Leland's Lotto- Rock or Roll

On their debut Rock or Roll, Leland’s Lotto—the latest project from Portland’s Lee Butterfield of Cruise Control—parks squarely in the devotee lane of Jonathan Richman and the grainy guitar scrape of the Velvet Underground. By wrapping phenomenal harmonies around smashed drums and loud, razory guitars, Butterfield relies on a remarkably lean toolkit for his crispy, timeless collection of undeniably catchy songs that transcends mere retro worship.