Slow Burn

by Mel Parsons

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Hypnotic and meandering, 'Slow Burn' conjures up a nostalgic feeling of simpler times. 'Slow Burn’ follows on from the August 2021 release ‘Carry On’ and the December 2021 release ‘Already Gone’, with these three singles setting the tone of the upcoming new album due in September 2022.

Written by Mel Parsons and produced by Josh Logan, the track was engineered by Adam Hogan and mastered by Oliver Harmer. Featured on the single is Ōtautahi musician Jed Parsons playing drums and singing backup vocals, with Aaron Stewart on bass.

lyrics

SLOW BURN

It’s been a hard year of highs and lows
There have been dark times nobody knows
What goes on beneath the skin
What kind of mess I made this into

I’m slow on the lesson I’m slow on the learn
I guess I’m just a slow burn

It’s on my shoulders my back alone
What you’ve done you’ve gotta own
There’s no way through on faking grass
You gotta live with the calls of your past

I’m slow on the lesson I’m slow on the learn
I guess I’m just a slow burn

Never had joy like this before
Never had pain so hard so raw
When you came along I was down in the depths
Lucky stone around my neck

I’m slow on the lesson I’m slow on the learn
I guess I’m just a slow burn

credits

released May 20, 2022
Written by:
Mel Parsons

Recorded at:
LOHO Studios, Christchurch, NZ

Producer:
Josh Logan

Performed by:
Mel Parsons - vocals, guitars
Josh Logan - guitars
Jed Parsons - drums, backing vocals
Aaron Stewart - bass

Studio engineer:
Adam Hogan

Mix engineer:
Josh Logan

Mastering engineer:
Oliver Harmer at The Lab

Published:
Native Tongue Music Publishing

Label:
Cape Road

Distribution:
NZ & Rest of World (excl. AU) - DRM
AU - MGM

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Mel Parsons New Zealand

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

shows

Jun 14

The Piano

Christchurch, New Zealand
Jun 15

Rangatira Q Theatre

Auckland, New Zealand
Jun 16

Old St Paul's

Wellington, New Zealand

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