Paper Jays - Paper Jays (2024) [Hi-Res]

**Paper Jays** is an instrumental group from Rhode Island, blending global and local string traditions with experimental psychedelia and free improvisation. Founders Jesse Cohen and Justin Hubbard expanded their long-running home-recording duo by adding drummer Matt Crane. Their debut album combines melodic acoustic foundations with drones and eclectic rhythms. Reviewer **Fred Thomas** highlights their ability to disguise experimental elements beneath folk layers, with Crane’s percussion and guitar resonance giving the music its distinctive character.

Tracklist:
1-1 Paper Jays - Eats Its Tail
1-2 Paper Jays - Blanket Etiquette
1-3 Paper Jays - Minor Peal
1-4 Paper Jays - Japan
1-5 Paper Jays - Complex Premonition
1-6 Paper Jays - Asbestos Quote
1-7 Paper Jays - Tending to the Host