Paul has given a great new interview to Guitar Guitar, in which he talks about the enduring success of Mansun’s cult second album ‘Six’. “The overall motivation and vision with Six was to make something at the height of Mansun’s fame that was not just commercial, but challenging and unique, so we didn’t become just another pop group of the … Read More
There are still good bargains to be had at the Official Store summer sale, but items are selling fast. The white vinyls of ‘Spooky Action’ have sold out but there are a few remaining clear vinyls available which come with an art print hand signed by Paul. ‘Live At The Scala’, the fantastic live gig recorded at Paul’s sell out debut solo … Read More
XSNOIZE have reported on the acoustic session that former Mansun frontman, Paul Draper, performed at Rough Trade East, to celebrate the 21st Anniversary reissue of ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’, saying: “Paul announced he would begin with The Chad Who Loved Me. An appropriate choice, after all, Attack of the Grey Lantern opens with this haunting, charming anthemic classic, the “antithesis to what … Read More
Paul’s critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘Spooky Action’ has been nominated for Best Album Of The Year in this year’s Prog Awards. In a statement, Paul says ” It’s an honour and I’d be delighted if everyone who has supported myself & Mansun over the years could vote for me and Spooky Action by clicking the link below, it’ll take just 10 secs … Read More
To mark the 21st anniversary re-release of Mansun’s chart topping album ‘Attack of the Grey Lantern’, Paul has given an interesting interview to Matt Jones of Liverpool’s Radio City. In it he talks about his recent tours and critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘Spooky Action’. You can listen to it HERE .
The gig announced yesterday at the Trades Club at Hebden Bridge has sold out.
Paul’s U.S. tour, supporting recent collaborator Steven Wilson, kicks off tonight in Washington DC! This will be the first time Paul has performed in the US since his Mansun days in 1997. Paul will be playing an acoustic set featuring tracks from Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ and his critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘Spooky Action’. ‘Spooky Action’ is … Read More
Radio X have featured a live session by Paul, who has been Artist In Residence on their X-Posure with John Kennedy programme, spread across three nights from Tuesday 20th March to Thursday 22nd March. These tracks are now available on the Radio X website, using the ‘Listen Again’ function. On Tuesday 20th March ‘Friends Make the Worst Enemies’ from Paul’s acclaimed … Read More
Paul Draper’s EP THREE is released digitally today, 16th March 2018 via Kscope, featuring new versions and acoustic recordings of some of the stand out tracks from his acclaimed 2017 album ‘Spooky Action’. Lead track Jealously Is A Powerful Emotion is a tale of betrayal and coldly plotted revenge that builds from twisted, spectral electronics into a glorious swooping, swooning crescendo. … Read More