The Paper Kites
The Paper Kites are a Melbourne folk and rock band whose close harmonies and quietly personal songs run from Bloom to their seventh album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It.
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Overview
- From
- Melbourne, Australia
- Formed
- 2010
- Members
- Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys, Josh Bentley and Samuel Rasmussen
- Sound
- Indie folk and rock
- Breakout
- Bloom, later included on the Woodland EP
- Latest album
- If You Go There, I Hope You Find It (2026)
Mini bio
How it started.
Before The Paper Kites became a five-piece, Sam Bentley and Christina Lacy were teenagers playing local cafés together. The band formed in Melbourne in 2010, with David Powys, Josh Bentley and Samuel Rasmussen completing the group.
The song that kept finding people.
Bloom became their calling card. The 2011 Woodland EP helped build an audience, and by early 2012 they were headlining around Australia. Their debut album States followed in 2013. Bloom went on to earn platinum certifications in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Following the songs somewhere new.
For twelvefour, Sam Bentley wrote between midnight and 4 a.m., then the band recorded in Seattle with producer Phil Ek. Roses took another turn: ten duets with guests including Julia Stone, Lucy Rose, MARO and Aoife O’Donovan, produced by Bentley and Tom Iansek.
A room of their own.
In July 2022, they spent a month in Campbells Creek, Victoria, playing free, unannounced shows while working on At the Roadhouse. The sixteen-song album arrived in 2023. Their 2026 follow-up, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, was co-produced with Matt Redlich and mixed by Jon Low.
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums
- 2026If You Go There, I Hope You Find ItPerformers and co-producers
- 2023At the RoadhousePerformers
- 2021RosesPerformers; duets with ten guest vocalists
- 2018On the Corner Where You LivePerformers
- 2018On the Train Ride HomePerformers
- 2015twelvefourPerformers
- 2013StatesPerformers; debut studio album
Collaborations and covers
- 2025BelievePerformers and producers; Bernard Fanning cover
Awards
Quotes
I got to the end and thought, I'm never doing that againSam Bentley, Nettwerk, 16 July 2015
On reversing his sleeping pattern to write twelvefour between midnight and 4 a.m.
Trivia
- The title twelvefour reflects the hours Sam Bentley set aside for writing: midnight to 4 a.m.
- The Roadhouse concerts were free and unannounced, spreading through local word of mouth.
- The Roadhouse lineup added Hannah Cameron, Chris Panousakis and pedal steel player Matt Dixon to the core five members.
- Sam Bentley said Julia Stone’s music helped steer him toward the kind of music he made, making their Roses duet a full-circle moment.
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