Few songwriters would attempt a portrait gallery this ambitious, and fewer would pull it off with such warmth. On Influences, Paul Robert Thomas steps into the lives of peacemakers, pioneers and dreamers with a reporter’s eye and a poet’s heart. Tracks like Last Train to Auschwitz and John in Strawberry Field balance historical detail with […]
“Time To Get Real”: Les Paul’s (The Paul’s) Turn Blues Into a Vehicle for History and Healing
From the Harlem Hellfighters to Hiroshima, the album treats the past as unfinished business. Personal heartbreak sits alongside global tragedy without ever feeling forced. Thirty-one albums in, the duo still writes like they have something urgent to prove. Two men who share a first name and a lifetime of friendship have built something rare in […]
Paul Robert Thomas Closes His Folk Trilogy in Style with “Some More Folk”
A songwriter of rare emotional intelligence, Paul Robert Thomas delivers his most complete and compelling folk statement yet with Some More Folk, the third and final chapter in a trilogy that has redefined what the genre can hold. Across ten meticulously crafted tracks, he navigates mortality, systemic injustice, ecological collapse, and the quiet devastation of […]
Paul Robert Thomas Unveils “More Folk”: A Powerful Journey Through Memory, Struggle and Survival
A deeply reflective folk collection exploring life’s hidden battles. Ten songs revealing truth, resilience and the human spirit. A timeless album where storytelling meets emotional honesty Paul Robert Thomas returns with “More Folk”, an ambitious and deeply introspective album that continues his remarkable creative journey as a songwriter, producer and storyteller. Released on 20 June […]
History, Heartbreak, and the Search for Light: Paul Robert Thomas Explores the Full Range of Human Experience on “Some Folk”
From Camden’s lost counterculture to the horrors of the death camps, no emotional territory is left untouched. “Some Folk” is a deeply moving, beautifully crafted body of work that rewards every careful listen. There is a rare kind of honesty at work on Paul Robert Thomas‘ 53rd album “Some Folk” – the kind that doesn’t […]
Paul Robert Thomas Makes His Case as Rockabilly’s Sharpest Lyricist With “Rockabilly Boys & Girls”
Where most rockabilly records trade in atmosphere alone, Thomas brings wit, heartbreak, and social commentary to the party. This album raises the bar for the entire genre. There is a particular kind of devotion that only certain music genres inspire, a total, lifestyle-consuming surrender to a sound and an era that feels more alive than […]
Ten Tracks, Zero Filler: Paul Robert Thomas Delivers the Rockabilly Album of the Year with ‘Rockabilly Boy’
With shimmering guitars, hip-swaying rhythms, and lyrics sharp enough to draw blood, Rockabilly Boy is the record that proves great songwriting has no genre ceiling. Rockabilly has always been a music of myths: fast cars, rebel hearts, drive-in romance, and the eternal war between conformity and the open road. What it has rarely been is […]
Inside ‘Stormy Weather’: How Les Paul’s (The Paul’s) Capture a World in Crisis
Albums like “Stormy Weather” by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) confront you head-on, refusing to let you look away. Marking their remarkable 30th release, this 10-track record does not arrive quietly. It crashes through the door with urgency, conviction, and an unrelenting sense that the world it reflects is teetering on a knife’s edge. Released on […]
Inside the Genius of Les Paul’s (The Paul’s) and Their New Epic, The Chelsea Hotel Collection Volumes 1 – 4
Some albums entertain. Some albums celebrate. Only a precious few illuminate the very spirit of artistic existence. Les Paul’s (The Paul’s), the visionary duo of Paul Odiase and Paul Robert Thomas, have crafted exactly that sort of experience with The Chelsea Hotel Collection Volumes 1 – 4, a four-album masterwork arriving December 5, 2025 courtesy […]
