Sorry This Is Forever

Paper Crows are an exciting new London duo who I posted about towards the end of last year. Their debut single 'Stand Alight' was the source of mild blogospheric hysteria and they're now following this up with a double A-side release next month.

Fingertips is a gorgeous slow-burner with singer Emma's vocals underpinned by a foreboding military beat but it's Follow The Leader that really tickles my fancy, thanks to the brooding post-dub influences, melodramatic lyrics and flourishes of strings. Game, set and match.

Paper Crows - Fingertips by Sainted PR

Paper Crows - Follow The Leader by Sainted PR

Ornithological Origami

London-based duo Paper Crows have been cropping up on some of my favourite music blogs the past few weeks.

The story goes that 18-year-old Emma Panas met 24-year-old Duncan McDougall at music college and, after forging a musical connection, began bunking off classes to go and work on their own songs.

Their debut single 'Stand Alight' is a delightful oddity, combining elements of post-dub with more downbeat moments that remind of Zero 7's earlier work. If it's all a bit lo-fi for your liking, fret not because the ever-reliable Monsieur Adi has worked his magic to make it more dancefloor-ready.

Paper Crows - Stand Alight



Paper Crows - Stand Alight (Monsieur Adi Remix)



Better yet is 'Cloudbustin Behaviour' the pair's inspired mash-up of Kate Bush's 'Cloudbusting' and Bjork's 'Human Behaviour'. Behold: