Tour: If You Go There, I Hope You Find It
Venue: Royale
Date: Thursday, May 7th
Set list: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-paper-kites/2026/royale-boston-ma-53749731.html
Opener: Donovan Woods
Review: I got really into The Paper Kites last year. I had heard their hits, “Bloom” and “Paint” but really dove into their discography. Twelvefour has my favorite song, “Electric Indigo,” Roses has my second favorite, “Climb Up Your Tears” and a beautiful song, Walk Above the City” featuring Maró. At The Roadhouse has the Fleetwood Mac inspired “Black & Thunder.” And their latest album,
“It You Go There, I Hope You Find It has some favorites like “Change of the Wind,” “Deep (In the Plans We Made),” and “When the Lavender Blooms.”
I almost caught them on tour last fall, opening for The Teskwy Brothers, but didn’t wind up making it out. While I wish I did, I am glad I got to see them on their own headlining tour in such an intimate venue like Royale in Boston.
I also was really sold on this show for the opener, Donovan Woods. I had favorited his track “Portland, Me,” a year or so back on Spotify and then he recently showed up again. His song, “I Talk About You,” from his latest release is a stunning, beautiful, and depressing song with a heavy Celtic funereal inspiration.
The show was one of the best ones I have been to in a while. Donovan Woods is just as funny as he is talented in the singer-songwriter department. He told some fun stories and was self deprecating. He had the crowd cracking up when he told them, sarcastically, how back in the day it was an honor to try on the radio and the equivalent of that today is being added to a Spotify playlist.
The Paper Kites started off their set with eveyone around one microphone, singing in unison. Usually, band saves this for later on in their set, but the Australian folk band was opening the show with the vibe of the next hour and a half. Not to say that the band doesn’t have some great rock songs up their sleeves. They played my favorite song, “Electric Indigo” and the Fleetwood Mac inspired “Black & Thunder.”
Upcoming Tour Dates: https://www.thepaperkites.com.au/tour
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