Absence

Personnel: Andy Smith (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, background vocals); JT Daly (vocals, cello, sampler, background vocals); Chad Howat (piano, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, programming, sampler); Gavin McDonald (drums, cymbals, tambourine); Katie Herzig (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Chad Howat; Michael Patterson ; Tony Hoffer.
Recording information: Bottom Bunk Studios, Nashville, TN; The Nunnelly House, Nunnelly, TN.
Photographers: Danny James ; Mel Smith; Jeremy Cowart; JT Daly .
Unknown Contributor Role: Andy Smith .
ABSENCE, the full-length debut from Paper Route, is a fine showing for this Nashville, Tennessee, trio. Blending synth pop with contemporary indie rock and electronica-fused stylings, Paper Route owe a debt to 1980s acts like New Order, while also drawing influence from contemporaries like the Postal Service and Snow Patrol. Thanks to its solid songwriting, ABSENCE works well as both a rock album and a collection of intimate, atmospheric pop tunes, bridging the majestic and the intimate on tracks like "Wish" and "Good Intentions."