Paper Sun is a dynamic collaboration of three unique songwriters that were all drawn to Los Angeles to pursue the revival of roots music within popular culture. At the core of Paper Sun is the belief that nothing is more relevant than the traditional cornerstones of music: melody, harmony and rhythm. After a full year of inspired performances in various Los Angeles clubs, these elements of groove, blues and soul are available in a 6-song CD entitled, “Humanity”, produced by Chris Fuhrman (Garrison Starr, The Innocence Mission). Joel Eckels began Paper Sun in Atlanta, Georgia as a project to support his own original material, but later teamed up with fellow singer/guitarist, Sally Smithwick, who was writing songs and performing in the Nashville scene. It was not long before they found themselves drawn to Hollywood, where they soon met singer/songwriter/keyboardist, Krister Axel, who had recently arrived in Los Angeles from the Midwest. With the addition of Adam Marcello on drums and Carson Cohen on bass guitar, Paper Sun was reborn. “We feel very lucky to have three strong songwriters in this band,” says Joel. “It’s something you don’t find too often these days. Our styles are very different from one another, but they all seem to lead to the same place.” Every set list is written to showcase a few songs from each songwriter, and with so many talented singers, tight vocal harmonies have become a signature element of Paper Sun’s live show. From dirty funk to soul, and from soul to blues to pop, Paper Sun makes use of the entire heritage of American music. The songs are smart and catchy, the harmonies are real, and the sound is just like an old Motown record…timeless.