New York City Native Paul Brill first chipped his musical teeth on the icy … Read Full Bio ↴New York City Native Paul Brill first chipped his musical teeth on the icy landscape of Northern Vermont, wood-shedding and 4-tracking while holed-up in a bleak, rustic cabin. After a few light-deprived winters, Brill sold his belongings and fled for sunny western shores, dabbling in brief stints as an herbal smokes salesman, street performer, valet, corporate errand boy, and marine biology instructor before finding sure footing in the sand. After playing the major label cat-and-mouse game with a band in San Francisco, Paul was soon lured home to NYC, his songwriting similarly taking striking new turns.
Brill’s first releases, including the well-received Sisters EP and LP combo, were vulnerable and plaintive twang-kissed affairs that showcased a thoughtful songwriting presence. New Pagan Love Song, which merged earlier works’ acoustic elements with found sounds, samples, and bent beats, avoided a number of the clichés and self-indulgent foibles of the acoustic guitar-meets-electronics crowd. It was a record made by a songwriter genuinely interested in the possibilities of electronic experiments in songwriting. It was an album of comfortable melancholy that took critics by storm.
Harpooner continues further down that path, incorporating heavy-duty cut-and-paste collage elements for a work that comes off like a fever dream. It’s a song of reckoning, a last gasp. Its nine tales regard plague, mental illness, misanthropy, and much salt water. In this thoroughly dismantled pop record, Brill collages found sounds, jigsaw beats, and damaged vocals into a work of boxed-in desperation. The acoustic guitar only rears its head now and again and songs are often driven by off-kilter percussion and samples more than anything. Even Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) stops by to lend his unique bass expertise! The record represents a significant step forward for Brill’s sonic architecture, exploring further the unexpected collision between organic and electronic sound he first touched upon on NPLS.
In addition to writing and recording songs for his own albums, Brill has composed music for several films, commercials, and, most recently, the theme for a NPR program. Brill’s original score for the upcoming HBO feature documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, was hailed by Variety as “memorably chilling, sounding notes of purest dread.” Young American Recordings recently released the official soundtrack to Hunt, curated by Brill, featuring selections from his score and contributions by Andrew Bird, Califone, M. Ward, Mark Kozelek and Dead Prez, among others.
Paul also recently released a video for the Harpooner track “Don’t Tell Them” soon. The video was directed by Barney Miller, who has worked with Kanye West, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Gillian Welch. Also directing/animating a video for Paul was animator Joel Trussel, known for his outstanding work on Jason’s Forrest “War Photographer” video. Speaking of Forrest, for Harpooner’s first single (and arguably poppiest song), “Paris Is On”, Brill has enlisted the help of insane electronic artist Jason Forrest to remix the song, yielding some interesting results. Paul is assembling remixes of the song at the moment.
Brill’s first releases, including the well-received Sisters EP and LP combo, were vulnerable and plaintive twang-kissed affairs that showcased a thoughtful songwriting presence. New Pagan Love Song, which merged earlier works’ acoustic elements with found sounds, samples, and bent beats, avoided a number of the clichés and self-indulgent foibles of the acoustic guitar-meets-electronics crowd. It was a record made by a songwriter genuinely interested in the possibilities of electronic experiments in songwriting. It was an album of comfortable melancholy that took critics by storm.
Harpooner continues further down that path, incorporating heavy-duty cut-and-paste collage elements for a work that comes off like a fever dream. It’s a song of reckoning, a last gasp. Its nine tales regard plague, mental illness, misanthropy, and much salt water. In this thoroughly dismantled pop record, Brill collages found sounds, jigsaw beats, and damaged vocals into a work of boxed-in desperation. The acoustic guitar only rears its head now and again and songs are often driven by off-kilter percussion and samples more than anything. Even Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) stops by to lend his unique bass expertise! The record represents a significant step forward for Brill’s sonic architecture, exploring further the unexpected collision between organic and electronic sound he first touched upon on NPLS.
In addition to writing and recording songs for his own albums, Brill has composed music for several films, commercials, and, most recently, the theme for a NPR program. Brill’s original score for the upcoming HBO feature documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, was hailed by Variety as “memorably chilling, sounding notes of purest dread.” Young American Recordings recently released the official soundtrack to Hunt, curated by Brill, featuring selections from his score and contributions by Andrew Bird, Califone, M. Ward, Mark Kozelek and Dead Prez, among others.
Paul also recently released a video for the Harpooner track “Don’t Tell Them” soon. The video was directed by Barney Miller, who has worked with Kanye West, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Gillian Welch. Also directing/animating a video for Paul was animator Joel Trussel, known for his outstanding work on Jason’s Forrest “War Photographer” video. Speaking of Forrest, for Harpooner’s first single (and arguably poppiest song), “Paris Is On”, Brill has enlisted the help of insane electronic artist Jason Forrest to remix the song, yielding some interesting results. Paul is assembling remixes of the song at the moment.
Comeback Kid
Paul Brill Lyrics
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Abercrombie Freddy wants to be a cartoon superhero and he never…
Against the Current [Verse 1] You've got this subtle kind of way Of making every…
Against The Current & Taka You got this subtle kind of way of making everything…
Ben DeHan I'm screaming out, nobody hears me now From this hotel room…
Brett Dennen Well maybe it's the common curse Maybe things get bad before…
Caskey I was fallin' off for a minute but I'm back…
Descendents I thought If I could just shout it in your face I…
Free Friends & Ben DeHan I'm screaming out, nobody hears me now From this hotel room…
Golden Coast See me lacing up Take the gold medal, love You told me…
Kasabian King Pin on a cutback King Pin on a cutback With sunken…
Kip Moore I'm a new used car with a couple dents And I'll…
KITCHEN - Kasabian King Pin on a cutback King Pin on a cutback With sunken…
LIVING ROOM - Sharon Van Etten Hey, you're the comeback kid See me look away I'm the runawa…
Long Range Hustle Like a dog in heat staggers around, like a comeback kid…
Mandisa Fear said "hide away" Shame said "wear those chains" Then I …
Morgan Brock Will I return to the streets around here again Or will I…
Mosa Wild Hey, you′re the comeback kid See me look away I'm the runawa…
New Politics (I'm a comeback kid) Wake up, wake up, wake up it's…
OMG Classic I used to be a lone wolf Scared to colour outside…
Sharon Van Etten Hey, you're the comeback kid See me look away I'm the runawa…
Silversun Pickups With all the fire set in our eyes Without a cornerstone…
Sleigh Bells I know it's hard but You've gotta deal with it Why don't…
Sleigh Bells on... I know it’s hard but You’ve gotta deal with it Why don’t…
Sleigh Bells I know it's hard but You've gotta deal with it Why don't…
The Band Perry They like to kick you when you're down They like it…
The Paper Trail I'm losing my grip On all this shit That I swore I…
Tommy Ashby It's ok to be afraid sometimes, Just don't let it leave…
Van Etten Sharon Hey, you're the comeback kid See me look away I'm the runawa…
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