Paper Beat Scissors

Over the last decade the project of Montreal’s dislocated Brit Tim Crabtree has consistently pleased critics on both sides of the Atlantic. Crabtree&#39;s &quot;ethereal&quot; voice (NOW, Toronto) &quot;that never fails to cut through and take hold&quot; (CBC) is tied to a dynamic and off-kilter approach to arrangement. In the studio, Crabtree has worked with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:2wxIb2znv7H1AjQgPQbZvC" data-name="Jeremy Gara">Jeremy Gara</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:3kjuyTCjPG1WMFCiyc5IuB" data-name="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a>), Andy Magoffin (<a href="spotify:artist:2HcZuUtnktqMHm4H1R9gAR" data-name="Great Lake Swimmers">Great Lake Swimmers</a>) and Dean Nelson (<a href="spotify:artist:3vbKDsSS70ZX9D2OcvbZmS" data-name="Beck">Beck</a>) and Paper Beat Scissors has shared the stage with <a href="spotify:artist:4G0XDEk7RbA4BBCTs917U9" data-name="Sun Kil Moon">Sun Kil Moon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:12BDNYhvDp2RIeF9pabPzv" data-name="Clogs">Clogs</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:37qXWlhfRvpxmIeTKvfw8B" data-name="My Brightest Diamond">My Brightest Diamond</a> (who he collaborated with on a 2013 7&quot; release <a href="spotify:track:6Xw0YT7J4d8dDa2SPT2F6M" data-name="Tendrils (Live)">Tendrils (Live)</a>) and <a href="spotify:artist:2WIb75pwIt78VCAhAtPObY" data-name="Tanya Tagaq">Tanya Tagaq</a>. Paper Beat Scissors has performed across Canada and Europe at festivals including Wilderness (UK), Rolling Stone Weekender (Germany) and Waves (Vienna), drawing a slot on the cover CD of Rolling Stone Germany and recording BBC Radio sessions along the way. 2018 saw the release of a live 8-piece orchestral ensemble album, recorded at Montreal&#39;s Sala Rossa with arrangements written by Crabtree. In September 2019 Paper Beat Scissors will release the new album Parallel Line.