For a debut single this packs a fair old punch. Kind of like being casually assaulted on a saunter around Glasgow that is possibly inspiration for that ludicrously meaty bass thunk. Yes Paper Planes are from Glasgow with a touch of that little country over the pond thrown in for good measure (that's the U S of A for all you geography buffs) but you wouldn't necessarily know it as 'Doris Day' just drills you in the face like some kind of pop punk leftover. It's what the Howling Bells would sound like if they grew a big set of sweaty chaps, stopped prancing, dropped the oh-la-la vocals and went with something that the wonderfully vocal-chorded Jennifer Paley does here for Paper Planes. She's all sexy croaks and shrill grunge-poppiness. She is ably assisted by a band that sound tight, yet offer that always on edge sound coupled with the fuzziness of The Jesus & Marychain. But that chunky thud just pounds this song into your consciousness and I cannot shift it.


Flipside 'Restless' is just as exhilarating with it's opening hum that's builds into laceration via a cutting guitar before Paley soothes in a-la Debbie Harry. There is another gloriously catchy chorus that whilst really being nothing is still instantly memorable and doesn't tire. The rest of the track just falls effortlessly into place which is strange when you consider it's intensity.

A fine and upstanding debut that shows so much promise. With effortless musicianship that blurs the lines between being melodic and hummable with the sound of sending a cat for a forty-yard field goal. Add to this the sublime vocals of Miss Paley and Paper Planes are truly flying. (Sorry had to get some kind of aeronautical mention in)