He sings the praises of keyboardist and fellow Missionary Position member Benjamin Anderson. The only difference is they have each lived through a rock and roll shit-storm and come out the other side as gentlemen, with their senses of humor and humility intact.” That characterization aptly describes the lanky frontman himself. ![]() Of his more household-name bandmates Duff McKagan (bass) and Barrett Martin (percussion) he said, “They put their pants on one leg at a time just like the rest of us. They get together to tell stories with rock.Ĭase in point: vocalist and guitarist Jefferson Angell, when talking with me in 2012 and again this month, focused on life experience, not previous success. It’s the sound of a true “supergroup”- multiple accomplished players who put zero stock in that label. It’s what you get when accomplished artists with wildly varying but equally dramatic life experiences form a band. It’s the sound of a band that’s found its authentic signature, that’s thriving where others would sound cheap and hollow. That’s the shadowy, cinematic world a Walking Papers song creates, be it “Your Secret’s Safe With Me” or “Two Tickets” from the band’s eponymous 2013 debut record, or “Death On The Lips” or “I Know You’re Lying” from their new sophomore effort, WP2. Someone here’s about to hit bottom, experience catharsis, or both. ![]() A tinny old radio playing something gritty and evocative: bluesy roadhouse guitar, hard-driving rhythm section, biblical keys washing underneath like an urgent, muddy river. A pistol under a leather jacket, a knife in a well-worn boot. 602 Shares Jefferson Angell – Photo Credit: Ernie Sapiro
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