Paperlung formed in late 2005 when Sice (ex-Boo Radleys) met bass player Simon Gardiner in a bar at Victoria Station. While waiting for trains, they chatted about music and suchlike and decided there and then to form a new band. Simon roped in Ben Datlen - an old friend - to play guitar while Sice sought out Guillaume Jambel and brokered a loan deal with his band Transcargo. Eight weeks later they played their first gig.
Having demoed three of their new songs with the modest purpose of procuring a clutch of live shows, Shifty Disco stepped into the fray to persuade the band to go back into the studio early in 2006 to record a couple of tracks for their debut single.
"The Days That God Sold You" will available now on the Shifty Disco Download Club prior to coupling up with "A Cautionary Vision Of The Future" on a CD single release on 27th March.It's imperative that you go and see the band play (if at all possible)
- Thu 2nd March Dublin Castle, London
- Sat 25th March Water Rats, London
- Wed 29th March Sonic Cathedral @ Korova, Liverpool
- Thu 30th March 12 Bar / The Mill, Preston
- Fri 31st March Corner Room, Oxford
- Sat 1st April Lennons, Southampton
- Wed 5th April Cable Club @ Pressure Point, Brighton
- Fri 7th April Bull and Gate, London
- Sat 8th April The Hub, Cheltenham
- Sun 9th April Mono, Southampton (semi-acoustic show)
"Went to see Paperlung in the Camden Barfly, and they were ace... chewed a lot of chewing gum." Huw Stephens, Radio 1