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New Zealand singer and songwriter Mel Parsons returns with ‘I Got The Lonely’ - the first single from her fourth, upcoming album recorded in LA with celebrated American producer Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Elvis Costello, Missy Higgins, Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie).
‘I Got The Lonely’ marks a new chapter in Parsons’ respected career, with its darker vibe and a bigger and fuller sound under the guidance of Froom and a talented cast of musicians. They include bass player Kaveh Rastegar (John Legend, Sia), guitarist Adam Levy (Norah Jones), drummer Ted Poor (Andrew Bird) and Froom on keyboards.
“I had been wanting to work with Mitchell for a few years, and our schedules finally aligned this year when I was on tour in America,” says Parsons. “Mitchell and I had first been in touch back about working together back in 2015, but I’ve loved his work for a long time - he has produced some of my favourite albums.”
‘I Got The Lonely’ was inspired in a roundabout way by the late Tom Petty.
“I was listening to a lot of Tom Petty at the time. The actual song has nothing to do with him really, but I guess it was inspired by him in some unconscious sense. He had just passed away and I was going back through his catalogue and was blown away all over again. Something in his songwriting hits me in a very emotional way, and I guess that’s the feeling I am trying to emulate with ‘I Got the Lonely’.
Parsons has collected an impressive list of accolades since she first emerged on the indie-folk scene and has forged her own path as an independent, self-managed artist, with three critically acclaimed albums - and an upcoming fourth - to her name. She has won over audiences the old-fashioned way, through relentless touring, which has taken her to every corner of the globe in recent years.
lyrics
Another day of feeling slow
Looking left looking down, does it show
Dreading the wake, stuck in the fog
Heavy weight still there in the morning
I got the lonely, gonna write it all down
I got the lonely, birds in town
No resolve no easy fix
Out of reach of the green grass
Blaming you when it’s really me
Heavy weight still there in the morning
I got the lonely, gonna write it all down
I got the lonely, birds in town
Get up, get on up
Nobody’s gonna fill your cup
I got the lonely, gonna write it all down
I got the lonely, birds in town
Heavy weight still there in the morning
credits
from Glass Heart,
track released September 21, 2018
Written by Mel Parsons
Produced by Mitchell Froom
Engineered by David Boucher
With a new record on the horizon following 2022’s critically acclaimed ‘Slow Burn’, multi award-winning indie folk artist
Mel Parsons is one of New Zealand’s established songwriting stars. Folk Artist of the Year in 2020 “Parsons and her band are world class... immaculate renditions of immaculate songs” - Muzic.net.nz...more
supported by 15 fans who also own “I Got the Lonely”
Powerful vocals and affecting lyrics, this is magnificent stuff. Thank you for sharing your art with us Reb!
Clearly, I am late to the party, but happy to be here now and will listen quietly from my corner so as not to break the spell. theUtmost
supported by 15 fans who also own “I Got the Lonely”
The fave song title has to be a pun on the Canadian national anthem and yes I'm late to this party :) Liked the light touch to the extra strings and horns. Just enough to add colour and swing. Jason Kemp
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