By Lauren Moquin

By Kelly Keltos

Pet Jail is what you could call an Allston supergroup. Forming within the final show of the members’ previous band, That’s Rugby, it became a project where a “neo-soul, jazzy hip-hop” sound could be explored. The original four members have been down the punk route with their other bands, People Like You, Animal Flag, and I Kill Giants, but inspired by the likes of Robert Glasper’s Black Radio and Hiatus Kaiyote’s Tawk Tomahawk, they were ready for a new avenue.

After member, Sai Boddupalli, left the band to focus on his project Yeehaw, a new bassist, Geoff McCloud, joined the three year adventure that is their debut album, Jail For Pets. Today, Pet Jail has decided to release the album into the world and drummer, Sander Bryce, shared its significance, “This album conveys a certain feeling without the use of words (mostly.) It is a celebration of the struggle to make sure this feeling reaches other ears. Seeing as how we started writing these songs three years ago and recorded them almost two years ago, it is a test of patience. This is a record that pushed all of us to our limits, at the time, and helped us grow as people and musicians.”

You can check out Pet Jail’s debut album, Jail For Pets, in full below, along with a live video for “Funk If I Know”.