The Paper Kites
“On The Corner Where You Live draws you into its world from the moment you press play...There aren't many acts, Australian or otherwise, that are making soothing sophisti-pop quite like The Paper Kites do here” – Double J
Indie-folk outfit The Paper Kites have released On the Corner Where You Live, the Australian band’s melancholic, mid-tempo companion to On the Train Ride Home.
Give them your tired, your lonely, your lovesick, your unsure, The Paper Kites have a song for each of them on this latest album. On the Corner Where You Live wafts evocatively with noir-ish saxophones, guitars, ambient traffic, even the languid sound of rain. It’s levitating and bittersweet, heavy-hearted stories that are resoundingly universal.
The album is co-produced with Grammy-winner Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) at his studio in Connecticut – a 120-year old Victorian-era home that the band lived and recorded in for 5 weeks. Sam Bentley spoke of the moment the album's concept clicked together. “It's a collection of stories about these characters all living in an apartment building; I wanted to capture moments, feelings, it's about people and their stories.”
“Music is so much more purposeful and devastating when it makes you feel exposed,” adds Sam. Take latest single, “When It Hurts,” a harmonic lament about a man that's been kicked out of his apartment for a lovers’ tiff, and he's trying desperately to work out how to fix everything; it's that moment where something's gone wrong, an argument, you're trying to fix and the world is watching.
Immersed in an aural diet of blues and jazz, the band collaborated with Los Angeles film-noir artist Gina Higgins on the album's artwork, who also painted the cover for On The Train Ride Home and worked closely with the band on the concept.
On the Train Ride Home & On the Corner Where You Live follow up their 2015 album twelvefour. The Paper Kites (which also includes vocalist Christina Lacy, guitarist Dave Powys, drummer Josh Bentley and bassist Sam Rasmussen) have earned a loyal, organic fan base. In the eight years since they formed, what’s followed is an impressive reach of their music with standout single “Bloom” (from their Woodland EP) certified Gold in the U.S. The band has also been steadily touring across 4 continents, 24 countries with nearly 200 shows in just under 3 years. With over 300 million overall streams and nearly 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the band continues to amass new fans wherever they go. With the announcement of the latest album, the band returns to North America, starting November 6 in Los Angeles, CA. See full dates here and contact us with any requests!
RIYL: Grizzly Bear, Little May, Offa Rex, The Milk Carton Kids
TRY: #3, 2, 9, 10
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