see you there!

Here's some reviews we've gotten over the past year that have been nice, seemed as good a time as any to pull them together in one place. More if they come!

Reports - Mosquito Nets LP (The Paper Cities)
Unflappable and heartfelt noisy/psych pop here, one which grows more irresistible with each listen. Aside from a few unsteady moments, this Reports record scratches every itch I'd ever have to listen to GBV off channel 1, Neutral Milk on Channel 2, and the Thermals out of the CD player all at once. Not that I'd ever try to engineer such a moment, but there's a lot to be said for a band's abilities to harness familiarity in their sound and wield it with such graceful, encouraging results. Big, smiling bass tones come crashing directly into uptight, ringing guitars, bashing drums (occasionally played by Casey from Major Stars), and one of those perfect '90s indie rock singers in this guy named Martin. He's the main guy and you should pay this man some respects in his hand of forging Boston's rock scene back to one of respectable stature. 11 songs, maybe nine of which are as good as anything that's come out this year. Edition of 250 vinyl copies with silkscreened sleeves. Also available as a download at www.inmanstreetrecords.com. Right up there with the Cherry Blossoms as 2007's most wondrous record I'd have missed, if not for this column.
-- Doug Mosurak, Dusted Magazine http://www.dustedmagazine.com


Reports "Mosquito Nets" LP
I've got a dizzying feeling while listening to this one—I'm not supposed to feel nostalgic listening to something for the first time, am I? When a time machine turns up in Boston, Reports will ride it back to 1993 and hop onto the Matador roster—that great GBV, Pavement, Yo la Tengo Matador roster—and slide a few albums into the mix. Like the above, there is some top notch guitar driven rock here; the not-too-fancy recording adds some punch to the pop. If that wasn't enough, the silk-screened sleeve is to die for. Well worth picking up if any of the above makes sense to ya.
-- David Hyde, http://www.terminal-boredom.com


Reports - Mosquito Nets (Paper Cities)
This is one of those modest yet adventurous small-press records you mistakenly stumble upon. Full of scruffy tuneful moments barbed like Polvo and at times wide screened into grand distorted fits. Matches well with Columbus' current crop of "Shitpop" revolutionists.
-- Kevin Elliott http://worldofwumme.blogspot.com/


Gimme Indie Rock!
I've been listening to a LOT of techno recently. Not that that's any bad thing, but in the interest of a healthy diverse listening habit I consciously decided to do something different today.
I'll admit that I've had Boston band Reports' debut lp Mosquito Nets for a few months now... But at the weekend I finally got around to putting it on my portable-music-playing device - the outcome being repeated listens on the walk to/from work uninterrupted by tea-making or general fidgetry. The result of the repeated uninterrupted listens being an even greater appreciation of an album I already had a soft spot for.
Reports clearly LOVE making music - so many of Mosquito Nets' 11 tracks brim with energy and enthusiasm. They display a great pop sensibility and it's this which forms the foundation for a sound that's as carefree as it is wise.
Songs like "Radio" and "Sewn to Your Mind" build on their fantastic hooky cores with lovingly applied layers of fuzzed-up guitars, and bound along with cheer that's infectious. The unassuming catchiness nods to GBV and something in the vocal delivery reminds me S+E era Malkmus, but the racket Reports creates is undeniably their own. Those guitars contribute to the denser turns taken by the title track and "Move and Glow (Pt.1)"; drenched in reverb they own the space they occupy. And on "Quarters" they're turned up all the way for a massive jam that sounds like a band having a ridiculously good time.
Mosquito Nets is a great, great summer record, and one that looks as good as it sounds. The sleeves are hand-screened front and back, designed by band member Martin Pavlinic (see a selection of his poster designs here. And the pressing is limited to a run of only 250 copies. So take yourself off to www.papercities.org, and grab a copy or lose out. A lot of love and care has gone into making this record. I suggest you give it a little back.
---- Fiona Diffey, http://thewirewool.blogspot.com/


If you've seen (or written) others, pass it along!

Hello Everyone,
Tonight, at the newly renovated O'Briens Pub in Allston, we'll be playing a hot show with some sweet bands!

9:30PM- Reports http://www.myspace.com/reports
10:15PM - Thee Monkey Butlers http://www.myspace.com/theemonkeybutlers
11:00PM - The Hospital Rats http://www.myspace.com/thehospitalrats
11:45PM - The Big Disappointments http://www.myspace.com/thebigdisappointments

We'll be a quartet for the first time in a long time tonight, with Joe Mahoney of Windy Smiles and Concord Ballet Orchestra Players on Farfisa rounding out the trio of me and Ben and Joe for the show. We've got some new songs, some new old songs, nice vintage covers, should be a trip! Hope to see you there,

Love
Martin | Reports

Hello Friends,

If you're looking for a diversion on a Tuesday night, here's an option: We're playing at Great Scott with our old friends B.E.A.R.D. as well as the reconstituted Je Suis France, who were once from Athens, GA, and then scattered around the world. They have a fantastic new record out and are touring behind it, and we get the benefit.

