Paper Route (band)

Paper Route
Nick Aranda, JT Daly and Chad Howat in 2015
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Indie rock[1] synthpop indie pop [2] post-punk revival shoegaze
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Universal Motown (2008–2011) Universal Republic (2011–2012) Tree of Hearts (2012–2014) Kemosabe Records (2015–present)
Website	www.paperrouteonline.com
Members	JT Daly Chad Howat Nick Aranda
Past members	Andy Smith Gavin McDonald

Paper Route is an American experimental indie rock/indie pop band from Nashville, Tennessee formed in 2004. It consists of JT Daly (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chad Howat (bass, piano, programming), and Nick Aranda (guitars). The band has released three full-length albums and several EPs.

History

Formation and early years

Chad Howat, JT Daly and co-founding member Andy Smith met while attending Greenville College in Greenville, IL. They first began playing together late at night after a previous musical endeavor, For All The Drifters, had disbanded.^[3]

The band's self-titled debut EP was released on August 29, 2006.^[4] In December 2006, the band released a Christmas EP titled A Thrill of Hope through Universal Music. A song from the EP, "The Music", was later featured in the 2009 film (500) Days of Summer.^[5]

In 2007, Paper Route were featured on Paste magazine's website as artists to watch: "The group produces a refreshing mix of the organic and the electronic, with quality songwriting to match."^[6]

In early 2008, their music was featured in the television show One Tree Hill^[7] in episodes "Life Is Short"^[8] and "Cryin' Won't Help You Now". The band's song "Last Time" was chosen to be the theme song for the 2008 Nike+ Human Race.^[9]

Absence (2009–10)

The band's major label debut, Absence, was released on Universal Records on 28 April 2009. The album reached number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[10]

In March 2010, Paper Route were named one of '10 Artists to Watch in 2010' by American music website Shred News.^[11] In November 2010, the song "Gutter" was featured on TV series CSI: NY in the episode "Hide Sight".^[12]

In November 2010, Paper Route announced that Andy Smith left the band.

The Peace of Wild Things (2010–13)

In September 2010, two songs by Paper Route – including "Calm My Soul" – were featured on MTV's show World of Jenks.^[13] In June 2011, the song "You Kill Me" from the band's 2008 EP Are We All Forgotten was featured in an episode of MTV's Teen Wolf.^[14][15]

The first single off the band's second studio album was titled "Better Life" and released to iTunes and Amazon on November 1, 2011.^[16] A song titled "Sugar" was released as a part of a free compilation album on NoiseTrade on Valentine's Day 2012. JT Daly also created remixes of Switchfoot's songs "The Original" and "Dark Horses" from Switchfoot's critically acclaimed record Vice Verses. The remixes were featured on Switchfoot's EP Vice Re-Verses, which was released in April 2012.^[17]

In May 2012, Paper Route were featured in the third episode of BYUtv's Audio-Files.^[18] On June 18, 2012, Paper Route announced that their sophomore album, titled The Peace of Wild Things, would be released on September 11, 2012, and that the second single from the album would be "You and I".^[19][20] A music video for the single was released onto YouTube on August 31, 2012.^[21] Upon release, The Peace of Wild Things reached number eight on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,^[22] and number 164 on the Billboard 200.^[23]

In 2013, Paper Route's song "Better Life" was featured in The Vampire Diaries episode, titled "True Lies".^[24] On October 6, 2013, the band released a cover of "Royals" by Lorde,^[25][26] followed by a cover of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" on November 26, 2013.^[27][28]

Real Emotion (2014–present)

On September 24, 2014, Paper Route announced that drummer Gavin McDonald would be leaving the band, pushing back planned October tour dates to December. They are currently writing and recording their third album. The band performed two new songs on a four-city East Coast tour in February 2015, including their new single "Zhivago". The track was released as part of the Ten Out of Tenn compilation album on March 17, 2015.^[29][30]

In July 2015, JT Daly and Chad Howat announced that Nick Aranda was made an official member of the band. The same month, Paper Route announced that they had signed to Kemosabe Records, an offshoot of Sony Music Entertainment.^[31] On February 26, 2016, the band released a new single "Laugh About It".^[32] Howat's website confirmed that the album would be titled Real Emotion. The second single off the album, titled "Chariots", was released on June 12, 2016. The song was also used as the exclusive trailer and later as soundtrack for FIFA 17 the video game by EA Sports.^[33] On September 23, 2016 the album Real Emotion was released.

