Rock 'n' Roll Call: Paper or Plastic

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As their name suggests, Paper or Plastic are all about recycling. Their newest album Don’t Be Like That shows how this Portland, Oregon group can take the best aspects of old school rock, jazz and soul and transplant them into today’s pop atmosphere.

Crafting sunny pop tunes with saxophone solos and bouncy piano chords, Don’t Be Like That is a quirky and endearing album. Vocalist David Pollock’s soulful croon and honest lyrics add the icing on the cake, perfectly complimenting the instrumentation of each song. Paper or Plastic may cite Elvis Costello and Frank Sinatra as influences, but this indie rock record gracefully places the band among acts like Hanson, Jack’s Mannequin and The Cab.

Paper or Plastic saw success from the get-go, opening for The Tubes and Bowling for Soup while they were still teenagers. They’ve also been rated one of the “Top 10 Up-and-Coming Bands” in the Northwest and were twice named finalists in the International Songwriting Competition.

Check out some new and old tunes below and pick up Don’t Be Like That for free on Paper or Plastic’s Bandcamp page!