About — Next Paperback Hero

Next Paperback Hero is an original music project by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Honoré from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Melodic baritone vocals deliver sincere, confessional lyrics with performances that retain the intimacy of a singer-songwriter while creating a distinctly soulful, dynamic experience.

Next Paperback Hero's third album Better Late Than Never captures chaos and confrontation, embraces imperfection, and looks at the past with a few winks and smiles along the way. Recorded and mixed in one week a four-track cassette recorder, this rough and ready record continues where Waves (2024) left off , featuring a bare bones approach that focuses on a raw, authentic presentation.

Named as one of the best Milwaukee albums of 2021 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Next Paperback Hero's first full length record Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes and its 2022 follow-up EP Nowhere To Run are also available on all digital platforms.

For fans of The National, Elliott Smith, boygenius, Bon Iver

Contact

Press, Publications, Features:

Milwaukee Record - Next Paperback Hero faces uncertain future with ‘Better Late Than Never’ (2025)

Breaking & Entering - Review of Better Late Than Never (2025)

88Nine Radio Milwaukee - State of Sound podcast: Nathan Honoré of Next Paperback Hero (2024)

Urban Milwaukee - Next Paperback Hero Releases New Album (2024)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 10 top Milwaukee albums and songs to check out in September (2024)

Scummy Water Tower - ‘Waves’ Album Review (2024)

Breaking & Entering - Review of Waves (2024)

Milwaukee Record - Next Paperback Hero gets back on (four) track with homespun album ‘Waves’ (2024)

Live In The Lobby Presents: “Next Paperback Hero” | Episode 12 (2023)