Prog mag has reviewed Paul’s 21st September gig at The Scala, London, saying that his ‘return to the music-making fray has been nothing short of triumphant‘. The review continues ‘It’s not just 90s nostalgia propelling Draper’s second wave of success – there’s a nervy intelligence to his latest music that makes it more than a match for Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The … Read More
Radio Leeds’ Gayle Lofthouse show has featured a great new interview with Paul where, among other things, he discusses his upcoming tour and also reminisces about the famous Mansun Taxloss promotional video. The show also includes a live acoustic version of ‘Friends Make The Worst Enemies‘ with more to follow in upcoming shows. You can catch up with the show on … Read More
Paul’s new single ‘Grey House’ has entered the UK vinyl single charts at number 2. The single features an exclusive new edit of the ‘Spooky Action’ album track ‘Grey House’ and a new mix edit of ‘Who’s Wearing The Trousers’. ‘Grey House’ is available from good record stores, Paul’s online store HERE and other online retailers.
Watch the new lyric video for Paul Draper’s Who’s Wearing The Trousers re-worked 7″ Edit taken from his Grey House 7″ that’s out this week. You can stream/buy here http://smarturl.it/GREY_HOUSE_SINGLE or grab a copy from your local indie retailer. Lyric video produced by Crystal Spotlight
BBC 6 Music has featured Paul in it’s news slot this morning, talking about his top 20 solo album ‘Spooky Action’, his February / March tour and the nail-bitingly close poll in which fans narrowly voted for ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ to be the Mansun album to be played in full on the tour. In the interview Paul also talks about his raw emotions … Read More
Paul has announced that he will play Mansun’s chart topping album, ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern‘ in full on his February / March tour, IN ADDITION to playing a full ‘Spooky Action‘ set. Following a fan poll on the Mansun’s Only Love Song Facebook group, in which thousands of votes were cast and ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ won by the narrowest of margins, Paul … Read More
Paul has given a new interview to xsnoize in which he covers wide range of subjects including his hugely successful first solo tour and the much bigger tour in February / March next year and future reissue plans for Mansun’s debut album ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ which will have it’s 21st birthday next February. He also talks about the … Read More
As reported here earlier, Paul has announced he will perform a Mansun album IN FULL on his February/March 2018 UK and Ireland Tour, IN ADDITION to a full Spooky Action set. You can vote now for the Mansun album you would like Paul to play by going to the ‘Mansun’s Only Love Song’ group on Facebook HERE . The poll will close on Monday at 6pm. … Read More
The second part of Paul’s interview with the American blog ‘Fuzzy Logic’ is now available online. In it you can read about plans to reissue Mansun’s seminal album ‘Six’, past and future Mansun Conventions, and Paul’s verdict on Kim Jong Un joining the Korean Mansun Tribute Band ! You can find the whole of this great interview HERE .