Paper Mice "1-800 Mondays" Beanie But if Helium Head proved

But if Helium Head proved that this musical diversion was serious business

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“We Are The Water” kicks things off with a synth-driven stomp while lyrically serving as a poignant social awakening and call for human empathy

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Paper Mice "1-800 Mondays" Beanie But if Helium Head provedPaper Mice is a three piece whirligig from Chicago that blends a freakish range of influences into miniature, prog punk puzzles. Started in 2008 by Dave Reminick, Adam McCormack, and John Carroll, Taylor Hales took over for Adam on bass duties in 2013, and the band has been writing and performing together since that time. The band is a fixture in Chicagos tight knit DIY community, performing their high wire stop start mess of rhythmic tics and awkward