JW Paris are a 90’s grunge Britpop inspired three-piece featuring Gemma Clarke, Danny Collins and Aaron Forde.

Fresh from storming Radio 1’s Big Weekend, JW Paris are riding a wave of momentum. With spins on BBC Radio, a slot at The Great Escape Festival, sold-out shows in Europe and local press rallying behind them, the band is coming off a run that’s seen their songs synced across US TV and film, taking their sound far beyond UK borders.

Now, with a brand-new single ‘Anything’ and a headline show at the iconic Hawley Arms (30th October) JW Paris are set to channel the euphoric energy of the Britpop summer – with sonic nods to Elastica, Blur, Pulp, and the swagger of peak Oasis – into their boldest, loudest, and most ambitious release yet.

Story Behind The Song:
“Anything” marks the bold first step of JW Paris 2025 EP, a single that captures the energy, attitude and atmosphere of Britpop’s heyday while offering a modern twist. With nods to Elastica’s edge, Blur’s London charm and riding straight out of the Oasis summer tour, the track feels like a time capsule cracked open, as if you’ve just stepped into Soho in the mid-90s with the night stretching ahead.”

Built on spiralling guitars and a driving rhythm, “Anything” has a restless, anthemic energy that bottles the last days of the British summer, bittersweet.

Lyrically, it explores possibility, identity and the blurring line between dreams and nightmares: “I could be anything, but everything is nothing… If dreaming was a reality, then my nightmare would look a little bit like you.” The looping mantra of spinning “around and around” mirrors both the dizzying rush of youth and the claustrophobia of being trapped in someone else’s expectations.

From the defiance of “Don’t try to bring me down and make me feel this way” to the isolation of “You’re just another face in the crowd, drifting out of space,” “Anything” delivers a heady mix of rebellion and vulnerability.

It’s a song steeped in nostalgia but not stuck there, a modern anthem for a generation still searching for meaning in the chaos.

With its shimmering chords, biting lyrics and unshakable chorus, “Anything” is more than just a nod to the past.

It’s a statement of intent: a soundtrack for long summer British London nights, fleeting moments and the promise of everything yet to come.

Promoting Anything JW Paris completed a run of shows in Europe, with a headline show at the iconic Hawley Arms on 30th October.

Previous singles off the EP, Geeks & Freaks, Who Are You, Alive & You’ve Got Me saw some incredible highlights; collectively has 50k+ streams on Spotify and featured with nationwide radio play on Jack Saunders (BBC Radio 1), Steve Lamacq (6Music), John Kennedy (Radio X), Frankie (Amazing Radio UK & USA) Frank Skinner (Absolutely Radio) and has made it onto the Radio X playlist for x2 weeks straight.

JW Paris was also featured on the ‘New In Rock’ Apple Music playlist, a single of the day’ with This Feeling and have also been described as sounding like ‘Joy Division’ and ‘where gritty meets swaggery’, by Chris Hawkins (6 Music) and ‘face-melting riff’s by Jack Saunders (Radio 1)

Upcoming Gigs
30th October – The Hawley Arms London

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