Artist: Paul Michel
Genre(s):
Indie
Discography:
Quiet State of Panic
Year: 2006
Tracks: 11
Singer/songwriter Paul Michel is a old hand of Washington, D.C.'s hardcore view, only his solo work reflects a very different side of his musical personality; trading his galvanic guitar for an acoustic ax, he performs melodic and touching pop songs informed by personal business of the pump. Michel began playing music as a boy when his parents arranged for him to submit lessons in flamenco guitar, and as a teenager he developed a gustatory sensation for jazz before diving into the Washington, D.C., rock view. While perusing journalism in college, Michel played guitar with a number of punk-leaning D.C. bands, including Blue Line, the Hard Tomorrows, and Out_Circuit, just after a hard romantic breakup, he began focusing on his own songs and his possess style. Michel made his solo debut with the 2004 EP Ayuda!, released by the independent Magic Bullet tag (based in Fredericksburg, VA, non far from D.C.). A uncut album followed in 2005, These Are All Beautiful Things, and a minute EP, Revolve, appeared in the summer of 2006. Later that year, Michel sign with the Astoria, NY, tag Stunning Models on Display and recorded Quiet State of Panic, an album released cheeseparing the end of 2006 that integrated the quiet textures of his sooner recordings with a more eclectic pop/rock approach shot, boast some stiff galvanic guitar and a subtle merely pointed political broadside, "Your Name Is Icarus."
