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Paper Flowers

by STEPHEN HERO

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Flower Lady 02:43
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Last Asylum 01:40
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Peace Lady 02:36
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Scissor John 02:44
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Ug Wug 03:27
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Paper Flowers is an exploration of urban legends from Saint John, NB, focusing on the darker, less tourist-friendly aspects of the blue collar town’s history. Featuring first person poetic narratives from the characters in these stories, like a friendly lady from the group home selling homemade flowers at the top of the city market, or a preacher who was ousted from the church and killed, reaching out from beyond the grave to deliver a message from God. Musically the album utilizes a mixture of off-kilter sounds and samples with live instrumentation and layers of vocal experimentation, with a strong foundation of percussion. It’s a rap album, no doubt, but like if Tom Waits made one. Heavily influenced as well by the lo fi, experimental sampling techniques of early Three 6 Mafia and the sonic template of 90’s trip hop.

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released October 27, 2023

Executive produced by Stephen Hero
Recorded and mixed by Stephen Hero
Tracks 2, 3, 4 & 9 produced by Brydon Crain
Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 produced by Stephen Hero
All songs written by Stephen Hero
Bass on track 10 by Keith Doiron
Mastered by Corey Bonnevie at Monopolized
Artwork by Benjamin Allain

This project is supported by the New Brunswick Arts Board

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STEPHEN HERO Saint John, New Brunswick

aggressively working class rap from Canada's east coast.

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