Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want

Swirling with a DNA comprised of opiated Francois Hardy French pop mixed with Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil, ‘You Can Have What You Want’ is a swoon-some offering from Jason Quever – the ubiquitous androgynous vocal and multi-instrumentalist who is Papercuts – along with a few guest musicians.
 
There’s a warm analogue feel to the slightly anachronistic sounding songs which could well have been lifted from any Cocteau directed or Alain Delon starring arthouse movie. Indeed Jet Plane’s languid brushed beats and dense carousel sound conjures up the very image of Marianne Faithful in her motorcycle leathers, ubiquitous cigarette curling white smoke to the heavens.
 
There’s a definite and deliberate 60’s feel all round and it’s not clear whether this is an attempt to re-create or evoke the period, not that it particularly matters as there’s obviously a deep fascination and love at work here which strives to duplicate it meticulously. As an exercise in nostalgia it can’t be faulted but you do feel there was more to wring out of these songs and perhaps that’s why it feels slightly lacking at times, like the soul is ousted at the expense of creating an authentic sounding record.


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