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PAWS

by PAWS

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1.
Helen Back
2.
Plans
3.
Uncertain
4.
One Nation Under DOG 02:37
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5.
Unfiltered
6.
Sound Aye No Bother
7.
Elemental Attributes
8.
Starfu**ers
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S.A.H.D.
10.
Disenchanted 01:58 video
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about

Sometimes, space is the perfect catalyst for intense creativity.

Following the release of their fourth LP, 2019's Your Church On My Bonfire, PAWS - the Scottish DIY indie rock songwriting partnership of Phillip Jon Taylor and Joshua Swinney, toured briefly, and as the world began to shut down, they slipped out of sight. Phillip retreated north to the Highlands where he focused on his painting, solo work and the rewarding demands of fatherhood. Josh headed south to London, pursuing his other passion as a chef at the highly acclaimed Plimsoll. It would have been easy for both to settle into their new lives, but PAWS never died…and neither did the tie connecting the two friends.

Having missed playing together for too long, a plan was set and in October 2022 Josh travelled to Phillip's home studio in his crofters cottage where work began on the band's fifth self-titled LP. Relying on a set of phone demos and chemistry honed after years on the road the songs came together surprisingly fast. Having recorded previously with both Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus and Frightened Rabbit’s Andy Monaghan, the band once again seized control of production duties as they had on their sophomore release Youth Culture Forever. Utilizing all they had learned and adding their own DIY ethos into the mix, the music was done in a week. Josh headed home and Phillip set to work on lyrics.

The resulting record finds the band as grounded and assured as they ever have been. Marrying the deafening assault of youthful abandon with the whispered reasoning that comes with getting older; swaying from anger and exasperation to wide eyed optimism. PAWS is a succinct, razor wire encased documentary chronicling the pains of modern living. Delving into the dark underbelly of 90s alternative rock, painting with evocative instrumentals and reveling in celebratory indie punk, the band also embrace sordid pop and ambient electronics. And while it pays homage to where they have come from, it also signals a clean slate for the pair.

Two friends united over distance. After some time apart, all they needed was a spark.

credits

releases October 27, 2023

PAWS was written and performed by PAWS
PAWS are Phillip Jon Taylor & Joshua Stanley George Swinney.
Recorded & mixed by Phillip at Achley Farm Studio, Scotland in 2022.
Additional vocals on ‘Elemental Attributes’ by Jane Blanchard.
Mastered by Joel Hatstat at High Jump Media in Athens, GA.
Photography by Joshua. Painting and layout by Phillip.

Thank you:

Kaleigh, Zalie, Pablo Fox, Kate Eveling,
Jane Blanchard, EJRC, AJ, Joel,
Craig Howieson, Lewis MacKenzie,
Iain Strachan,
Galileo,
Jez.

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PAWS Scotland, UK

A band from Scotland in the Highlands/London.

thebandpaws.com

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pr (us): caroline@clarioncallmedia.com
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