The Paper Raincoat is an imaginative collaboration between Brooklyn songwri… Read Full Bio ↴The Paper Raincoat is an imaginative collaboration between Brooklyn songwriters Amber Rubarth and Alex Wong that brings to life a colorful world teeming with compelling characters, dream-like storylines, and metaphorical narratives. Their debut EP Safe in The Sound is an introduction to this fantasy world drawn from real experiences of excitement and solitude its creators shared in moving to New York City.

The story is based around the world of a fictional character named Grace, who on the eve of her 50th birthday begins to question her happiness and the choices she's made in her life. When she receives news that her estranged father, a failed inventor, has died, she returns to her childhood home to help settle his affairs. While cleaning out his study, she uncovers early designs for a paper raincoat, the invention on which he staked their family fortune, and that subsequently tore the family apart when it failed to sell. She is flooded with intense memories of a pivotal day in that very room, when she made the conscious decision to give up on her dream of becoming a writer in order to avoid the disastrous effects that happened as a result of her father’s choices. She starts to question whether there might have been a better way for her life to unfold, and decides to find out by rewriting her own story in a novel she titles The Paper Raincoat.

The songs are a cinematic blend of pop-folk orchestral arrangements, peppered with electronic textures, and overflowing with unforgettable melodies. "Our goal was to create songs that were enjoyable on any level…” adds Alex. “…Catchy and meaningful enough for listeners to relate to whether they knew the back-story or not. Once they liked the music, we felt discovering the story hidden inside the songs would only increase their connection to them."

Alex and Amber have been collaborators and friends for several years, starting with a chance meeting at a wintry show in Buffalo NY and Amber's subsequent decision to become the first official stalker of Alex's previous band, The Animators. Nowadays, both Amber and Alex are experienced and thriving musicians in their own right. Amber is creating an international buzz as a solo artist with over 1,000,000 plays on MySpace, three month-long European tours, the most recent with guitarist/songwriter Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, Amos Lee), and a First Place Award in the International Songwriting Competition (Lyrics), which was judged in part by her musical hero, Tom Waits. Amber's new record will be released this summer, and she will be touring all over the nation and again in Europe this Fall. Alex has since signed up on the long waiting list to stalk her in return.

Meanwhile, Alex has been cultivating a reputation as a sought-after artist, composer and producer in NY and LA. His former band, the Animators, achieved much national attention and critical acclaim before their 2007 breakup. He now writes, performs and records with several prominent NYC artists, including Vienna Teng (Rounder/Universal), and will co-produce her upcoming record this spring. His original score for the play, Everyman For Himself won a 2006 LA WEEKLY THEATER AWARD for best original music. Alex co-produced Amber's first solo record in fall 2004, as well as her 2006 EP, Unfinished Art, as well as produced and arranged the Paper Raincoat's debut EP.

The group celebrated the release of Safe in the Sound in March with a string of concerts at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, Canal Room in NYC, and Club Passim in Boston. IndieSoundsNY.com describes their live show as “bringing a sense of wonder and whimsical optimism into life.” Rubarth adds, “The live shows are quirky, too, with all of the different instruments and harmonies. It feels cinematic… but not in a goofy way.” New York is quickly embracing the band and in just a few months they have graduated from selling out 2 NYC residencies at Rockwood Music Hall, to booking their follow-up show at Bowery Ballroom at the end of July. The band is being embraced out of the gates by industry and fans alike, and in addition to having music currently under consideration for TV/film placements, one can expect to see their touring schedule come alive in late summer.

Brooklyn
The Paper Raincoat Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Brooklyn' by these artists:

$uicideboy$ I just left a show in Brooklyn Now I'm in the…
3rd Bass Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Real cool 'cause Brooklyn's cool! Frida…
4KEUS Ça s'passe dans les rues de Brooklyn À chaque tir, un…
Abramowicz I was never trying to forget you I was just hoping…
Adil Район мой Brooklyn Улицы дома и подъезды Где каждый поднимае…
Angel Haze [Intro] It's a wide, wide world (say yeah, say yeah) [Verse …
Becker & Fagan A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
Bernard Lavilliers C’est pas le paradis Y a du parfum dans l’air Et puis…
Black Smurf $Uicideboy$ I just left a show in Brooklyn Now I'm in the…

