Real Emotion is the third full-length studio album by Paper Route, released on September 23, 2016. The song "Chariots" was featured on the soundtrack for EA Sports game FIFA 17 and was used as the exclusive gameplay trailer track.[1] "Writing on the Wall" is featured on the soundtrack for NBA 2K17. On February 2, 2017, Paper Route made their late night TV debut, performing their newest single, "Balconies," on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Real Emotion
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016
GenreIndie rock
Length56:00
LabelKemosabe/Sony Music
ProducerPaper Route * Robert Marvin (exec.)
Paper Route chronology
The Peace of Wild Things
(2012)
Real Emotion
(2016)
Singles from Real Emotion
  1. "Laugh About It"
    Released: 2016
  2. "Chariots"
    Released: June 10, 2016
  3. "Balconies"
    Released: September 2, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Huffington Post(very favorable)[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"JT Daly, Chad Howat, Nick Aranda0:43
2."Writing on the Wall"Daly, Howat, Aranda, Nate Campany3:08
3."Pretend"Daly, Howat, Aranda3:40
4."Chariots"Daly, Howat, Aranda, Campany4:36
5."Untitled"Daly, Howat, Aranda4:09
6."Blue Collar Daydream"Daly, Howat, Aranda, Campany, Paul Moak, Gavin McDonald1:53
7."Real Emotion"Daly, Howat, Aranda4:40
8."Mona Lisa"Daly, Howat, Aranda, Trent Dabbs, Robert Marvin3:47
9."Second Place"Daly, Howat, Aranda4:44
10."Laugh About It"Daly, Howat, Aranda3:28
11."Lara"Daly, Howat, Aranda1:15
12."Zhivago"Daly, Howat, Aranda3:03
13."Bleary"Daly, Howat, Aranda4:10
14."Balconies"Daly, Howat, Aranda4:14
15."Love Is Red (with Every Shade Of Blue)"Daly, Howat, Aranda2:33
16."Vanisher"Daly, Howat, Aranda, McDonald5:27

Personnel

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Paper Route
Studio Musicians
  • Darren King (drums: tracks 2, 4, 9, 14, 16)
  • London Community Gospel Choir (choir vocals: tracks 1, 5, 8)
  • Joel Plotnik (drums: track 3)
  • Scott Soifer (drums: track 7)
  • Jordan Meredith Daly (additional vocals: track 15)
Production

References

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  1. ^ BWW News Desk (2016-06-14). "Paper Route Announces New Album 'Real Emotion' and Premieres Second Single 'Chariots'". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. ^ "Real Emotion - Paper Route". AllMusic. September 23, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Joseph, Judah (August 29, 2016). "Review: Paper Route, Real Emotion". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2016.