We thank Chris and Diatribeinc.com  for doing such a great review of our record. Thanks!!

Here is the latest review of our recently released EP. We would like to thank Bob for doing this one. Please check out the site as its a great collection of music reviews and news.

http://rnrnonsense.toomanyvoices.com/2007/08/review-papermoons-7-inch-ep.html

"Houston's Papermoons, the duo that is Matt Clark and Daniel Hawkins, make music that is soft and gentle on the surface, but moves with subtle power. Their debut EP contains four songs (five on the CD) of indie folk beauty that mix layers electronic drone and traditional instrumentation. In just a single listen, the ride travels deep under the surface, touching far more than just the ears. The band really seems to be on its own path. It's a similar vein to the Postal Service perhaps, but by no means derivative. Each track is a big lush soundscape without losing its small folksy, rootsy feel. The best recommendation for approaching Papermoons' music comes from the record itself: "I think we think too much about everything..." This isn't a record to over analyze. Abandon yourself to its flow and you'll just understand."

Rating: 9/10

Note: Place your mouse over the album art to see the beautiful vinyl.

For the past couple of days, I had an on-going migraine. This made reviewing kind of difficult, since it requires me actually listening to the CDs and I had no desire to be around noise. But Papermoons' EP was kind of hard to say no to. It attacked me on a couple of fronts – first, through the beautiful design of the 7" that was sent along with the album, followed by the band's press sheet giving me the impression that their motto wasn't "the louder the better", and finally when I saw that the EP was just under 18 minutes long, meaning even if I didn't like Papermoons it still wouldn't be excruciatingly long.

"Honesty" is filled with smooth melodies and a lightly tapped beat, setting the tone for the rest of the EP right away. Papermoons' strength is in crafting delicate yet still somehow intricate songs that are perfect for those nights where you can't sleep and you just need to calm down. "Bad Notes" carries on similarly, with the acoustic guitar that floats in and out of the song slightly overpowering distant vocals and hints of a quiet harmonica.

"Exist" and the bonus track on the CD version of the album were the tracks that I found myself replaying a lot. "Exist" comes off as one of the lushest tracks on the album, with the music swelling together at just the right points and a simple, pretty chorus that is likely to stick with you afterwards. The bonus track relies more on the harmonica that appears at several points throughout the EP, alongside a slow ticking beat and nostalgic tone followed by echoed harmonies ending out the song.

It's become incredibly clear to me that Papermoons need to release a full-length album, stat. The EP is all at once soothing and unpolished, showing that – yes, it is very possible for a band to show personality even when they're being quiet. Recommended if you like Death Cab For Cutie (the slower tracks – there's no "Sound Of Settling" here), Owen, or Wheat in their Hope & Adams days.

www.forthesound.com/album_reviews/p2001_articleid/779

Interested in ordering a copy of our 7" ?  The following sites are selling it so far, we will add to this list as more sites start carrying it.

vinylcollective.com  - this is the link to order it  

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/vinylhome/Items/tsr%20006-7?sck=60940920

interpunk.com - this is the link to order it

http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=67804&

No Idea Records - this is the link to order it

http://noidearecords.com/catalog/items.php?add=5916&format=1

* If you run a distro and are interested in carrying the record, or if you work at a record shop and would like to sell the record please contact Aaron Danger @

www.myspace.com/teamsciencerecords

(our first review of the brand new  record)

What a beautiful little 7". Papermoons have latched onto a sound I briefly fell in love with when listening to early Moneen, but haven't had a chance to revisit much, since nobody seems to be making music like it anymore.

Papermoons' debut self-titled 7" is, of course, brief, but the four songs the band presents are some of the most beautiful and delicate post-punk / folk rock this side of the year 2000. The band, consisting of Matt Clark and Daniel Hawkins haven't been around too long, but they sound as if though they've spent years together crafting their sound, which is dense and multi-layered yet full of melodic innocence.

Of course, you aren't going to hear Papermoons being blasted through the stereo before the Casualties hit the stage, but with the punk community slowly embracing folk elements they are bound to fit right in with records that will be showing up on ours and yours' year-end lists.

I felt guilty mentioning the Moneen reference right off the bat, but it's an influence that's impossible to shake. The songs on this 7" sound as though they could have been written by Moneen and performed acoustically with a few more instruments thrown in.

Thankfully though, Moneen didn't write these songs, giving Papermoons the opportunity to explore something I've been waiting to properly visit myself for quite some time.

-Ben Conoley, punknews.org