Eli Paperboy Reed

Somewhere between the initial spark of infatuation and the gentle twilight of growing old together lies the real work of any relationship. Sure, the thousandth kiss may not carry the same novel thrill as the first, but, if you do it right, the grown-up stuff—building a home, raising a family, committing your lives to each other—is the most rewarding part. 

“There’s plenty of music out there about falling in love,” says Eli Paperboy Reed. “I wanted to write about staying in love. I wanted to get to the heart of what it takes to go the distance, of what it means for two people to walk side by side, through good times and bad, and still choose each other every single day.” 

Those romantic meditations form the bedrock of Reed’s intoxicating new album, Getting There. Produced by legendary R&B iconoclast Swamp Dogg, the collection is a joyful dose of timeless…