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Monday, April 4, 2011
News / MP3 The Parson Red Heads Sign to Arena Rock; New Album on the Way
Posted by Ned Lannamann on Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Oregon/California group the Parson Red Heads have signed to local label Arena Rock, home of recent releases from bands like Richmond Fontaine and Old Light. And there's a record on the way: the Parson Red Head's Arena Rock debut, Yearling, comes out on August 16. That's not all: We've got a special preview of the record right here, with an exclusive MP3 of the album's opening track, "Burning Up the Sky," a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed folk hymn that, upon first listen, makes me of Whiskeytown dressed up in their Sunday best.
LISTEN:
The Parson Red Heads - "Burning Up the Sky"
Full press release and tracklisting after the jump.
The Parson Red Heads have signed to The Arena Rock Recording Company and are set to release their anticipated new album, 'Yearling', August 16th. The 11-track album was produced by sometimes band-mate Raymond Richards at Red Rockets Glare (Los Angeles CA) and mixed by Chris Stamey of legendary Southern jangle-pop band, The dB’s, at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Studios (Kernersville, NC).‘The title of the new record ‘Yearling’ has all sorts of meanings’, says singer Evan Parsons. ‘For us…with this album…the obvious is that the record took between one and two years to make (see: definition of ‘yearling’) but it means much more than that. The collection of songs tell stories about learning as you go, moving on when you finally realize you can’t turn back and loving people when you can. It’s a record about growing up made by a band that’s growing up (and still are!). The songs and messages are very important to us, as are the performances and memories we have of the creation of this album. We consider it a big step for us, although one step of many, but an important one nonetheless.’
Track Listing:
1. Burning Up The Sky
2. Hazy Dream
3. When You Love Somebody
4. Unemotional
5. Time Is Running Out
6. Seven Years Ago
7. Kid’s Hanging Out
8. Happy We Agree
9. Hard To See The Light
10. I Was Only
11. Banking On The Sun
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