D Magazine interviews Dallas staple Paul Slavens

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I'm never going to stop posting Paul Slavens photo shoots because I need to make sure every Kroger in the Dallas area turns into an impromptu autograph signing for Paul.

So, today, this two-page spread in D Magazine with lovely images by photographer Marc Montoya.

One of the perverse joys I get out of my job is writing an artist's bio and then subsequently reading interviews where the artist is questioned about the details I brought up. It's like me (not a journalist) getting an actual journalist to do my dirty work.

Anyway, that'll do it for another post about someone else that I made about me! Paul's new album ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜ is out now on State Fair Records.

Dallas Morning News publishes a big, fat feature on Paul Slavens

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Did you know that the hold music at The Dallas Morning News is The Dream Academy's instrumental version of The Smiths classic โ€œPlease, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want,โ€ as heard in Ferris Bueller's Day Off? I know because I had to get around the paywall to bring you this big, fat article about Paul Slavens in yesterday's paper! Thanks to Thor Christensen for the thoughtful words and to Shafkat Anowar for the fantastic photos!

Thor writes, โ€œHis new album, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜ (State Fair Records), shows off his dazzling songwriting talents as he jumps from Parisian classical-jazz (โ€˜Naomiโ€˜) to razor-edge bebop (โ€˜Queenieโ€˜) to new-wave cabaret (โ€˜X on My Heartโ€˜).โ€

It's been a sincere pleasure for me to work on this album by a master of his craft. Click for your lifeโ€ฆ paywall, sorry!

Dallas Observer takes a deep dive into Paul Slavens' new LP

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Many thanks to Danny Gallagher at the Dallas Observer for this deep dive on ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜ and wide-ranging interview with Paul Slavens about it.

This record encompasses so many styles, genres, nuances and niches. It's the perfect soundtrack to whatever weird alcohol and meat-fueled weekend you have planned for yourself.

Out now on State Fair Records.

Listen here!

JAZZIZ editors choose Paul Slavens "Ophelia"

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โ€œPaul Slavens channeling the spirit of Frank Zappa on a track from his first album in twelve years.โ€

Thanks out to Jazziz Magazine for including Paul and โ€œOphelia,โ€ one of the women of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜, on this week's Editor's Choice playlist!

Album out now on State Fair Records. Click for your life!

Dusted digs Paul Slavens' gleeful mix of playfulness and classiness

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Loving this write-up about Paul Slavensโ€™ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜ over at Dusted Magazine.

โ€œGleefully skipping around, mixing playfulness and classiness, all developing Slavensโ€™ strange ideas and strong compositions.โ€

Thanks to Justin Cober-Lake! Album out now from State Fair Records! Click for your life!

The video for Paul Slavens' "Ophelia" - great for fans of Shakespears, They Might Be Giants, and Zappa - premiers

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Premiering now from Paul Slavens!

It's the cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs video for โ€œOphelia,โ€ a song in which Prince Hamlet asks the doomed Danish noblewoman of the title to โ€œgive a guy some slack,โ€ among other things.

The song features vocals from Rosana Eckert, who most recently appeared on the Grammyยฎ-winning ๐˜Œ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ album by the late Lyle Mays. If you enjoy Frank Zappa, They Might Be Giants, and Shakespeare as much as I do, please check it out!

Paul's upcoming ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ. ๐˜๐˜ is out June 24 on State Fair Records.