Paper Cut Out
Members
Adam Gilhespy — Guitar & Voice
Barry Wardle — Bass & Voice
John Coburn — Drums
So, another gem of a band has burst out of the north east of late. Paper Cut Out are a trio of jazz infused maniacs. You could call their music post hardcore or post punk or something like that, but to be honest they don’t fit easily into any of those categories. Some have compared them to Sweep The Leg Johnny without the sax, with a touch of Fugazi, but that’s just a start. Everything is intricate, complex, fast and daring. The live set is blistering, a flash of fury, gone in the blink of an eye.
Their two song seven inch will be available in stores and distros on September 22nd and from the band by mailorder before that. In the meantime you can catch them live on tour with This Aint Vegas in July.
Reviews
"With the same urgency of early Fugazi or Nation of Ulysses, the rhythmic thrust of Sweep The Leg Johnny and the tightly controlled chaos of a free–jazz combo off their faces on something nasty, over the course of two short sharp electric shock’s Newcastle’s Paper Cut Out stake their claim as one of the most exciting new bands in the post punk underground. Second track "Less a Roof, More a Ceiling" is pretty much recorded live and more invigorating than anything a band with a producer and a budget could come with. Smells like revolution here"
(Kerrang)
"There’s a punk feeling in the air again, a reductive ethic that allows anyone to walk into a studio, plug in and jerk off. Only a few can bring anything worthwhile out of the effort though, Mclusky for one, Paper Cut Out for two. Actually, Paper Cut Out sound remarkably similar to Mclusky, not a bad thing and certainly not a career–killer given the latter’s current status as mere cult band; the differences come in the freak beats that edge away from straight forward rabble rousing and into the realms of Erase Errata and Liars, without diving headfirst into an already over–populated pool. Sporadically incandescent and intermittently annoying, Paper Cut Out will either burn bright or knock themselves out; my money’s on the former."
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