PRESS RELEASE; Jo Biden brings hope, we bring the music.

The Papers welcome Joe Biden’s stand against the UK government's attempt to undermine the Good Friday Agreement and celebrate his inauguration to the White House by releasing their version of “Whiskey in the Jar ( 2021)”, the traditional song that in many ways represents Ireland's culture and history. New lyrics, that celebrate the Good Friday Peace Agreement, are sung over a rock/reggae beat, that brings a strong message that peace is non-negotiable. 

The band's main songwriters, twin brothers John and Mike Fitzsimons have strong family links with Ireland: both their parents were born in Ireland. Their father Michael came from County Limerick, their mother Kathleen from County Mayo (Mayo is the same area that Joe Biden’s family come from). 

What’s different in the new lyric? In the traditional version, an Irish highwayman is betrayed to English redcoats and ends up in prison. In the new version, only the chorus survives, as each verse considers how peace has brought a new understanding between the UK and Irish communities. 

Much of the band’s output comments on social issues and uses the sound of rock blended with the poetry of 70s reggae from artists such as Bob Marley and Third World. For this new single the band also explore the world of contemporary jazz and folk music, including elements of these genres in their sound.

THE PAPERS 'FAHRENHEIT IN A CENTIGRADE WORLD/IN VIENNA' (HOT CORE RECORDS/UK IMPORT) 

Out of Brighton comes the sensational band THE PAPERS, who were formed back in the late 1970s and they were kind enough to sent me an album they released in the past titled Fahrenheit in a Centigrade World. This album sounds like it was recorded way back in the early 1980s, which is no problem at all, because the 12 included songs of THE PAPERS on this album sound really good. Opener Miracles is a classic early 1980s British New Wave/Quirky Poprock/Post-Punk mixture, but from the following tracks on it's Ska or Reggae Rock as the band calls it! Dead man's shoes, Reggae on the radio and Telephone are basically pure Ska-Rock 1981 style, very catchy and easily reaching the quality of such legendary bands like MADNESS, THE BEAT, THE SPECIALS and such. With The Only One I See, the band goes for a more melodic pop/rock approach that sounds like a mixture between THE ARROWS (Canadian band) and THE CURE. You might also hear some similarities to THE POLICE here and there (such as during the catchy uptempo post-punkpoprocker Fahrenheit in a Centrigade World), so I guess if you mix all the mentioned acts, then you might end up with THE PAPERS! They also sent me a CD-single titled In Vienna, which is a brand-new song that is basically a nice slowtempo Reggae/Ska ish tune and let's hope more new material will pop up soon. Check out this band at: https://thepapersmusic.co.uk/ 

(Points: 8.1 out of 10)