{"product_id":"tess-parks-pomegranate","title":"TESS PARKS - Pomegranate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonging. Heartbreak. Levity. Joy. Being filled with love for all things. All of these sensations flow at once through Canadian singer-songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eTess Parks\u003c\/strong\u003e’ new album, Pomegranate. Re-establishing Parks as the consummate artist-observer against a swirling nouveau-delic backdrop, her third solo album arrives via \u003cstrong\u003eFuzz Club\u003c\/strong\u003e and was produced by multi-instrumentalist and close collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eRuari Meehan\u003c\/strong\u003e, who shared mixing duties with Grammy-nominated engineer \u003cstrong\u003eMikko Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Tess Parks first became widely known for her string of collaborations with Brian Jonestown Massacre mastermind \u003cstrong\u003eAnton Newcombe\u003c\/strong\u003e, her 2022 solo offering \u003cem\u003eAnd Those Who Were Seen Dancing\u003c\/em\u003e left an unforgettable impression with its signature blend of weight, whimsy, and open-heartedness. The \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e would praise its “confident, enchanting presence”, whilst \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eExclaim!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e proclaimed it as a record that “demands to be heard and felt”. Where \u003cem\u003eDancing\u003c\/em\u003e retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, this time the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon. This is the most ambitious and cinematic Parks’ music has ever sounded. Drawing on psychedelic elements in a way that sounds decidedly fresh, the dreamlike atmospheres feel oddly nostalgic and modern at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pair are backed on most tracks by band members \u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco ‘Pearz’ Perini\u003c\/strong\u003e  – whose piano and organs shine through gloriously on ‘Koalas’ and ‘California’s Dreaming’ respectively – and \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Ninni\u003c\/strong\u003e, who provides the solid backbone throughout on drums. From a vocal perspective, it feels like Parks pushes her voice to new heights on this album too. Her lyrics are sharp, ever-present, and imbued with strength, depth, and poetic purpose, which shine particularly bright on tracks like ‘\u003cem\u003eKoalas\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eCharlie Potato\u003c\/em\u003e’. They weave through her flurries of beautiful melodic hooks, featuring sublime choruses and complex, multi-layered harmonic structures, as showcased on ‘\u003cem\u003eCrown Shy\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eBagpipe Blues\u003c\/em\u003e’ especially.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePomegranate\u003c\/em\u003e there are also plenty of new experiments and guests introduced. ‘\u003cem\u003eKoalas\u003c\/em\u003e’, for example, features the spellbinding whistling of \u003cstrong\u003eMolly Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e, lending a bittersweet Morricone-esque charm. ‘\u003cem\u003eCrown Shy\u003c\/em\u003e’ features soaring strings (arranged by \u003cstrong\u003eNinni\u003c\/strong\u003e and played by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e), and ‘\u003cem\u003eBagpipe Blues\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eCharlie Potato\u003c\/em\u003e’ are elevated by \u003cstrong\u003eKira Krempova\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ethereal flute playing – the latter also accompanied with Wurlitzer piano played by \u003cstrong\u003eOscar ‘SHOLTO’ Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e. The euphoric ‘\u003cem\u003eRunning Home To Sing\u003c\/em\u003e’ and album-closer ‘\u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e’ centre the synthesiser for the first time, whilst the piano features more prominently across many of the tracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuzz Club","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49411507880281,"sku":"SDZ-34590","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Tess_Parks_-_Pomegranate_-_CD_-_2024.jpg?v=1727956799","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/tess-parks-pomegranate","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}