Papercuts – “Blues Run The Game”

Last year’s Paralell Universe Blues was a highlight among Papercuts’ fairly stuffed catalog, adding a dose of hazy gaze to Jason Quever’s always welcome folk-pop. On the eve of embarking on a European tour supporting Steve Gun, the band is releasing the EP Kathleen Says, which rounds up that standout from the 2018 LP alongside a dreamy version of the Jackson C. Frank classic “Blues Run The Game” and a stripped down version of new song, “Comb In Your Hair.”

Long covered as a folk staple, Quever gives Frank’s version a lush treatment that lets glints of sun in through billowing clouds. Though its hard to stand out among versions by everyone from Bert Jansch to Nick Drake, Papercuts gives the song a modern update that’s swirled in closing time twinges of sadness – the purple stage lights flickering and just a taste of dry ice on the air as the last of the bottle caps are swept into the corner. The EP is out this Friday and the tour heads out on the 19th. Give a first listen to the cover below.

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EU Tour
19/03/19 : Obaren – Stockholm, SWE *
20/03/19 : Revolver – Oslo, NO
21/03/19 : Pustervik – Gothenburg, SWE
22/03/19 : Loppen – Copenhagen, DK
23/03/19 : Frannz Club – Berlin, DE
25/03/19 : UT Connewitz – Leipzig, DE
26/03/19 : Manufaktur – Schorndorf, DE
27/03/19 : Arena – Vienna, AT
29/03/19 : Raindogs – Savona, IT
30/03/19 : Südpol – Luzern, CH
31/03/19 : Rotefabrik – Zurich, CH
01/04/19 : Sonic – Lyon, FR
02/04/19 : Le Petit Bain – Paris, FR
03/04/19 : De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE
04/04/19 : BRDCST @ AB-club – Brussels, BE
05/04/19 : Oslo – London, UK
06/04/19 : Hare & Hounds – Birmingham, UK
07/04/19 : The Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
08/04/19 : Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK