December 31, 2018 in News, Press, Releases

Everyday Forever Named Top Record of the Year

The Paper Jets - Everyday Forever Album Art

The Paper Jets – Everyday Forever Album Art

You Don’t Know Jersey has named Everyday Forever one of its top NJ albums of 2018 saying “From the brilliant danceable power pop of “Say I Can” to the slow burn of “My Gemini Heart” to the punk infused “Go On Go On” the album is the band at the top of their game.”

Read the full article here.

December 20, 2018 in News

Brian Wins Vocalist of the Year

photo: MikeRo MediaFor 20 of the past 30 years, The Aquarian Weekly (the very first publication to write anything about us) has presented the Makin Waves Awards. This year, the award for Best Vocalist went to our own Brian Erickson, saying “Erickson’s vocals will shatter your heart, if not glass.”

Thanks to The Aquarian and to author Bob Makin for – um – “makin” the right choice this year!

December 11, 2018 in Uncategorized

New Album ‘Everyday Forever’ Available Now

The Paper Jets - Everyday Forever Album Art

Our brand new album, Everyday Forever, is available everywhere now! Stream, buy, or listen at the links below.

● Spotify
Apple Music
iTunes
Amazon
Google Play
Deezer
Tidal

December 10, 2018 in News, Press, Releases, Tour

Release Show Review from YDKJ

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“…If indeed The Paper Jets have played their last show then guitarist/vocalist Brian Erickson, lead guitarist Mike Virok, bassist Scott Austin Miller and drummer Frank Lettieri Jr. can take comfort knowing that they not only played one of their best shows ever but did so on the same day they released one of the best albums of 2018.”

Read the full review here.

December 7, 2018 in News, Tour

10 Years Culminates With Reunions, Epic Release Show

On Friday December 7, The Paper Jets ended a ten year run with a headlining release show at Asbury Lanes. Hundreds gathered for what may well be the band’s final performance and they did everything but disappoint.

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In a kinder universe, this show would have been the start something bigger; the next phase for a band who has seemed both poised, and ready, for a while yet. Instead, it served as a cap-off to a sometimes-frustrating, frequently-interesting, never-boring decade that included four records, four tours, five festivals, and nine members.

As the show progressed, The Paper Jets ran through the best of their entire catalogue, featuring several cuts from their latest album Everyday Forever alongside longtime staples “Set of Rules,” Lena Lena,” and “Atlantic City.”

Photo by Matt Nash

The performance took a turn toward the sentimental when, for the first time since January 2011, Bill Lambusta joined his former bandmates on stage for the final suite of songs. Then, before the band’s final number, manager Bill Greenwood, former keyboardist Kristen Leu, and longtime collaborator Jeff Fiedler also got on stage!

If this is the band’s final show, they couldn’t have pulled it off any better.

 

The Paper Jets at Asbury Lanes Set List (with Album Title):

1. CC It’s Not Me – Everyday Forever

2. Wonderful Love – Everyday Forever

3. Say I Can – Everyday Forever

4. #Lena Lena – We Are All Strange Friends

5. Elizabeth Distressed – Almost Nine

6. *Atlantic City – My Hometown: A Tribute to NJ (Bruce Springsteen cover)

7. Friends of Friends – We Are All Strange Friends

8. Jo Don’t Let Me – Almost Nine

9. Up to You – Everyday Forever

10. Go On Go On – Everyday Forever

11. Charlie It Can’t Be Done – Everyday Forever

12. *+Two & Two – Face Forward

13. +%Set of Rules – We Are All Strange Friends

14. +Cooking Up An Accident – We Are All Strange Friends

15. +^All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers cover

Annotations:

#Scott Austin Miller – lead vocals

*Frank Lettieri Jr – lead vocals

+Bill Lambusta – guitar

%Brittney Dixon – lead vocals

^Jeff Fiedler, Kristen Leu, Chris Dubrow – backing vocals