Papercuts make the kind of albums that are easy to ignore or write off as simple and unchallenging indie pop. The smooth textures and gentle surfaces of the production, the breezy melodies of the songs, and the quiet sweetness of Jason Quever's vocals and lyrics don't overwhelm or stand up and demand attention; instead they kind of seep into the pleasure center of your brain if you want them to. The two albums previous to You Can Have What You Want were bright and sunny, but very calm and almost serene. This record isn't much different -- maybe a little more layered and gauzy at times, but still overflowing with pleasant melodies and nice sounds. Quever as always sings the lyrics as if in a dream, drifting over the rich arrangements with a light and feathery touch that brings to mind a collegiate and slightly shaky Colin Blunstone (or a less shaky early Neil Young.) He doesn't bowl you over with emotion but he conveys great feeling in his limited range, and on some of the songs, he comes close to breaking hearts with his boyish sincerity. Other times, he captures the ominous spookiness of the lyrics perfectly with his hushed and near conversational singing. Indeed the album seems to be a concept album about a possibly post-apocalyptic world full of suffering and weirdness, which is quite different from the previous album's subject matter. Quever keeps things pretty obscure and hinted at; he's not beating you over the head with any great statements. Again, he's letting the message sneak into your brain quietly and wrapping it in lovely arrangements that would sound good no matter what he was singing about. In that regard, Papercuts are very much like fellow low-key weirdos Grandaddy and Midlake. You Can Have What You Want falls a little short of the last record, Can't Go Back, just because it isn't as jaunty or light-hearted, but it is still an impressive work that should go a ways in providing some proof that the band has more depth and power than one might have thought if they just stuck to the surface.
Jason Quever of Papercuts is the indie music version of Kevin Bacon – he’s separated from every other indie artist by less than 6 degrees. The San Franciscan has worked with Port O’Brien, Skygreen Leopards, Vetiver’s Andy Cabic, and Alex Scally of Beach House. After releasing 2007’s Can’t Go Back, Papercuts is back with You [...]
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Hello Fellow Moggers! I know we are all lovers of the digital age: The pixel and the screen. The Blog and the Space and Book and all the virtual places we like to congregate. But I also know that we are appreciators of old school technology as well. It's been a busy summer for me and I haven't had a lot of time to spend online. In my chillaxin' moments -- sitting on the porch, sipping a beverag...
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Jason Quever of Papercuts is the indie music version of Kevin Bacon – he’s separated from every other indie artist by less than 6 degrees. The San Franciscan has worked with Port O’Brien, Skygreen Leopards, Vetiver’s Andy Cabic, and Alex Scally of Beach House. After releasing 2007’s Can’t Go Back, Papercuts is back with You [...]
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Papercuts, Jason Robert Quever’s California-based project, stopped in with San Fran video blogger’s Yours Truly to do a two song set from their last album You Can Have What You Want (on of my favorites from earlier in the year).They’ve also been working on new material, and will release a new 7″ and digital single [...]
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San Francisco indie-pop band have announced that they will be releasing a third album. The album will titled "You Can Have What You Want". It will be released on April 14, in the US it will be released through Gnomonsong and in Europe thorugh Memphis Industries. The record features collaborations with Alex Scally of Beach House. The tracklisting for the album is below and you can see the cove...
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There is a new Papercuts album coming out this coming tuesday April 14th title You Can Have What you Want, and judging by the first couple tracks I have heard on the album it sounds like it will be a good one. I first heard Papercuts open for Beach House’s cd release party at the [...]
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We've been nibbling on this little number since it made its' way to us a few weeks back. Here's a nice visual that gives this highlight from Papercuts' recently released album You Can Have What You Want a little more context. A grainy journey to nowhere in particular, our hero here is ...
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| 1 Once We Walked in the Sunlight |
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| 2 A Dictator's Lament |
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| 3 The Machine Will Tell Us So |
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| 4 A Peculiar Hallelujah |
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| 5 Jet Plane |
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| 6 Dead Love |
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| 7 Future Primitive |
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| 8 You Can Have What You Want |
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| 9 The Void |
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| 10 The Wolf |
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