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OTHELLO

by Paper Airplane

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Prologue 02:39
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I'm on Time 03:19
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Intermission 01:13
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Othello 04:31
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With Love 04:39

about

Paper Airplane releases "OTHELLO" on Scioto Records

What started as a musical ode to overcoming anger and anxiety, turned into an album about the perseverance and joy of rock and roll itself.

After a decade absence from the stage, Ohio garage pop band PAPER AIRPLANE returns with the release of its hard-fought double album “OTHELLO” (Scioto Records).

As band singer-songwriter Ryan Horns explains, the music sprang forth all at once in 2017 as he tried to deal with ongoing anger and disappointment toward post-election America. After marathon recording sessions in 2018, the band hit obstacle after obstacle. The lineup changed three times in 2019 because members kept moving away from Columbus. A yearlong cancer scare left Horns with a sudden medical bill pile up. The last slap, of course, was when the album art (featuring Horns pointing a toy ray gun at the camera) was rejected by online stores.

Ultimately, rock and roll is therapy. Horns credits music for not only helping him overcome his anger, but a lifetime dealing with severe social anxiety.

“All I ever wanted to do was play rock music, but I never had the ego or personality for it. I was a bedroom songwriter. I forced myself to do it anyway for almost 20 years. My hands used to shake and my throat would close up. I took public speaking classes. I did anything I could to get over it,” Horns said. “Having rock music as an outlet helped because the reward for having more confidence was playing more music; then I discovered that confidence spilled over into every other aspect of my life.”

Paper Airplane has Horns and band co-founder, Antonio Garza, teaming up with Ohio rock veteran John Fitzgerald (Pretty Might Mighty) on bass, Keith Jenkins (Horns’ former bandmate in his first band, The Last Hotel) on lead guitar and Rob Cave (Moonbats) adding a soundscape of noise, melody and texture on keys.

The Paper Airplane sound has evolved away from its baroque Elephant 6-style beginnings in 2005, to something more akin to pure rock today. Yet, the band always retains a freedom to go anywhere. This effort is showcased in the diverse recordings found on “OTHELLO.” What started as an album about anger, became one about the joy, camaraderie and emotional release of songwriting.

credits

released October 11, 2019

Scioto Records, 2019
Middlemarch Music (ASCAP)

Songs and lyrics written by Ryan Horns, except 3 (with Dan Bandman), 5 (with Mark Sims) and 9 (with Kelly Warner).

Music arranged by Paper Airplane:
Drums: Antonio Garza (6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
Drums: Matt Whitslar (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15)
Vocals, rhythm guitar, synths: Ryan Horns
Lead guitar: Dan Bandman, except Brian Larcey (5, 3)
Keys: Claire Pollard and Mark Sims
Bass: Mark Sims
Sound and synth guru: Kelly Warner (courtesy of SoundMural)
Teresa Kent-Horns vocals on Two Black Clouds

Recorded by: Keith Hanlon at Musicol Recording in Columbus, Ohio; Josh Antonuccio at 3 Elliott Studios in Athens, Ohio; and Ryan Horns by various home DIY methods.

Produced and mixed by: Josh Antonuccio and Ryan Horns
Mastering: Cauliflower Audio
Cover design: Nick Nocera
Photography: Ryan Horns

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Paper Airplane Ohio

Noise and melody of the Midwest.

After a seven-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Ryan Horns returns with new shows, new band members and the double album "OTHELLO" release in 2019.

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