If you have ever imagined what Lou Reed fronting post-rock innovators ‘Slint’ with some Jonathan Richman ‘The Modern Lovers’ two chord interplay driving it all would sound like?…. Well here’s Papur Wal and their ambitious double A side singles ‘O’n Ni’n Ffrindia’ and ‘When He’s Gone’.
Papur Wal returned to work again with Cardiff producer Kris Jenkins (SFA, Cate Le Bon, Gruff Rhys, H.Hawkline), who steered their exhilarating EP ‘Lle yn yr byd mae hyn?’ from earlier this year. Like all Papur Wal songs ‘O’n ni’n ffrindia’ and ‘When he’s gone’ are twisting, shape-shifting ever evolving lyrical plays, with no word or astute observation wasted.
