About

P. Willem is a drummer who stepped to the front. Paper People is the project — immersive alt-rock built on live drums, atmosphere, and the friction between who we are and who we're asked to be.

The songs move through identity, memory, and the quiet violence of being reduced to a version of yourself that fits on a screen or a page.

Captured at Rare Signals, Cambridge, MA. Mastered at Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, CA.

PPR PPL // 01 cover art — torn paper in dramatic monochrome lighting

PPR PPL // 01 — 2026

Debut EP

PPR PPL // 01

Six tracks — 2026

Six tracks tracing the arc of shedding inherited narratives and stepping into a life defined by choice.

  • 01
    Ache (Hiraeth)
    Two tides trapped in us.
  • 02
    Taller Trees
    I know, I know, I know.
  • 03
    Hindsight
    Truth hits through the wall.
  • 04
    Outside My Body
    My heart, my world, my girl.
  • 05
    No History No Home
    Still here. Still whole.
  • 06
    Transition
    It all comes clean.

Written, produced & performed by P. Willem
Co-produced by Brian Charles
Mastered by Joe Bozzi at Bernie Grundman

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