Bonjour Brumaire À tant courir parmi ces dédales On devrait finir par se…
Boo Seeka Oh Brooklyn will it ever last? Will it ever wonder outside…
brooklyn girls Feel the beat In your feet Let this dance make you complete …
brotherkenzie (Us then kissing) (Close in the kitchen) Brooklyn outsmarts…
Buckcherry Take a flight to London, sing my song Bring me…
Busta Rhymes feat. M.O.P. You know what this shit means man (what?) You know what…
Carousel Casualties So young, and yet so bold And you walk along the…
Civet My baby's in Brooklyn on the East Coast Out on the…
Connor Leimer Don′t hop off the tram I don't know where i am And…
Cosmic Baby They say I'm too young to love you I don't know…
Cosmo & Kramer spent all my money getting over you had to move away…
DJ G.I. Joe Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
DJ Kay Slay & Papoose Is Brooklyn in here tonight? Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! …
Donald Fagen A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
Donna Summer Brooklyn Child of freedom still new to this world Brooklyn S…
Dr. Apollo Giving God all the glory We're going to praise God this…
Emily James I wanna meet you in a crowded bar in Brooklyn Dance…
Fabolous (Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn) two times (Brooklyn), the fam…
Fabolous f. Jay-z Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Fabolous f/Jay-Z & Uncle Murda Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Fabolous feat. Jay-Z & Uncle Murda [Red Cafe] Excuse me! I happen to be the boss man Excuse…
Fabolous feat. Jay-Z & Uncle Murder [Chorus:] Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!…
Fabolous feat. Jay‐Z & Uncle Murda Is Brooklyn in here tonight? Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! …
Fabolous featuring Jay-Z & Uncle Murda Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Fabolous Ft. JZ & Uncle Murda [Chorus:] Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!…
Fabolous Jay-Z Uncle Murda Is Brooklyn in here tonight? Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! …
fabolous--jay-z--uncle murder Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Fabolous/Jay-Z/Uncle Murda [Red Cafe] Excuse me! I happen to be the boss man Excuse…
Fagen A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
Fickle Friends I wake up with worry Nothing fills me up He follows me…
Fly By Midnight Cigarette smoke She's always hot on a regular Subway go, let…
Forget Me in June Brooklyn, your lights burn so bright A starry night, blurs a…
foster. God sees your hurt In the midst of your storm You're going…
Gary Go I look in my crystal ball And see nothing I quietly wish…
Gary Go - www.music.pbtone.com Aye, aye APMG shit 420 I ain't never had these problems now …
Gatsby You walked in Said you had a rough day I guess it…
Glass Vaults I'm a butterfly... Taking my time I'm a skeleton... Bleached…
Glockenbach Maybe I'm outta my head Take me to Brooklyn again I'm in…
Grogi From Brooklyn corners, burnin' branches of sticky Spread lov…
Icey M Si me cuidas miles de besos Si me jodes el más…
Iisa Sä pakenit Brooklyniin Sä lähdit mutta kun Katsot sitä sil…
Jadakiss & Fabolous (Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn) two times (Brooklyn), the fam…
Jay Z & Eminem Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay Z feat. Santigold Brooklyn! [Repeat: x4] Brooklyn! We go hard! [Repeat: x2] …
JAY Z The Notorious B.I.G. Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Jay-Z & Sauce Money Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z / Santogold Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Jay-Z Feat. Fabolous Is Brooklyn in here tonight? Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! …
Jay-Z Feat. Notorious B.I.G Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z Feat. Santigold Brooklyn! [Repeat: x4] Brooklyn! We go hard! [Repeat: x2] …
Jay-Z Feat. Santogold Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Jay-Z Feat. Santogold And Notorious B.I.G. Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z feat. The Notorious B.I.G. [Jay Z] Yeah yeah yeah Ay Yo peep the style…
Jay-Z feat. Uncle Murder & Fabolous Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z Ft Fabolous & Uncle Murda Is Brooklyn in here tonight? [Chorus:] Brooklyn! Brookly…
Jay-Z Ft Lil Wayne Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Jay-Z Ft Uncle Murder Fabolous Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay-Z Santigold Brooklyn! [Repeat: x4] Brooklyn! We go hard! [Repeat: x2] …
Jay-Z/Santogold Hello Brooklyn Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you goi…
Jay-Z/The Notorious B.I.G. Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Jay‐Z feat. Uncle Murder & Fabolous Is Brooklyn in here tonight? Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! …
Jesse Malin The last car on the line I guess you're back doing…
Joe Lean You know the light falls in Brooklyn, just like I…
Johnny 2 Phones Shawty attitude LA And her style so New York She done…
Joo Hyo 생각해 보면 참 사소한 것들이 너의 길이 되잖니 너무 쉽게 정해진 미래와 그…
K. Mono Sip YK ain't Talking Osiris Bro just went for the score,…
Kerri Chandler feat E-Man Brooooooklllyynn My Nigga Facts I'm on my Brooklyn Shit shin…
Kid Noize we walk until brooklyn heading to the southern home we need…
KITCHEN - Steely Dan A race of angels bound with one another A dish of…
