Papercuts Hurt, but Not Your Ears

Allow me to play catch-up... With a sound that's all over the map, at times sounding like Grizzly Bear, at others like Grandaddy, the new Papercuts record has warranted multiple listens ever since I first got my hands on it.

The singer/songwriter out of San Francisco (and his backing band) is all about atmosphere, like the dirge of "Future Primitive," the happy hymnal of "A Dictator's Lament," or the muted romance of "The Machine Will Tell Us So."

Uniquely, every song on the record is coated with this reverb haze, like the fog resting over a cold beachfront. It's easy to misconstrue this as amateurish Phil Spector homage, but really, the effect solidifies the album's dreamy nature.

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Future Primitive - Papercuts

A Dictator's Lament - Papercuts

The Machine Will Tell Us So - Papercuts