allkpop has been getting good feedback from our new segment on up and coming artists. To continue with our new segment, meet PaperDoll. PaperDoll’s sound can be summarized as The Killers, Pat Benatar, and Dancing Robots all wrapped into one. Teresa Lee Chaisiri, Jack Kock, Patrick Moloney, and Chip Thomas make up the New York City based band. PaperDoll is high-energy pop at its best, blending shrewd instrumentation, solid hooks, and the undeniable charisma of front woman Teresa Lee Chaisiri. Their debut album Ballad Nerd Pop was produced by Nic Hard (The Bravery, Aberdeen City) and is available on iTunes and Amazon. They’ve sold out shows in NYC at legendary spots like the Knitting Factory, Crash Mansion, Arlene’s Grocery, and the Mercury Lounge. We were able to catch up with Teresa Lee Chaisiri and ask her a few questions about the band. Since many of our readers might not be familiar with PaperDoll. What genre of music do you consider yourselves in? Our sound is Nerd Rock. The four of us listened to everything growing up so it's really a blend. Where did the band's name, PaperDoll, come from? One of the first songs I wrote had a line in it "I'm not your paperdoll - can't dress me the way you want..." We got the band together and booked a gig a week later, didn't have a name, until Jack was like - what about PaperDoll? We were like - cool. Done. That's our name. Who have been your main influences? The four of us had a lot of different influences growing up - I grew up listening to and playing classical music and opera. Patrick used to play in a traditional Irish band, I know Jack grew up on Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Chip listened to Led Zeplin and Michael Jackson...I'd say PaperDoll's music is a mix of everything from Muse, The Killers, anything from the 80's, and Pat Benatar. Maybe a little bit of No Doubt and Arcade Fire mixed in there too? After releasing the album, Ballad Nerd Pop in 2008, what are your plans for 2009? We're going to play out like crazy! We love playing live! We're constantly booking In NYC and hoping to play in other cities around the East Coast. We're also planning on recording some more stuff in a few months. We have a bunch of new songs that we'd love to record, but it takes some serious cash to do it right. So, we're saving up! Any last words to our readers that might not know you too well? We're 100% independent (no manager, no promoters, no label...yet) so we depend on our fans to spread the word. And our fans really, REALLY have been responsible for so many people finding out about us. It's amazing how much we've accomplished with just word of mouth and emails. We usually have 100+ people showing up at gigs and I'm still always amazed when I hear the crowd singing along. It's a great feeling. We love allkpop! Teresa was nice enough to send us some signed copies of Ballad Nerd Pop to giveaway to our readers. Stay tuned for the giveaway and for more Up and Coming Artists on allkpop. For more info on PaperDoll visit their allkpop Artist Profile in the allkpop Forums, as well as their websites: PaperDoll's Website PaperDoll's Myspace PaperDoll's Facebook Check out some tracks from PaperDoll's debut album, Ballad Nerd Pop.