Post Description

Artist: Paper Beat Scissors
Release: Paper Beat Scissors
Released: 2013
Label: Forward Music Group
Catalog#: FMG 029CD
Format: FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue
Country: Can
Style: americana


1.Ends in Themselves 02:47
2.Season's Rest 03:30
3.Folds 03:57
4.Rest Your Bones 03:54
5.Forgotten 04:18
6.Once 03:18
7.Be Patient 04:33
8.Keening 04:23
9.Tendrils 03:42
10.Watch Me Go 04:48
11.Let Me In 03:31

Musical monstrosity deposited in Halifax, Nova Scotia after the first 23 years in Burnley, England.

Tim Crabtree’s haunting voice burns at the centre of the Paper Beat Scissors sound with an honesty and rawness that skirts discomfort. The relocated-Brit began the project following a move to Canada’s East Coast and soon caught the attention of his adoptive home, recording the highly-acclaimed self-titled debut with Michael Feuerstack (Snailhouse, Bell Orchestre, the Luyas) producing and Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara mixing. The album, released on Forward Music in Canada and Ferryhouse in Germany, Austria, Switzerland found its way onto BBC and CBC airwaves as well as best-of the year lists in Canada, Europe and as far afield as Mexico and Japan.

Paper Beat Scissors was billed as a ‘must-see’ act of the summer by the CBC in 2012. PBS has toured Canada and Europe, sharing the stage with the likes of Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters) and Dan Mangan. An onstage collaboration with Clogs (regular collaborators and members of the National and My Brightest Diamond) was released as a limited-edition 7? for International Record Store Day 2013. Tim is presently working with engineer Dean Nelson (Beck, Thurston Moore, Bat for Lashes) on a new album set for release in 2014.

“Absolutely stunning... wonderful... startling and beautiful” – ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

“This isn’t merely indie folk music: Paper Beat Scissors is a genuine work of effortless art.” – Pop Matters

“Crabtree’s more than one to watch, he’s one to listen to, now.” – Americana UK

“…potent enough for an otherworld experience.” – CBC ...