Paul Roland

Who is Paul Roland?

Paul Roland, is a singer-songwriter, author, journalist and paranormal researcher.

Since the release of his first single Oscar Automobile in 1979 Roland has been spinning his tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop, folk and, occasionally, baroque strings. His character creations include a Regency magistrate, various 19th Century murderers, a retired executioner, an opium addict, and an entire court of medieval grotesques.

Joshua Pfeiffer is quoted as saying “As for Paul Roland, if any­one deserves credit for spear­head­ing steampunk music, it is him. He was one of the inspi­ra­tions I had in start­ing my project. He was writ­ing songs about the first attempt at manned flight, and an Edwar­dian air­ship raid in the mid-80’s long before almost any­one else….”

Paul has been called ‘the male Kate Bush’ by one-time label mate Robyn Hitchcock, and ‘The Lord Byron of Rock’ by influential French music magazine ‘Les Inrockuptibles’