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The indie rock sound is massively popular in Glasgow right now, to the point where it can feel repetitive. PAWS, however, offer a fresh sound that’s unlike any other bands on the scene. They take the reverb-drenched alternative rock that Glasgow seems to love and add a brighter style that sounds a bit more American. It’s no surprise, then, to hear their latest album, “No Grace” was produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. They have a more sophisticated style than blink’s pop punk, but it’s nice to bring a bit of sun to this grey city. With their first American tour kicking off this month, they’re already going global and could well be the next big thing to come out of Scotland.

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“No Grace” by PAWS from the upcoming album ‘No Grace’ available on Fat Cat Records.

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Scottish fuzz rock trio Paws are appearing on a new compilation that Fuzzkill Records is putting out. Their contribution is a stripped-down, lo-fi cover of Phil Phillips‘ 1959 hit “Sea of Love” (also later recorded by Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Cat Power and others), and that makes its premiere in this post.

Also on the split is Pinact, The Bellybuttons, Catholic Action, Elara Caluna, Faiides, FROTH, Fruit Tones, Kill Surrrf, The Pooches, Poor Things, Secret Motorbikes, SHARPTOOTH, The Shithawks, Tuff Love and Twin Mirrors.  All proceeds go to CLAN Cancer Support and the Greater Maryhill Foodbank.

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PAWS – ” No Grace “

Posted: December 2, 2016 in MUSIC
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In the summer of 2015 PAWS kick-flipped out of our sad world of boring realities, into a dream-land that pretty much any pop-punk fan who remembers the 90’s and early 00’s would be extraordinarily psyched about.

In helping produce their third album, blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus caused much joy and – if first single and title-track No Grace is any indication – injected even more American-ness into the trio’s punk sound. Not to say that’s a bad thing, in fact No Grace absolutely froths with skater-boy emotion, channeling contemporaries like Cloud Nothings and Japandroids in a way that evolves from PAWS’ first two albums, 2012’s Cokefloat! and 2014’s Youth Culture ForeverNo Grace will be released this year via FatCat Records, .

“No Grace” by PAWS from the upcoming album ‘No Grace’ available on Fat Cat Records.

PAWS – ” Impermanent “

Posted: July 2, 2016 in MUSIC
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No Grace, will be the band’s third album, was produced by Mark Hoppus and will be released on June 17th.

“This was actually one of the last songs fully written for No Grace, even though I wrote the guitar parts and melody long before any of the other songs on the record. I was working on the lyrics right up to the last day of recording, constantly making last minute changes. Really wanted to make sure I knew where I stood with them. We were so excited that Mark Hoppus wanted to sing some backing vocals and harmonies on the chorus,” Singer Phil Taylor says. “It’s a total honor for me to have Mark sing a song I’d written and have our voices side by side on a record for a moment.”

“Well, at the tip of the iceberg with this song, there is reference to the sometimes fleeting landscape of internet-based arts, journalism coverage and social media. Maybe artists are investing too much hope and money in something that could potentially be here today and buried tomorrow – might be detrimental to development. Bands margin their progress and success too much by the hand of what’s happening online. On a broader note, there’s reference to people scrolling through their lives and taking in the world around them through a rose-filtered camera rather than the perfectly clear one that they have in their skull. Their self esteem at the mercy of short-lived moments of instant gratification and praise. It’s easy enough to feel a little lost.”

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“Near my hometown under a railway bridge, there’s a piece of badly executed graffiti done by a boy that went to my school that says “the internet makes me feel ugly.”  I passed it on the bus last week on a rare trip “home” and was surprised to see that it was faded, but still going strong. I think it’s grown more power and relevance with time then it had when I first saw it 10 years ago. It’s not too far off what I was trying to get at with this song – it’s all kind of a double edged sword.”

At this point, Scottish punk trio PAWS have accolades on accolades. They started out with a debut album recorded by a Test Icicle, toured with everyone from The Cribs to Fucked Up, and bashed out their second album in a studio in the woods in upstate New York. They also went viral after a spat with camp Morrissey when both artists were scheduled to perform in the same venue but concerns about the sound overlapping almost meant PAWS’ show would be plugged (it wasn’t). All of which brings us to the present day, and their third stage of reanimation: No Grace – their forthcoming album produced by Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus. We’re premiering “Gone So Long” from it below, and it’s clear that the two are a perfect fit. Energy that’s been bottled up and shaken, anthemic melodies that toe the line between Americanised pop-punk and UK indie, *that* bass tone. It’s everything you need as we segue into summer.

“Gone So Long” by PAWS from the upcoming album ‘No Grace’ available on Fat Cat Records.

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PAWS have a live album from their first live show in Los Angeles, California November 26th 2013 now made available on the Bandcamp site, this is taken from the desk and mixed by the Glasgow band

Scottish band PAWS have just played a great set t the Deer Shed Festival in north Yorkshire, with the band clearly enjoying themselves this track taken from the KEXP radio session features the single from the new album, Youth Culture Forever.

Alternative Rock band PAWS from Glasgow and a track from the hook laden guitar band “COKEFLOAT”

Scottish band PAWS have just been touring non stop for the last few months, their new album “YOUTH CULTURE FOREVER” is released this week, saw them play a great strong set last night at the chameleon cafe in nottingham check out the previous album “COKEFLOAT” http://www.wehavepaws.com,

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Glasgow band PAWS and this vocal echo laden track, between this song and the recent “Tongues” Paws have never sounded better.
Paws will be playing the Chameleon Café Bar.