Paper Scenes are a four-piece that hails from across the UK. Frontman and rhythm guitarist Bav is from Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Lead guitarist, Julian is from Rotherham, drummer Oscar is from Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire, and bassist Cal is from Ashbourne in Derbyshire.
Having met at university they were bonded by romantic kitchen table conversations of mid-00s bands and forming a band of their own. With this spirit in their hearts, they did just that and now reside in Manchester.
Let’s check out their debut single Echo Falls:
Echo Falls
The rippling guitars are destined to infect the hearts of a nation immediately. Not willing to be just another hazy indie band, they light fires with a dynamism akin to the early days of The View and the stomp of Harrisons and the playful urgency of Pull Tiger Tail.
The reimagining of the 00s scene is backed up exquisitely by frontman Bav’s melodically abrasive vocal. The cuteness of Charlie Walker (The Rumble Strips), the cuteness of Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots), and the emotive power of Orland Weeks (Maccabees) all come out to play.
Similar to The Goa Express and L’objectif, Paper Scenes have brought a fine musicality to their love of the 00s scenes they grew up with. What was once a great underground scene is now being lit up by these bands as the future of alternative music to great effect.
*image courtesy of Maria Cooper.
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