That was taken for some reason so someone suggested "Walking Papers" as an alternative and we were like great! The bummer about that is, most of the world doesn't know what a walking paper is because they have different slang for that, so most think we're psychedelic."Īlthough the band evolved into something more than anticipated one can not lose sight of the material's origins which were leaning towards Angell's influence. So, that was going to be our name, "The Red Envelopes " like, hey, we're here to give you some bad news (laughs). "It actually came about by accident," he said with a slight laugh "It was going to be "Red Envelopes " do you know what those are? First you get a yellow one but then when your lights are about to get shut off it becomes a red envelope. Walking Papers? An interesting moniker for such a talented assembly of players Angell says that it wasn't their first choice but it is the one that struck them the best.Īdvertise with New Jersey Stage for $50-$100 per month, click here for info Mike is really good buddies with Barrett because they did the Mad Season thing together and I met him through this project and he's a great dude who was really generous with his time and his resources and getting our stuff on Pearl Jam Radio and all of that stuff he's been a generous guy."
Although, it was originally kind of like my songs and Barrett was kind of supporting me by producing it and playing drums on it and then we invited in Duff McKagan ( Guns N' Roses) to play some bass and we had Mike McCready ( Pearl Jam) lend some guitar solos and that kind of gave me a boost and opened a lot of doors for me now Walking papers is the best chance I have for people showing up to the show. Then it kind of grew some legs and we were just kind of doing it for fun but then it started to do better than everything else we were working on at the time so we decided to put a little bit more time and energy into and it kind of took over our lives for a bit and now it's our main focus. "Walking Papers first formed in 2012 and it was just kind of a side project with me and Barrett Martin. "I couldn't be better well, I suppose I could be but I'm perfectly happy where I am," joked Walking Papers lead vocalist Jeff Angell as he discussed the release of "The Light Below " the band's third album, their formation, assembling during a pandemic and more.Ĭalling the Seattle, WA area their base of operations, Walking Papers came about when Angell and former Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin started a little, "Side project" and according to Angell things grew from there with a little help from some impressive friends.
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