Streaming Audio Killed the Video Star: A critical glance at Myspace band The Paper Cranes

I think that if I ever somehow progress to the point where I have even a fraction of the amount of talent similar to that of musical legends from the past, I'd genuinely die happily. And this is essentially what Victoria band The Paper Cranes have successfully managed. Having gained exactly a fraction of musical talent inspired by the likes of The Cure's first album as well as by The Cure's second album, The Paper Cranes are nothing short of a musical melting pot of influences: from the Robert Smith-like tormented love lyrics, to the Robert Smith-like melodic yelp vocals combined (bizarrely) with an occasional change of pace in the form of Dexy's Midnight Runners-like rollicking background instrumentation as seen in the song "I'll Love You Until My Veins Explode ...". If The Paper Cranes do set themselves apart from New Wave past or present in any way it's in its subtleties. And these are almost entirely based within the vocal composition made up primarily through the slight flexibility of tempo and occasionally well-placed vocal lilts. Unfortunately these subtleties are too few and far between to make them anything more than a vaguely successful addition to the slew of New Wave mimickers.
In any case, they will be holding a show on Auguest 17th at Richards on Richards.

Alternative opinion:
the paper cranes make the beatles sound like a pile of horse shit.
-Jean Roux - Insound.com