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The Paper Cranes

Halcyon Days out NOW!

About Me

BIO:

Somewhere between 11.2 to 20 billion years ago all matter in the universe was created in what scientists refer to as the Big Bang.

The Paper Cranes are composed primarily of this material.


To vote for us: Click the above link, click 9, then click "Vote for Favourite". Thanks!


performing laughing sickness off our new album "halcyon days"
Order our UK 7" (on red vinyl) from:
Action Records
Picadilly Records
Pure Groove
Rough Trade
Norman Records

Veins EP available from insound! Here!
HALCYON DAYS LP AVAILABLE NOW!!!!! Here!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/11/2005
Band Website: thepapercranes.com
Band Members: Ryan,Miranda,Braeden,Mark,Dale
Influences: Always: The Clash, The Cure, The Smiths, The Jam, New Order, Joy Division, The Specials, Madness, English Beat, Siouxie And The Banshees, Gang Of Four, The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Television, T-Rex, Magnetic Fields, Elvis Costello And The Attractions, PiL, The Teardrop Explodes, Roxy Music, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Curtis Mayfield, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Zombies.

More recently: Wolf Parade, Sufjan Stevens, Bloc Party, The New Pornographers, Black Mountain, The Arcade Fire, Spoon, M83, !!!, Kings Of Leon, The Legends, Love is All, The Libertines, The Spinto Band, The French Kicks, The Futureheads, Doves, Broken Social Scene, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Pink Mountaintops, Mates of State, Caribou, Of Montreal, The Dears, Art Brut, The Organ, The Unicorns, Islands, Tokyo Police Club.
Sounds Like: Birds feeding their hatchlings. The soft rustle of birch leaves falling on a burnt Russian lawn. The gurgle and creak of sinking ships. The thud of fruit falling from the bow of a pear tree. Distant flak guns through fog. A malfunctioning photocopier.
Record Label: Unfamiliar
Type of Label: Indie

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CD AVAILABLE NOW!!!

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Posted by The Paper Cranes on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:54:00 PST

*M* Awards!

We're up for an *M* award for most promising band!PLEASE do us a solid and vote for us here:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YnX%2fv2MCrSx6FdS 79Kq9kw%3d%3dyou will also be entered into some prize...
Posted by The Paper Cranes on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:49:00 PST

where to buy our album..

Our new album Halcyon days is currently only available at shows or at Ditch Records and Rebel Rebel (both on johnson st. victoria) It shall very soon be available in stores across canada, online and i...
Posted by The Paper Cranes on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:47:00 PST

New Releases..

Order our UK 7" put out by Longest Mile here:on red vinyl We are planning our Full Length release "Halcyon Days"for the first week of august. Thanks for the continued support. We love you and hope to ...
Posted by The Paper Cranes on Fri, 11 May 2007 09:23:00 PST

Exclaim! Review!

We got reviewed in Exclaim! Paper CranesVeins(Unfamiliar)By Travis RicheyDecember 07, 2006 Victoria's the Paper Cranes sound ready to fly up and away from their island home. Whether or not they'll ecl...
Posted by The Paper Cranes on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:38:00 PST