Joint Paper Wastebin
Photo Cred 📸: @prince_obumba
I feel weird being on TikTok. I probably shouldn’t, it is an app after all and these things are typically meant for everyone. Creators, artists, shitposters, meme fiends and so many others all flowing together and communicating, sharing, interacting with each other across the platform regardless of age sounds like too much fun to miss out on. I think this but still feel all the apprehension of being on that app. But then I have moments where I forget all that. Moments like when I came across Joint Paper Wastebin’s demos. I’m reminded of the joys of being able to randomly come across something cool on the internet and what makes it the great tool of our time. This New Music Monday we’re excited to give you Joint Paper Wastebin’s first ever single, off their brand new EP, “very cool very calm very nice”.
“I Can’t Skateboard” certainly sounds like a different band from what I had initially come across. They’re become even better. Like a contemporary midwest emo Colossal, the baritone vocals set nicely against the twinkling and joyful guitar, with punchy punk drumming and wonderfully melancholy bass rumbling in the background. Lyrics of insomnia and despondence may feel par for the course in the genre, sound invigorating and catchy here.
“I Can’t Skateboard” is one of three tracks off JPW’s debut EP “very cool very calm very nice” and it's definitely something that evokes a dark bedroom, with wide open eyes and a window playing the soft sounds of the world outside it. Capturing a lot of the finer points of midwest emo we greatly look forward to what Joint Paper Wastebin will bring us in the future. You can stream “I Can’t Skateboard” below and make sure to check out the full ep when it drops on all platforms July 15th.
