Music Review: Paper Rival - Dialog - Page 2

"Swimmer King" is another song that has stayed with me. A solid rocker with poignant lyrics and a catchy guitar hook: "Like going swimming out in a trash heap/You try your best not to swallow the water/You try your best to not go under."

We all have times when where trying to keep our heads above water.

It's very rare when a debut album appears without at least one true clunker. Each time I listened to Paper Rival's Dialog, the more I liked it. While all eleven songs are not instant classics, none are duds. Each song is well crafted, and doesn't get caught up in a sense of self importance. There doesn't seem to be anything manufactured about the band or the music they produce, and that alone is worth something in this age of mass produced music.

Paper Rival has put together an album that gets better with each listen. The bands mix of musical styles and powerful lyrics will have you thinking, crying and singing along in the space of the album.

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