{"product_id":"charlie-parr-rooming-house","title":"Charlie Parr - Rooming House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These folks here, in this record, have no idea what's wrong, or how to help - They are sick with the longing to make everything better And they can't. Tiny things are important - This house could be anywhere, These things could happen to anyone.\" With this reflection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlie Parr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces the characters of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRooming House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a conceptual folk opera that chronicles the lives of Upper Midwesterners through his quietly raucous, deeply rooted, and empathetic blues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are songs of lost memories and hardship, but also of the improvised acts of kindness that help neighbors make do. Joined by celebrated drummer and fellow Minnesotan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDave King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bad Plus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHappy Apple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Parr cements his role as one of the great troubadours of our time with an album that becomes its own small yet profound offering of care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A gritty blend of Delta blues and Depression- era roots music soaked in his hardscrabble voice. It's a sacred realm of folk wisdom and sorrowful vulnerability.\" - Rolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Expertly-picked resonator guitar and lyrics that puncture the soul\" - NPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Arguably America's finest living troubadour.\" - Songlines (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompelling character-driven portraits on a folk opera concept album that chronicles the lives of Upper Midwesterners through his quietly raucous, deeply rooted, and empathetic blues. Driving, groove- driven resonator guitar pulls you in. Working through the material realities of our contemporary moment but also weaving that narrative with his hypnotic sound reveals the near-mythic scale importance of these stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59632716743001,"sku":"SDZ-53504","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":59632716775769,"sku":"SDZ-53505","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-14_6b723f1a-2990-4aaa-886e-e5352ce13269.png?v=1790762388","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/charlie-parr-rooming-house","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}