If a good pop song’s truest measure is the amount of time it takes to convert the cynics and outfit ‘em in dancing shoes, The Paper Cranes should have the whole room dancing by now. With the hurdle of critical acclaim out of the way, this Victoria, Canada husband and wife act are ready to bring their music to the most vicious of the cynics: Fans of indie-pop. With subject matter that explores stories of nihilistic youth and heart-break - always buoyed by a rapturous energy - Ryan McCullagh has crafted truly timeless music on their first full-length, “Halcyon Days”. See for yourself on the infectious “I’ll Love You Till My Veins Explode”, a Pitchfork Media favorite.
MP3: “I’ll Love You Till My Veins Explode”
“If you’re not afraid to admit your favorite Cure song was “Love Cats”; if you think Paul Weller hasn’t written a classic song since “A Town Called Malice”; or if your favorite part of Funeral is the last minute of “Wake Up” where the Arcade Fire go all northern soul, then the Paper Cranes could be your new favorite band.”
- Pitchfork
“The Paper Cranes are a band that adroitly fuse a myriad of influences form northern soul to post-punk. This young husband and wife group write sincere pop songs that feel at the same time familiar and refreshingly unique.” - The Zone FM
Early next month, McCullagh and his wife Miranda will showcase their wares at a party proudly thrown by your friends here at The Musebox and their label Unfamiliar Records. But that won’t be your only chance to catch the band, as they’re shacking up at the Casbah the next night, and will be returning to Logan’s Pub in April. Might we suggest bringing a few cynics in need of a good time?
Catch The Paper Cranes Live:
03-06 Toronto, ON Wrongbar – Musebox/Unfamiliar Showcase *
03-07 Hamilton, ON The Casbah
04-12 Victoria, BC Logan’s Pub
* w/ Lioness, The Airfields, Boys In A Band, and Syme