Paul Schalda is a poet, perhaps a bit of a tortured soul, a hopeless romantic, and a guy from Staten Island. That last bit might not make sense to people who arent from New York. Lets say that it puts the blue in his collar and sticks his feet to the ground.

Pauls music seems to embody the unexpected overlap of The Bands Americana, Ian MacKaye’s unhinged emotion, Otis Reddings raw soul, and the doo-wop melodies his father, Bill Schalda Sr. (a member of Brooklyn vocal group The Montereys) raised him on.

This sophomore album is produced by long-time collaborator and old friend Tommy Brenneck and Big Crowns own Leon Michels. For the people who are already fans of Pauls debut ‘Our Love In Light‘, the growth and maturity will be impossible to miss.