Editor’s Note: In May 2013, Boston underwent a music revolution. Award-winning digital arts magazine Vanyaland and game-changing major-league music festival Boston Calling launched within 10 short days of each other, completely altering and elevating the landscape where music and culture intersect in a city that had previously gone relatively stale. In the near-decade since, the two entities have been a defining feature of our city, both for its residents and how it’s perceived everywhere else. In Spring 2022, Vanyaland and Boston Calling team up to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the most Boston lineup of Boston Calling ever. Boston Calling’s ’22 headliners — Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes — and its solid undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as Vanyaland profiles the homegrown talent that decorates the lineup like never before. Nine years later, Vanyaland and Boston Calling continue to showcase Boston in new ways, and we have the sounds to prove it.
Paper Tigers
Performing Sunday, May 29
What can fans expect from your set at Boston Calling?
“Fans can expect a dynamic and energetic alternative-rock spectacle, culminating in a thrilling finish that will leave them wanting more. We will be the most talked about ‘first-to-play-on-Sunday’ band.” — Paper Tigers
Artist bio:
Paper Tigers is an indie-alt rock band from Boston, MA. Described as ʻpowerful and anthemicʼ, their music is a forceful blend of soaring vocals, dynamic guitars, and energetic drums. Paper Tigers features Michael Medlock on vocals, Bjarki Gudmundsson on guitar, Matt Hughes on bass, and Ben “Cutty” Cuthbert on drums. Each member brings a different musical genre to the table, colliding into a fresh sound. Their philosophy is simple: write great songs and put on amazing live shows.
The band’s third EP, A Schism Cataclysm, garnered local and national radio play fueled by lead singles “Ursa Minor” and “Goldmine”. The latter spent 10 weeks on Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood Top 5 Songs of the Week. The band was the first guest featured on the inaugural Boston.com Music Club (presented by The Boston Globe), hosted by legendary DJ Adam 12. On April 29, 2022, Paper Tigers released the lead single, “A Portrait of a Scene”, from their forthcoming EP I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me This Sooner, to be released on May 20, 2022.
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