Psychpop prince, goth rock guru and baroque acoustic troubadour PAUL ROLAND is a prolific and fiercely independent recording artist with 25 diverse albums to his credit ranging from gothic rock through baroque psychpop to highly literate, wistful acoustic vignettes and character sketches.

In recent years Paul Roland has established himself as a composer of contemporary classical works, having produced a gothic ballet (‘Nosferatu-The Curious Case of Jonathan Harker’ premiered in Italy), a Gothic chamber opera (‘Carmilla’) and a 30-minute ‘Grimm Fantasy’ for orchestra.

Since the release of his first album ‘The Werewolf of London’ in 1980 (a John Peel favourite and a regular featured album at London’s legendary Bat Cave) Roland has earned a loyal cult following in the UK, Europe and the US.

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Selected Quotes:

“Roland has a very distinctive voice and a highly personal style. His songs are like short stories set to music.” — Greg Lake

“Paul Roland writes nice melodies and has a very particular personality, but he’s too intellectual for me!” — Frank Zappa, 1988

“Roland is the male Kate Bush.” — Robyn Hitchcock

“Paul Roland is the author of some of the most beautiful songs ever written in the English language.” — Rockerilla, July–August 2022

“Roland’s gaslight world is one of quaint but dark English folklore, sinister Victoriana and bittersweet stories… a steampunk prophet not without honour in his own land, either.” — Uncut (UK)

“Roland approaches his songs like hand-stitched labours of love to be glimpsed through an arcane wonder-tinted microscope…” ★★★★☆ — Classic Rock & Prog Rock Magazine, 2016

“Roland is a maestro of melancholy and madness… ornate gothic/baroque songwriting and quintessentially English pop-psych dementia… princely stuff.” — Ptolemaic Terrascope (UK)

“Psych-pop genius… Paul Roland has remained a cherished figure on the gothic rock and psych-pop periphery for 30 years.” — Record Collector

“Paul Roland could well claim to be the world’s most famous singer-songwriter, author and paranormal researcher.” ★★★★☆ — Vive Le Rock (UK)

“Gothic-psych-baroque-rocker waxing demented in a way only an Englishman can… impeccable.” — Goldmine (USA)

“Paul Roland has a unique gift for songwriting unlike anyone else… we clearly are in the presence of a master storyteller.” — Louder Than War (UK)

“Roland has released many fine albums, all of them have moments of greatness.” — Jim DeRogatis (Rolling Stone, Chicago Sun-Times)