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Papercuts Life Among The Savages Limited Vinyl LP + Download
Overview:
· With a personal history that reads like something from Kerouac or Steinbeck, Quevers songs instil a sense of melancholy but are so engaging that the listener is swept along without complaint – Mojo
· Its a rare to come across an artist whos equally skilled in songwriting, singing and production but lone-arranger Jason Quever, better known as San Franciscos Papercuts, is a master of all trades. That the pocket-sized symphonies of brand new album Life Among The Savages are set to see the light of day is through nothing but meticulous focus – due to his whizz-kid knack for instrumental arrangement, Quever
often finds himself a sought-after musical collaborator.
· As with each Papercuts album to date – 2004s Mockingbird, 2007s Cant Go Back, 2009s You Can Have What You Want, and 2011s Fading Parade – Quever recorded
his latest offering on his Ampex 2 16-track reel-to-reel in his home studio, Pan American, whittling the record down to its essentials over a two year period. It was there he worked alongside Port OBrien, Beach House, Still Flyin, The Skygreen Leopards, and most recently Galaxy 500s Dean Wareham on their own recordings.
Galaxy 500 was a big influence on my music so it was very special to make a record with him that Im really proud of, says Quever. More importantly, we had a great time doing it.
· Unassuming though ambitious, a life in demand was hardly of Quevers expectations but such a skill set could never be kept secret for long. I dont want to hit people over the head. Thats just not who I am. I dont necessarily like to be the centre of attention, hes often said. Yet Life Among The Savages is about to do precisely that.
The most concise and lucid Papercuts release to date, it demonstrates a uniquely fresh approach to classic instrumentation through shrewdly combining dreamy baroque pop string arrangements with lighter-than-air vocals via potent production work.
· While Papercuts echoes bands like Spiritualized and The Zombies in mood, ambitious orchestration (the title track itself contains an arrangement contribution from Beach
Houses Alex Scally) and the high-calibre dream pop of beautifully hypnotic tracks such as Staring At the Bright Lights, the sound on Life Among The Savages is undeniably Quevers own. Alongside haunting melodies that soar over strings, garagey guitar hooks, piano and mellotron, and energetic bass and drums that never rely on a clichéd beat, its impossible to refrain from being spellbound by Quever’s
unpredictable and chaotic world, whatever that may consist of.
· I like to write short stories, at least have the story in my mind and allude to it… from dystopian short stories to a utopian take on things, being outside looking in, alienation, search for bliss, the chaos of relationships, insanity, suicide…
· Having lost both of his parents and being orphaned at a young age before growing up on a commune, Quever is no stranger to the complexities life can bring. Crediting
the four-track he got after his parents died with both helping him cope and inspiring his career, Life Among The Savages is the next step in a musical trajectory thats
gently reshaping pop music in the way very few musicians know how.
· LP format includes download code.
Featured Tracks:
1. Still Knocking at the Door
2. New Body
3. Life Among the Savages
4. Staring at the Bright Lights
5. Family Portrait
6. Easter Morning
7. Psychic Friends
8. Afterlife Blues
9. Tourist
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