Paper Swords is a music project formed in 2019 by Phil Black. A debut EP series is coming in 2024-2025 that encompasses a variety of styles including Electronic Indie, Dark Pop, and Modern Dance Funk blended with a smokey voice, falsetto harmonies, and climbing anthems that are infectiously stuck in your head from the moment you hear them. It’s a unique sound unto its own that keeps you coming back for more.

Picking up the guitar and singing at 13, he began songwriting with bands that continued throughout junior high, high school, and college; these experiences sculpted Phil as a musician uniquely. Raised on the mountain, and was raised exploring mountains of Wyoming with a large loving family, an inspiration that nothing else could provide.

Beginning with traditional folk, punk, metal-core, reggae-soul-rock, and a variety of dance-electronic styles, Phil’s understanding of music itself has grown over the years playing guitar, piano, bass, drums, and producing since 2011. The style has evolved into an infectious, sculpted, and modern sound.

During his undergraduate degree, he studied Computer Engineering with a focus on Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, and has continued on as an XR Developer / Technical Artist. By doing so, it has allowed an all-new approach to music videos, animations, and entire immersive worlds that will soon be released to experience across platforms.

The Paper Swords logo represents the circle of life, the hourglass, and the tear drop. These themes are explored throughout the Paper Swords lyrical content and remind us all of our Ephemeral existence.

Keep an eye and an ear out for Paper Swords drops on shows, merchandise, freebies, discounts on tickets, meet and greets at shows, and digital downloads of upcoming collectibles all to be released soon!