Touring

From late July through August 2008, Paper Route was part of the Final Riot! Tour, with Paramore, Phantom Planet, and Jack's Mannequin.^[7] They toured with Paramore again in 2009 on the band's third album.^[34] In 2008 they also toured with Passion Pit.^[35] In 2009 they also toured with Copeland^[36] and She Wants Revenge. In 2010 they toured with Owl City and Lights. In 2012 they toured with Half Noise, Switchfoot, and Mutemath. In 2013 they toured with Anberlin^[37] and also Imagine Dragons.^[38] In 2016, Paper Route toured again with MuteMath.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [39]	US Heat. [40]	US Ind. [41]	NZL [42]
Absence	Released: April 28, 2009 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, digital download	—	13	—	—
The Peace of Wild Things	Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Tree of Hearts Formats: CD, digital download	164	8	40	34
Real Emotion	Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Kemosabe Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download	—	12	—	—

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Paper Route	Released: August 29, 2006 Label: Drama Club Records Formats: CD
A Thrill of Hope (Christmas EP)	Released: December 2006 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download
Are We All Forgotten	Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Low Altitude Records Formats: CD, digital download
Thank God the Year Is Finally Over (Christmas EP)	Released: 2009 Formats: Digital download
Additions (Remixes)	Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Carousel"	2009	Absence
"Gutter"	2010
"Better Life"	2011	The Peace of Wild Things
"You and I"	2012
"Royals" (Lorde cover)	2013	Non-album singles
"Say My Name" (Destiny's Child cover)
"Zhivago"	2015
"Laugh About It"	2016	Real Emotion
"Chariots"
"Balconies"	2016	Real Emotion

Band Members

Current members

• JT Daly – vocals, keyboards, percussion (2004–present). JT has been involved in other projects ranging from music production (produced, engineered, and co-wrote with Sarah Macintosh), soundtrack composition (short film for Smarkmark), visual art exhibitions ("rest easy", "architechnopoly", "love fever sunburn", and "the body is a kingdom and the kingdom is beautiful") and film direction and production ("8 minutes" and "This House", both of which featured in various film festivals).
• Chad Howat – bass, piano, programming (2004–present). Outside of his work with Paper Route, Chad created and owns Bottom Bunk Studios, where he produces, mixes and engineers for several artists (including a recent album with Brooke Waggoner and Kye Kye ).
• Nick Aranda - guitar (2015–present). Nick toured with Paper Route on their tour promoting The Peace of Wild Things and became an official band member in July 2015.

Former members

• Andy Smith – vocals, guitars, harmonica, theremin (2004–2010). After parting ways with Paper Route, Andy formed the band Brother Leather, independently releasing the album Meat Mural in 2013. He is currently recording an untitled follow up with Stephen P Bohn (ex-Death Comesto Matteson).
• Gavin McDonald – drums (2004–2014). Gavin has performed with several bands, including Canon Blue, Macrosick and New World. He also is featured as a drummer on several albums.

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p824115
2. {{http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/RealEmotion.asp}}
3. "Paper Route". Alternative Press 251 (June 2009), p. 44.
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9. "Nike and Paper Route Team Up for The Human Race Event". Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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11. "Ten Artists To Watch In 2010 Part 2". Shred News. March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
12. "Attn: Our song 'Gutter' IS going to air on CSI: NY tonight...". Twitter. November 5, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
13. "MTV show "World of Jenks" played 2 of our songs last night ...". Facebook. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
14. ""Teen Wolf" Pack Mentality (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
15. "Teen Wolf Season 1 Episode 3 "Pack Mentality"". tunefind.com. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
16. "Our new single "BETTER LIFE" will be available November 1!". paperrouteonline.com. October 28, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
17. "Switchfoot Plan American, Australian Tours, Special Release and More". AntiMusic.com. February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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24. ""The Vampire Diaries" True Lies (TV Episode 2013) - Soundtracks". Retrieved December 30, 2013.
25. "Paper Route Covers Royals by Lorde". paperrouteonline.com. October 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
26. "Royals - Single by Paper Route". iTunes (US). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
27. "Paper route cover Say My Name by Destiny's Child". paperrouteonline.com. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
28. "Say My Name - Single by Paper Route". iTunes (US). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
29. Jeff, Pearson. "Ten Out of Tenn Announces 10th Anniversary Compilation Album". Paste. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
30. "it's here - our new single ZHIVAGO is out and you ...". Facebook. March 17, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
31. "Paper Route on Instagram: "It is with much excitement that we announce our signing to Kemosabe/Sony Records ..."". Instagram. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
32. "Laugh About It - Single by Paper Route". iTunes (US). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
33. McCaskill, Clark (June 10, 2016). "Hot New Indie Alert: Paper Route releases "Chariots" (Premiere)". Earmilk.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
34. Glastetter, Jason (2009-10-02). "Paramore gets a Paper Route". The End of Irony. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
35. "Paper Route to Tour with Passion Pit". 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
36. "Copeland / This Providence / Paper Route / Brooke Waggoner to tour". Alternative Press. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
37. "Anberlin add Paper Route and All Get Out as support for the 'Tour de Vital'". Alternative Press. 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
38. "New Dates with Imagine Dragons Announced!". paperrouteonline.com. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
39. "Paper Route - Chart History". Billboard 200 for Paper Route. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
40. "Paper Route - Chart History". Billboard Top Heatseekers for Paper Route. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
41. "Paper Route - Chart History". Billboard Independent Albums for Paper Route. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
42. "Discography Paper Route". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

External links

• Paper Route Official Website
• Paper Route interview at StereoSubversion.com
• Paper Route discography at MusicBrainz