Papercuts est le groupe/projet du seul Jason Robert Quever. Celui-ci a fait toutefois appel à quelques guests comme Trevor Montgomery, Kelly Nyland, Glenn Donalson pour façonner son merveilleux album de pop catchy et lumineuse, Can't Go Back, paru cette année et qui a fait l'unanimité. Des impressions, en vrac :
"It takes a few seconds of Papercuts' second album, Can't Go Back, to think that maybe you've stumbled upon something special, a delicate mood piece made to slice through the din and chaos of modern life."
"This is easily the most exciting new pop album of a still young year. Can't Go Back grabs you with the first flurry of guitar strums, all cool, voluminous tone and three-dimensional space. It's the first salvo in what emerges as a damn-near perfect album, each cut luminous and distinct from the others, yet arranged in a way that flows easily from start to finish."
"Bay Area singer-songwriter Jason Quever disguises his songs' weighty themes in lush delicacy. By injecting overtly somber contemplation into summery, feel-good pop instrumentation, Quever wears his West Coast influences — not to mention his heart — on his sleeve."
"Judging by the majority of Can't Go Back, Quever has succeeded on a scale that he himself may not have imagined. There is a swirling, dreamlike quality to Quever's work that is balanced by a forceful yearning that escapes many in the pop field."
"At a time when lots of independent bands are going mainstream, and alternative music often marches in lemming-like lockstep, it's nice to come across a truly idiosyncratic band like Papercuts that isn't just trying to sound like the hipster-pleasing flavor of the month."
"It's a brilliant exercise in imagining memories, one that can be as intensely pleasurable and personal as you're willing, or able, to travel into your own past."
"Can't Go Back is the perfect template for Quever's gift of storytelling. His ability to create sad and innocent yet lovable characters struggling to understand their situations is worth repeated exploration."
"It's magnificent. It's clever and poppy and thought-provoking and, above all else, fun."
"It's as complete a sunshine daydream as you're likely to hear this year."
"Proof that sometimes it feels good to feel bad. But like a four track-recording Brian Wilson, his catchy vocal melodies and whip-smart arrangements make these self-produced songs shine warmly."
Papercuts - Found Bird
Papercuts - The World I Love
"It takes a few seconds of Papercuts' second album, Can't Go Back, to think that maybe you've stumbled upon something special, a delicate mood piece made to slice through the din and chaos of modern life."
"This is easily the most exciting new pop album of a still young year. Can't Go Back grabs you with the first flurry of guitar strums, all cool, voluminous tone and three-dimensional space. It's the first salvo in what emerges as a damn-near perfect album, each cut luminous and distinct from the others, yet arranged in a way that flows easily from start to finish."
"Bay Area singer-songwriter Jason Quever disguises his songs' weighty themes in lush delicacy. By injecting overtly somber contemplation into summery, feel-good pop instrumentation, Quever wears his West Coast influences — not to mention his heart — on his sleeve."
"Judging by the majority of Can't Go Back, Quever has succeeded on a scale that he himself may not have imagined. There is a swirling, dreamlike quality to Quever's work that is balanced by a forceful yearning that escapes many in the pop field."
"At a time when lots of independent bands are going mainstream, and alternative music often marches in lemming-like lockstep, it's nice to come across a truly idiosyncratic band like Papercuts that isn't just trying to sound like the hipster-pleasing flavor of the month."
"It's a brilliant exercise in imagining memories, one that can be as intensely pleasurable and personal as you're willing, or able, to travel into your own past."
"Can't Go Back is the perfect template for Quever's gift of storytelling. His ability to create sad and innocent yet lovable characters struggling to understand their situations is worth repeated exploration."
"It's magnificent. It's clever and poppy and thought-provoking and, above all else, fun."
"It's as complete a sunshine daydream as you're likely to hear this year."
"Proof that sometimes it feels good to feel bad. But like a four track-recording Brian Wilson, his catchy vocal melodies and whip-smart arrangements make these self-produced songs shine warmly."
Papercuts - Found Bird
Papercuts - The World I Love
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