Krister Axel She said show me all the ways that you would…
L.E.A Un refrain orchestré dans les rues de Paris Coincé dans les…
L.E.A Ostertag I’m on Feast Mode, Time to eat mode I go beast…
Leeky G Bando Uh, G Bando Jordan, like Big EBK provoke the violence Big Le…
Longfellow IPGod bless america Last night the girls were wild, I'm a sl…
Love You Later What do you think of me now? What do you say…
LoveLike Violence Kill everything that's been between us Take these shackles o…
M.O.P Feat. Beenie Man And Busta Rhymes You know what this shit means man (what?) You know what…
M.O.P. Feat. Gravy Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, East New York Across the…
M.O.P/M.O.P. You know what this shit means man (what?) You know what…
Maino and The Mafia I parked a Wraith on the sidewalk (Did it for…
Maisie Peters Village is dead Gemini panic Quick out of bed Shuttle to Gat…
Mal Blum I don't mind, you can move to Brooklyn I don't mind,…
Malinda I said grace over nothing This morning Facing the world on e…
Manic Sheep 他們唱著你所嚮往的他們穿著你所喜愛的他們的生活方式變成你的信仰看過了多少表演聽過了多少唱片所有這些只是讓你…
Marshall Stannus I said I don’t even wanna be me Yet she still…
MC Lyte Kick this one for Brooklyn Kick this one for the nineties No…
Me And The Other Guy Brooklyn, your lights burn so bright A starry night, blurs a…
Melky Sedeck On a lonely night in Brooklyn You told me you'd be…
Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic Siamese cat walking on the fence behind the wall Sirens in…
Michele Merlo Le cose iniziano e poi finiscono Ci intimoriscono, ci ho scr…
Miyagi Andy Panda Как будто бы Бруклин Псы идут на запах, когда папа в…
Mop & Drop Outs You know what this shit means man (what?) You know what…
Mos Def Heh, hey, hey Ha, ha, say what? Say what? Ha, ha, bust…
Mos Def/Vinia Mojica Hey hey, ha ha say what say what Ha ha bust…
Mos Def; Vinia Mojica Heh, hey, hey Ha, ha, say what? Say what? Ha, ha, bust…
Mos+Def Hey hey, ha ha say what say what Ha ha bust…
N. McIntosh Y es que sé que nada volverá La vida se termina…
Nastra x Needow Странно, но любил это кино давно Эндорфин в миг внутрь мой…
Neva Dinova It's a song I wrote for no one and no…
Nolan George I left all my dreams in a Brooklyn Heights clearing Between…
p-body You know what this shit means man (what?) You know what…
Patrick Droney I remember losing tempers in the back of the taxi…
Pretty Solero Vorrei vederla ridere Ho perso i miei giorni sotto un ponte…
Project Jenny Project Jan It's always sunny in Brooklyn Without a cloud in the sky Y…
Satellite Whisper out my window, I hear the fall winds calling I…
Scout She's the only woman You will ever really love She'…
Sealab Lets play a game And burn down this world I've been living…
Self Wake up Your life's run amok No soul left to ante up We'r…
Sol Liebeskind Give me one reason to get out of bed today…
Sonnie Carson Hello nigga, blue tapin' and make green You ain't really tha…
spirental I wonder what life is like Sleeping inside tired eyes I'll s…
Steely Dan A race of angels bound with one another A dish of…
Suicideboys I just left a show in Brooklyn Now I'm in the…
Taking Back Sunday Well you are worth more than the man I am Sad…
The Jellybricks Wheels are turning I ain't moving anywhere today Things get …
The Kooks Nobody sees my disease Nobody sees my disease Sat on a lon…
The Midnight There's traffic on the bridge But the skyline shines with a…
The Notorious B.I.G. Okay, I'm reloaded! You motherfuckers, think you big time? F…
Theo Katzman Packed a bookbag Socks and sneakers, and dress shoes just i…
They Might Be Giants The scroll unfurls We hear the voice of Marty Markowitz Now …
Tiffany Johnson If you go up too Brooklyn Hope you're thinking of me…
Tyler Lyle There's traffic on the bridge But the skyline shines wi…
Wakey!Wakey! I hope I see you soon Because you're fond of me…
Walter Becker A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
Walter Becker / Donald Fagen A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
Walter Becker And Donald Fagen A race of angels Bound with one another A dish…
We're About 9 sitting in your rocking chair play your banjo in the air i…
WERTUS & MIYAGI Как будто бы Бруклин Псы идут на запах, когда папа в…
Wildlife Control To the city The city we come in droves To find something …
Woodkid Buying some vintage records in Williamsberg stores Playing p…
Wyatt Rodgers Done away with all the bad Feeling good ‘bout being good…
Yoann Lemoine (Woodkid) Buying some vintage records in Williamsberg stores Playing p…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Paper Raincoat:

Brooklyn Blurs I took the N Train in from the ocean Up to…
Don't Be Afraid Don't be afraid of what you want, Still staring at the…
It All Depends Monday night, casserole; throw it in; he's almost home. TV'…
January Everyone's counting, only a minute to go, now Wide eyes are…
Motion Sickness It just takes some getting used to It just takes some…
Rewind You said let's go to tape cause it catches the…
Right Angles Stop, turn around, move against the Broadway rush hour crowd…
Rough Cut Suddenly you're shaking with pain, shooting down inside you …
Safe in the Sound Sinatra's spinning in the other room She flips it over, hop…
Sympathetic Vibrations Please stay in your seat until the captain turns off…

The Same Old Things It's the same old things that get me every time, Get…

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