Dreamy soundscapes, melodies and harmonic interludes play to the present while hinting at the past. A fine mix of dark pop and NW indie.

14 MP3 Songs in this album (46:16) !
Related styles: POP: Dark Wave, ROCK: American Underground

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A vintage echo in the Pacific Northwest air, Paper Brainâs dreamy soundscape, sunny boy-girl swapped melodies and harmonic interludes play to the present while hinting at the past. âI've always loved the sound and tone of the 60's and, consequently, have always cherished the instruments from that era,â says Mike Wroblewski (guitars/vocals/bass). âIf it were up to me, weâd be playing with all vintage equipment; Moog synths, Wurlitzer electric pianos, any guitars or amps made in the 60âs / 70âs just because I love the soundâ¦nothing really compares.â

Drawn to the vintage equipment of Klickitat Band Camp, Wroblewski, Adam Zavala (drums/percussion), Jeni Wroblewski (vocals/piano/keys/bass) and Duncan Galvin (bass/guitar/vocals) chose to record their sophomore album, Ainât Nobody Cares, at Shay Scottâs KBC Studios. Sharing a love of Beatles recording methods with Scott, they sought to reproduce several of the techniques themselves, including the famous âflangeâ technique which creates the effect of doubling vocals without singing multiple times. Wroblewski notes, âJohn Lennon loved to layer his vocals and frequently asked for the âflangeâ after he had a good take down. We use the phase effect on a couple of songs, most notably on âDead Leaves.â"

While âflangeâ can easily be noticed among nimble production, a few unrelated musical surprises linger in the making of the bandâs earnest sound. Instruments and techniques from decades past help make up the bandâs simple sound while unexpected literary inspiration creeps up from the canon of Edgar Allan Poe. âEdgar Allan Poe's certainly put a lot of things (lyrical rhythm, structure, imagery) into perspective for me. I read a poem of his called âEulalie - A Songâ a few years ago and I fell in love with it. I wanted to try to put some music to his lyrics but eventually scrapped Poe's lyrics and wrote my own âEulalie,â which became âRobin Hood.ââ

Sharing stages with The Shackletons,The Builders and the Butchers, and Horse Feathers, the band looks to indie inspired groups like Blonde Redhead, Arcade Fire and Pavement to enhance their arsenal of melodic, sometimes dark, sometimes bright, but always very focused instrumental melodies and vocals.


Press

"Paper Brain has potential to become a staple among PacNW music" --Willamette Weekâs Local Cut âCut of the Dayâ

"An almost British Invasion type of pop that is both melodic and melancholy, all the while avoiding the structural cliches of traditional pop songs." --Mish Mash

"Paper Brain could soundtrack long sweeping shots of big sky, and then the camera pans to the car and the heads are hanging out the window, hair blowing in the wind, getting all mussed up, but itâs so worth it for the fresh air of the wind, and for the goodtime tunes of Paper Brain" --KPSU Magazine âD ânâ Aâ section

"The music is honest and intellegent, at times wistful and full of longing, and could pare well with any Wes Anderson film." --Ten Second Buzz âBuzz Bandâ