Paper Pistols will have new five-track EP out soon

Ira Skinner’s solo project, Paper Pistols, which consists of Skinner playing live drums over programmed music he composes, is soon to release a new five-track EP which will more than likely be self-titled, the drummer/programmer/recording engineer recently told Submerge. “The recording process has been slow,” he said. “Although I own a recording studio, I don’t find much time to work on my own music. I plan on dedicating one day a week to my own music and finally finishing [the EP].” Skinner said the songs are mostly older ones that he’s recorded before but wasn’t satisfied with. “All my previous sessions have been recorded all over the West Coast in various studios,” he said. “Something about the previous recordings sounds unfinished to me.” Skinner has played with some of Sacramento’s most beloved bands over the years (one being the Evening Episode); he currently plays drums in Pets (though he isn’t a full-time, official member), another local favorite. When asked if he ever gets lonely now that he doesn’t have a band to call his own, he responded, “Absolutely. I really miss the Evening Episode members. That band was full of people throughout the years that I could really trust musically,” he said. “It is nice being on my own, though. I don’t have to show up to practice or balance anybody’s schedule. Also, nobody’s there to turn down a song. My band thinks everything I do is great.” Find Paper Pistols on Facebook to sample a couple tracks and to keep an eye out for the EP release date.