"if you love me and you need me let is show before I go, before I cast no shadow..."
The dark romance wave / post punk imagery of "Cast No Shadow" by UK based Loverman, the stirring project of singer/songwriter Sasha Papadin is punctuated by gothic piano chords, a runaway beat running for it's life, pulsing bass lines, sinewy surf punk guitar lines in the air, droning, haunting synths and Sasha's vocal countenance full of lush swagger and saturated with sexual longing. It is so funny because after the very first listen and not yet reading press notes, this deeply noir song felt to me like a sonic movie conceived by Robert Altman and David Lynch after late night drinking and conjuring at a non-descript Los Angeles bar in 1999. As such I thought of a dark spiraling journey / atmosphere, an amalgam of 1973's 'The Last Goodbye' and 1997's 'Lost Highway', so I was quietly thrilled to read this in press notes:
[ "Over a driving beat and haunting synths, singer/songwriter Sasha Papadin tells the story of a person scared to lose their lover to fame, or to another world. The song was inspired by David Lynch's noir film 'Lost Highway' and poetically blends themes of mortality and romance.
It was recorded at legendary 4AD studios in London and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. It shares the same sonic palette that floated through the British new wave scene of the 80s and 90s, a key inspiration for the upcoming EP due in late 2023."]
It was recorded at legendary 4AD studios in London and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. It shares the same sonic palette that floated through the British new wave scene of the 80s and 90s, a key inspiration for the upcoming EP due in late 2023."]
"Cast No Shadow" is the kind of song, especially told in Loverman's artful voice, that could inspired 1000 tales to be told. Something bruised, battered, bloody but life affirming on the big screen. The next Netflix binger that will keep you glued, put your life on hold for a lost weekend.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Loverman, moniker for UK-based songwriter and producer Sasha Papadin, makes toe-tapping indie rock with elements of post-punk, Americana, and soul music in the vein of Nick Cave, The Walkmen, Timber Timbre, Damon Albarn, and Leonard Cohen.
Sasha Papadin was born into a life of cinematic romance. His father, renowned Russian poet Valentin Papadin, defected at the height of the Cold War and escaped to the UK with Sasha’s mother, a young English woman who had met him while traveling. Swept from country to country as his parents followed jobs across Europe, the family settled in California where his parents raised seven more children while Sasha became a songwriter and singer for a number of bands, most notably 1955, who played alongside The Raveonettes and Blonde Redhead.
After his father’s sudden death in 2016, Sasha retreated to the recording studio in the back of his furniture workshop, at a loss for how to continue making music. He soon traded his guitar for a piano and began to write music that explored themes of mortality and love.
The 2018 debut album ‘Wings of Desire’ is a lounge-y, toe tapping record that pairs melancholic lyrics with snappy instrumentation in a swaggering stroll through love and loss. You’ll hear the influences clearly: Dire Straits, Tom Waits, Chris Isaak and Nick Cave. The album was recorded in a weekend, crammed into a tiny studio, with a sense of urgency. It had been a year of personal loss for the whole band and a number of close friends, a wave of deranged grumpiness was sweeping the voting masses around the world, and a wildfire had torn through their hometown just days earlier. Life felt impermanent, chaotic, insane. In that little room they created our own, more sublime version of what was happening outside. A reflection where the universe didn't feel off-kilter, God showed up for work, and even madness made sense. The album featured production from Grammy winner Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire) and Gus Seyffert (The Black Keys, Beck).
Since moving to Bath, England in 2021, Sasha has been recording with producer and drummer Jason Boesel (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley) at 4AD studios in London and will release an EP in late 2023 followed by a UK tour.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.facebook.com/lovermanxoxo
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mH930VvONxn76Kqpnixjy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPl1pmGvE0C-84Gc71JtOg
https://www.instagram.com/lovermanxoxo/
https://www.lovermanxoxo.com/
Loverman, moniker for UK-based songwriter and producer Sasha Papadin, makes toe-tapping indie rock with elements of post-punk, Americana, and soul music in the vein of Nick Cave, The Walkmen, Timber Timbre, Damon Albarn, and Leonard Cohen.
Sasha Papadin was born into a life of cinematic romance. His father, renowned Russian poet Valentin Papadin, defected at the height of the Cold War and escaped to the UK with Sasha’s mother, a young English woman who had met him while traveling. Swept from country to country as his parents followed jobs across Europe, the family settled in California where his parents raised seven more children while Sasha became a songwriter and singer for a number of bands, most notably 1955, who played alongside The Raveonettes and Blonde Redhead.
After his father’s sudden death in 2016, Sasha retreated to the recording studio in the back of his furniture workshop, at a loss for how to continue making music. He soon traded his guitar for a piano and began to write music that explored themes of mortality and love.
The 2018 debut album ‘Wings of Desire’ is a lounge-y, toe tapping record that pairs melancholic lyrics with snappy instrumentation in a swaggering stroll through love and loss. You’ll hear the influences clearly: Dire Straits, Tom Waits, Chris Isaak and Nick Cave. The album was recorded in a weekend, crammed into a tiny studio, with a sense of urgency. It had been a year of personal loss for the whole band and a number of close friends, a wave of deranged grumpiness was sweeping the voting masses around the world, and a wildfire had torn through their hometown just days earlier. Life felt impermanent, chaotic, insane. In that little room they created our own, more sublime version of what was happening outside. A reflection where the universe didn't feel off-kilter, God showed up for work, and even madness made sense. The album featured production from Grammy winner Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire) and Gus Seyffert (The Black Keys, Beck).
Since moving to Bath, England in 2021, Sasha has been recording with producer and drummer Jason Boesel (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley) at 4AD studios in London and will release an EP in late 2023 followed by a UK tour.
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