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



Press, Publications, Features:

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)

Live on Location with Jon Henry Episode 7 - Next Paperback Hero (2023)

Milwaukee Record - Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music videos of 2022

Songsurfing Podcast - Episode 76: Let’s Get Eclectic! Music by Music by Sub Lights, Eric Pan, Pillaging Villagers, Trash Pandas, Kase, and Next Paperback Hero (2022)

Shepherd Express - Next Paperback Hero’s Latest Chapter Shows Positive Growth (2022)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 8 new Milwaukee albums & songs to check out in October (2022)

Breaking & Entering - Review of Nowhere To Run EP (2022)

Milwaukee Record - Nathan Honoré talks Next Paperback Hero EP, collaboration, what’s to come (2022)

88Nine Radio Milwaukee - “Begin Again” Song Premiere (2022)

Chords On Fire - Episode One: Next Paperback Hero (2022)

Milwaukee Record - Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2022 (so far)

Wisconsin Music Podcast - Episode 75: Next Paperback Hero (2022)

Breaking & Entering - Artist Spotlight w/ Ellie Jackson and Hallowtribe (2022)

Shepherd Express - Next Paperback Hero Gets Introspective in Debut Music Video ‘Don’t Take My Energy’ (2022)

Milwaukee Record - Next Paperback Hero goes it alone in “Don’t Take My Energy” music video (2022)

Breaking & Entering - “Don’t Take My Energy” Video Release (2022)

Shape of Rock Interview on WMSE (2022)

Shepherd Express - Profile and Album Review of Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes (2021)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 25 best Milwaukee albums and songs of 2021

TAP’d In - Favorite Milwaukee albums of 2021

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 10 top Milwaukee albums & songs to check out in October (2021)

Amplified Artist Sessions - Performance & Interview (2021)

88Nine Radio Milwaukee - “First Impressions” Song Premiere (2021)

Milwaukee Record - “Weather The Storm” Song Premiere (2021)

Breaking & Entering - Album Review of Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes (2021)

Milwaukee Record - "Never Know” Performance Video Premiere (2020)

Milwaukee Record - Milwaukee Holiday Releases, “Christmas Eve” Writeup (2018)