Tonight's Reports lineup will involve our trusty old buddy Casey Keenan (Major Stars, etc.) on drums and a first-time visit from our friend Joe Mahoney on fuzzy Rhodes. A first for us, playing with keys..

Great Scott, Allston, 9pmish http://www.greatscottboston.com
Reports http://myspace.com/reports
Je Suis France http://myspace.com/jesuisfrancejams
B.E.A.R.D http://myspace.com/beardofboston

This will be our last show until September, so come down and say hi!
we hope to see you there
luv
Reports

Hi everyone! We're playing at the Middle East tonight, 5/31 to say goodbye to the venerable Polaris Mine, who are closing up shop after tonight.

Please note! the Middle East Schedule is incorrect, as we are NOT headlining! We're doing quite the opposite, going on promptly at 9:15ish! Tonight we're going to be joined once again by our good buddy and near-regular drummer Casey Keenan, and also another appearance by Mr. Peter Herman on guitar. Its gonna be loud, it's gonna be great!

After us is Bakula, and then Badman, and then Polaris Mine. It's gonna be a fun show, and we'd love to see you there!

Hello Friends,

Our first LP, "Mosquito Nets" is now out! 250 vinyl copies with hand-screened covers for your enjoyment. Available for purchase through our label, The Paper Cities, as well as Twisted Village records in Harvard Sq., with more shops to come.

It is also available in digital form via Inman Street Records, a perfect portable accompaniment to the lovely analog version.

Thanks for listening!

Good afternoon, friends!

Tomorrow night, (4/21), Reports'll be celebrating the completion and release of our first LP, 'Mosquito Nets' at PA's Lounge in Somerville, MA. We'll also be celebrating sharing a bill with a trio of fantastic bands, namely Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit (both from Columbus, OH) and Black Clouds (also straddling Providence and Somerville, just like us). We'll be a 5-piece for the evening, joined again by our old friend and founding member Johnny Allen, as well as Peter Herman and Andrew Churchman. It'll be a double-drummer affair, and should be quite a ruckus. We road-tested this lineup on Pipeline! on WMBR last this week, and it was a blast.

LP's will be for sale (more information on how to obtain a digital copy of the album will come very soon) and good times are promised, for sure.

4/21/07 PA's Lounge - www.paslounge.com
345 Somerville Ave, Union Sq. Somerville
9PM, 18+. $8 for 21+, $11 for 18-20
presented by A Whale of a Label - http://www.myspace.com/awhaleofalabel

Times New Viking - http://www.timesnewviking.com
Reports - http://papercities.org/reports OR http://myspace.com/reports
Psychedelic Horseshit - http://myspace.com/psychedelichorseshit
Black Clouds - http://www.myspace.com/blackclouds



Pass it along, and we hope to see you there!
luv
Reports

Hello, friends!

This weekend, Reports are hitting the road and going to New York, Providence and
Metro Boston with our good friends Healing Feeling and Life Partners. Here's the details

Friday, April 6
The Cake Shop (152 Ludlow, LES NYC)
-Life Partners
-Healing Feeling
-Reports
-Algebra of Need
doors at 8PM

Saturday, April 7
Gallery Inzane (39 Troy St. Providence)
-Life Partners
-Txoka Txoka
-Algebra of Need
-Healing Feeling
-Reports
at around rock o'clock? I'm not sure...

Sunday, April 8
PA's Lounge (345 Somerville Ave, Union Sq. Somerville)
MOVED FROM O'BRIENS. THIS IS NOT AT O'BRIENS!
-Reports
-Healing Feeling
-Life Partners
-Txoka Txoka
doors at 8:30

Also, the big big news is that our debut LP, "Mosquito Nets" will be available in about 2 weeks! You can hit up our website or our myspace to check out some of the new jams, and I'll be sending more deets about the record when they come!

Stay tuned as well for upcoming appearances on Pipeline! on WMBR, LP release show with Times New Viking, travels out to the wilds of Western MA and maybe more! These are exciting times...

http://www.papercities.org/reports
http://www.myspace.com/reports

http://www.myspace.com/hfeeling
http://www.myspace.com/thelifepartners
http://www.myspace.com/chacachaca
http://www.myspace.com/algebraofneed