The Paul O 'Sullivan Band has become one of the pandemic wellness stories.
Paul O ' Sullivan Band You may have heard about it on CBS News, NPR, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, People or any other international media site. Or saw them on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where they got a shout from
These are the four guys named Paul O 'Sullivan who hooked up from remote parts of the globe - Baltimore, Pennsylvania, Manchester and Rotterdam - for their common name and shared love of music. Their story swept the world faster than the term "unprecedented time," a tale of well-being for the masses increasingly tired of social isolation and blue-light glasses. If these guys could make an album on Zoom, surely we could have another day at home school.
But here's what the Paul O 'Sullivan Band really wants you to know: They got online before Covid, when Baltimore Paul started sending friend requests onFacebook to the guys of the same name and that the quartet fell into a quick groove, and they plan to stick around long after that.
Although their origin story made headlines and helped them score a radio play, this group of multigenerational brothers - two baby boomers, a Gen X and a Millennial - is serious in creating music.
Wi Manchester Paul on bass, Pennsylvania Paul on percussion, and Rotterdam Paul and Baltimore Paul on guitar and vocals, they not only wrote and remotely released an album in 2020, but have released a series of covers ranging from Call Me Maybe to Old Town Road to Toto's Africa. Their sound has an early 2000s power pop vibe intertwined with nuanced jams, an impressive feat considering they've never been in the same room.
"It's an interesting time right now because you don't." I don't really hear the 'bands' on Top 40 radio anymore. Coincidentally, the idea of 'A' band 'has never been as big as it is now, "says Baltimore Paul." I blame this disconnect on the fact that music has become compartmentalized into subgenres.
"We want to change that with the Paul O 'Sullivan Band," he adds. "We want to bring back the idea that bands can still find a way to create mass music. I would love for our band to be the pioneer of this rebirth. ”
A new song every month
Guided by Big Thinking, the band is gets to work. They signed on with an independent distributor and started working with Grammy-nominated producer Eric Taft (Depeche Mode, Plain White T 's, Underoath). They now have enough new material to release a new one.song every month h until the return of live concerts at full capacity. This is what they will start to do tomorrow.
The first new single, a Before It Even Started piano ballad, takes the Pauls in a different direction from their original guitar sound. Think about it or listen to a preview:
"I think what makes our band special is more than the same name; it's the fact that we can venture into different genres of music, " Said Rotterdam Paul. "We all have a varied taste for music and this is reflected in our composition.
Under the #FirstFridays banner (this first drop takes place on the second Friday, but that matters ?), the Pauls defined the return of live music when Maryland's Biggest Hall holds its first full concert. For now, it will be Dave Matthews on July 17th. That this show will go as planned seems unlikely, so the band will continue to release songs. Theydonate 50% of the profits of these singles to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
"The new sound allows us to bring a wide variety of styles and musical approaches to songwriting," says Manchester Paul. "It's also nice to have a creative goal.
Adds Pennsylvania Paul: " We want to inspire more people to play music, listen to music and enjoy music - both during and after the pandemic. We are looking for ways to involve more people not only to listen to our music, but also to contribute. "
Two of the Pauls meet for the first time.
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