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Paper Birch Share Blue Heartbreak

July 13, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Paper Birch are definitely one of those acts on my radar this Summer, particularly as they seem to be filling in that space in my life with fuzzy pop sensations. Their latest single from the forthcoming morninghairwater pulls back the curtains to reveal this wall of buzzsaw guitar and a fairly simply rhythmic track behind it. In crafting the tune in this manner, they allow for some further guitar excursion, jettisoning in and out of the buzzy background. Plus, using that canvas gives them the time and space to paint their combined melodies for you; it sort of reminds you of Damon and Naomi, and I don’t think anyone minds that! Morninghairwater is out July 30th via Reckless Yes.

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Paper Birch Share Cemetery Moon

June 22, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Paper Birch seems to have blossomed amidst the UK lockdown, channeling feelings of despair and isolation into the new project begun by Dee Sada and Fergus Lawrie. Their latest single operates as a sort of dreamy folk space transmission, but you’ll have to listen closely to pick up on that. The track’s careful, using a light strum as the backbone for Sada’s whispering voice to crest and rise upon the song’s melodies. There’s a slight percussive element, again, staying out of the way of the melody. But, careful ears will pick up on the frequency airwaves skittering through the song’s distant background, tying in the space transmission element that correlates with the visual themes of the video. Their debut album Morninghairwater is out on July 30th via Reckless Yes.

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Paper Birch Share Love for the Things Yr Not

May 20, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

UK outfit Paper Birch is a fairly recent collaborative project between Fergus Lawrie and Dee Sada, trading sounds and experiments between London and Glasgow, all of which led to the recording of the duo’s debut, morninghairwater. The press release calls in some Velvets nods, which you can definitely hear just from the emotional feel, but what I really like is the sort of static on those guitar chords. For some reason, it sounds like someone’s amp has a slight short at the input, yet still is able to emanate this beautiful noise. Plus, the balance of the vocals between Lawrie and Sada is something that should have you excited for the release of the LP; morninghairwater will drop on July 30th via Reckless Yes.

Reckless Yes Records Love For The Things Yr Not

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