Is like the smell of your favorite pair of leather boots.
It’s familiar and sometimes beaten down, but soft in all the right places.
Paul’s solo project sounds like it took a train from Dallas to Durango and then hitch-hiked the rest of the way to Denver. We’ll call it: “not-quite-country” (and that’s a compliment). Previously the front man for Denver-based pop-folk group (and namesake), Whitacre, Paul has, like many artists, turned inward after touring and recording plans were derailed by Covid.
While he’s leaving the door open for a reunion with Whitacre, Paul is exploring a studio sound that’s more cavernous and emotional on his own. The solo work still features Paul’s roots-y voice, but with a ethos that’s much more Júníus Meyvant than Lumineers.
Paul battled through a stomach bug to give a gut-wrenching (pun intended) performance at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The space fit the mood of Paul’s new work perfectly: both empty and luminary. We incorporated archival tape to help illustrate a feeling of nostalgia and longing for a time when we enjoyed live music, ballet, and theatre in the flesh.
You can find Paul’s latest work here on Spotify.
