PIPSY is the musical project of Paul Pouwels McMillan (they/them), a songwriter and producer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
PIPSY crafts alternative pop with poise and precision. Their tracks are full with warm melodies and tender vocal harmonies. Listeners will be reminded of the devotional jangle made by British post-punks in the 80s, as well as the stirring synth pop of the early 2000’s.
PIPSY shares new single All You Ever Wanted, out July 20, taken from the new album of the same name, out everywhere November 6, 2022.
lyrics
Lyrics:
I was feeling like,
I was drowning
Thinking maybe I’d,
Amounted
But I’m grateful,
And it’s profound
Something intangible
And I think I’ve found it
She was feeling like,
Pretty down man
Thinking maybe all the years hadn’t counted
But we’re grateful,
Yeah we found it
The sun is coming up
And we’re feeling astounding
Running in circles and going nowhere
Looking for someone to show that they care
Running in circles and going nowhere
Nowhere
All you wanted,
All you ever wanted
You wanted,
All you ever wanted
All you wanted
All you ever wanted, now
All you ever wanted, now
I was feeling like,
I was drowning
Thinking maybe I’d,
Amounted
But I’m grateful,
And it’s profound
Something intangible,
And I think I’ve found it
I was feeling like,
Pretty petrified
Sitting on the beach
And staring at the tide man
Just like King Charles,
We rebounded
The suns are coming up,
And I’m feeling astounded
Running in circles and going nowhere,
Waiting for someone to show that they care
Maybe I need to remember how I
Got here
All you wanted,
All you ever wanted
All you wanted,
All you ever wanted
All you wanted,
All you ever wanted, now
All you ever wanted, now
All you ever wanted, now
All you ever wanted
All you ever wanted
All you ever wanted, now
All you ever yeah yeah yeah
Woo!
credits
released July 20, 2022
PIPSY is Paul Pouwels McMillan, Hanna Ott, Jordan Cossill and Jorji Lawson.
Written by Paul Pouwels McMillan.
Recorded and Produced by Paul Pouwels McMillan.
Mixed by Michael Holland.
Mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG Mastering.
Original 'Pallas Cat' Artwork by Liam P Milner (Luna Tunes).
Mega thanks to:
First of all my wonderful wife Sabrina! My bandmates the awesome Hanna Ott, Jordan Cossill and Jorji Lawson, Zac Arnold and Naked PR, the team at DRM especially Holly, Claudia and Andy, the whole Jordan Luck Band crew, Matt and Georgie, Nikhil, Sara Tansy, Liam P Milner, Anthony Metcalf, the Creative NZ and the Aotearoa Touring Programme team - especially Emily and Rebekah, and anyone I may have missed! xoxo PIPSY.
Anthonie is at the peak of their already formidable powers, writing affecting, intelligent pop songs that gracefully present a thoughtful and expansive perspective of life in contemporary Aotearoa. PIPSY
This Toronto group's sound unabashedly hearkens back to the bouncy indiepop of the Darling Buds and the Primitives. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 11, 2019
Korean artist Jay Knife uses ukelele, vocal loops, and an iPad to translate her personal experiences into honest, heartfelt pop music. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 4, 2021