Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture) explained

Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture)
Type:	single
Artist:	Emmy the Great
Album:	Virtue
Released:	18 September 2011
Genre:	Anti-folk, alternative rock
Length:	3:41
Label:	Close Harbour Records
Producer:	Gareth Jones
Prev Title:	Iris
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	God of Loneliness
Next Year:	2012

Paper Forest (In the Afterglow of Rapture) is a song by Emmy the Great, released in 2011 on her second album, Virtue. It was released as a single on 18 September 2011. Emmy the Great stated that the song was based on lyrics from Patti Smith's song Dancing Barefoot, from her 1979 album Wave.^[1] In an interview explaining the album, Emmy the Great has said that singer Patti Smith influenced the song.^[2]

Music video

A music video, directed by Lucy Needs was uploaded to YouTube on 16 September 2011.^[3] In the video, Emmy the Great plays the part of a carer for a former dancer. NME placed the video at number 14 on their top 50 videos of 2011,^[4] despite giving the album a rather negative review.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Patti Smith: how she rocks our world. 2012-05-27 . July 22, 2012.
2. Web site: Emmy the Great – Virtue: Album stream and track-by-track guide . Music Blog. 7 June 2011 . theguardian.com . The Guardian . 7 June 2016 .
3. Web site: Emmy The Great - Paper Forest (In The Afterglow of Rapture). July 22, 2012.
4. Web site: 50 Best Music Videos of 2011. July 22, 2012.
5. Web site: Album Review: Emmy The Great - 'Virtue'. July 22, 2012.