#20 ‘Future Primitive’ – Papercuts

All hazy vocals and reverb,  Future Primitive seemed like it had been around 3 or 4 decades previously, most probably being played in the background whilst you were stoned in your back garden. Fitting, then, that it came from Papercuts, on the San Franciscans’ all-analogue 3rd studio album. The simple, nostalgic arrangement belonged to another generation, but the offbeat lyrics are typical of this years indie/alt-rock scene shared with Animal Collective, Wilco and Phoenix. Equal measures future and primitive indeed.

Back in early ’09 this was the 1st i’d heard of Papercuts or Jason Quever (who’s worked previously with Beach House, among others), and whilst this track felt like it had been around forever the freshness was something i’d not really heard since the Grizzly Bear and Cold War Kids debuts of recent years. Played a lot over summer, but too sky-gazing and melodic to really be effective in a depressing-as-shit English winter.

‘Future Primitive’ – Papercuts