A hip-hop-jazz-funk-soul crossover single featuring Cork-based jazz-rap producer jarjarjr.

The Papez has an irresistible groove and bounce, combining elements of boom bap hip hop with jazz phrasing, funk riffs, and bright brass soul accents. Max Zaska says, “At the time I was listening to a lot of Mac Miller and Khruangbin, with their desert-y blues guitar. Those sounds definitely influenced what I carried into The Papez.”

Lyrically, The Papez is an essay in sharp contrasts with jarjarjr’s pointed verses about creating music for the art and love of it and spitting frustration about the predatory music business, while Max Zaska’s softly sung melodic counter-chorus mirrors tension.