This time around, they’ve recruited Will Andrews (drums), Gregor Lothian (Saxophone), and Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) for some roof-raising guitar work on “Divine Intervention” as well as “Stood up at the Gates of Heaven.” With a diverse array of legendary supporting members itching to hop in and jam over the years, including Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), it’s no surprise that caliber of musicianship is what WALKING PAPERS has become notorious for. It’s got everything Byrne embraces when it comes to style, art, lyrical content and more…This is a great release that reminds us that great music is out there if we look for it.” This is the sort of music that I always imagine Talking Head’s David Byrne telling all of his friends about.

While called it, “One of 2021’s essential albums,” declared, “…a contender for album of the year already,” and proclaimed, “Bluesy, alternative, artful rock music. From Andrews’ strikingly precise drumming to Anderson’s vivid keys to the vibe-setting saxophone by Lothian, it’s a colorful base on which Angell paints his pensive lyrics. THE LIGHT BELOW is like a sonic trip to a place where neon signs and car headlights illuminate leather-jacketed late-nighters.” went on to call THE LIGHT BELOW, “…a powerful rush of dark rock…mesmerizing… has a uniquely cinematic feel…a sit-down-and-listen, edge-of-your-seat kind of record, but it’s equally pleasing when you might be listening more passively a gripping life soundtrack that makes everyday moments feel like film noir. Those same songs have now become a way to continue a conversation with the ghosts.” “I’ve always used music as a way to deal with negative experiences and to figure myself out,” he explains, “I’ve lost a few close friends the last couple years and some of these songs provided the light I needed to process that. Described by Angell as “a sort of mindfulness exercise,” the new tracks focus restless energy left in the wake of personal loss and creative self-doubt. Known for his bruised, evocative vocals, and craftsman-like songwriting, he uses the new album to build on an already formidable catalog, with a cinematic style that oscillates between lust and loathing. With THE LIGHT BELOW, we’re once again invited behind the velvet curtain, to the smoke-filled room where whiskey-voiced Angell holds court, telling his tales over bluesy riffs with an alluring darkness. To listen to WALKING PAPERS is like gaining access to a secret society, like stumbling upon your new favorite bar behind an unmarked door - the kind where every patron has a story, and every night is a late one. Videos for the album’s first three singles, “ Divine Intervention,” “ The Value of Zero” and “ What Did You Expect?” can be seen now on the band’s official YouTube and Vevo pages. That’s how described THE LIGHT BELOW, the highly anticipated third album by WALKING PAPERS (frontman Jefferson Angell and keyboard player/longtime collaborator Benjamin Anderson), which was released today via Carry On Music and can be purchased or streamed here. WALKING PAPERS TAKE A CINEMATIC TRIP TO THE DARK SIDE OF ROCK WITH THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THIRD ALBUM, ‘THE LIGHT BELOW,’ OUT TODAY VIA CARRY ON MUSIC

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