Paul Dehaven

Paul DeHaven has been a fixture of the thriving Denver music scene for over 10 years, well-respected for his time crafting licks and tunes as a founding member of now-defunct folk darlings Paper Bird, high desert psych virtuosos Eye & the Arrow, and his latest collaboration with Sarah Anderson (of Paper Bird), Heavy Diamond Ring.

On Paul DeHaven’s debut LP, “King of Gold”, he adheres to the DIY aesthetic, recording and playing nearly every instrument himself. On it he explores loss, disappointment, vanity, and a longing to find purpose and connection in a modern world seemingly devoid of these. “It may be more of a generational thing — at least for a lot of the artistic types I know. You know, we’re in our 30s and still living hand-to-mouth and trying to get by — feeling just a little discouraged by the system.”

The song “No Gold” sums it up: “The secret to being a man/Is pretending that you have/something other than a fistful of sand...There is no gold out there”. All of the value lies within, and that story is told through rickety drum machines, commanding electric guitar riffs, and Paul’s ever more confident vocals.

Claire Nichols serves a sucker punch of pop prowess on a platter of biting lyricism and lush instrumentals. A flight of Nichols’ songs leaves a bold but bittersweet aftertaste; while “Aperol Spritz” is liquid confidence carbonated with spunk and seduction, “Kicking and Screaming” is a fireball shot, coaxing you toward a rage room of indie-pop angst. Her impending single, “Fleamarket Furniture” embodies Nichols’ storytelling capabilities, is cathartic, self-deprecating, and refreshingly candid.

Claire Nichols has paved herself an intersection of pop, somewhere between FLETCHER, Lorde, and Maisie Peters, but determinedly, entirely her own. 

Follow Paul!

Website - ⁠http://www.pauldehavenmusic.com/

Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/pauldehavenmusic/

Spotify - ⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/080mk10wqJmDTFkr1MreQN

Support The Songwriter Diaries!

Support the Podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesongwriterdiaries/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thesongwriterdiaries.com/⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesongwriterdiaries/⁠⁠⁠

Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100052236679702⁠⁠⁠

Spotify - ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6Eak4PDD8l71fkeLPt73xJ⁠⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-songwriter-diaries/id1542050159

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesongwriterdiaries/support