TESS PARKS // POMEGRANATE (ALBUM) BROOKLY VEGAN, MOJO, UNCUT, CLASH, EXCLAIM!
Canada-born, London-based singer-songwriter TESS PARKS‘ Pomegranate album is out today via Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula. Written and recorded between London, Toronto and Los Angeles, Pomegranate finds Parks teaming up with long-term bandmember and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who assumes production duties here and co-mixed the album alongside GRAMMY-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Where ‘Dancing’ retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, on ‘Pomegranate‘ the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon.
“Pomegranate is sharp and vibrant, like a pulled pin it explodes lofty ideas and ideals.” 8/10 – EXCLAIM!
“a slow burn worth every moment. Lush, experimental, and abundant… ‘Pomegranate’ embodies the pinnacle of Parks’ creative imaginations.” 8/10 – CLASH
“Parks’ trademark tranquilised drawl piloting slow-burning psych daydreams. Whatever flow is, she has it” 8/10 – MOJO
“The expansive Pomegranate sees Parks explore a swirling, neo-psychedelic landscape… great, imaginative songwriting. a sunny slice of organ-drenched indie-pop” 7/10 – UNCUT
“psychedelic auteur reintegrates with the wider world” – THE ARTS DESK
“a combination of ethereal beauty and pain” – BEARDED GENTLEMAN
“Parks has forged her own musical path… a smile-inducing trippy experience of the highest order.” 8/10 – SHINDIG
“Pomegranate mixes warm psych with her smoky, sometimes sinister vocal style and it’s an appealing combination” – BROOKLY VEGAN
“Profound and life-affirming.” – FAR OUT MAGAZINE
“The album is a testament to the transformative power of music.” – WHEN THE HORN BLOWS
See Tess Parks live:
Oct 26 – London – Rough Trade East (Full Band)
Oct 27 – Brighton – Resident (Stripped Back)
Oct 30 – London – Rough Trade West (Stripped Back)
Tickets HERE
ORDER: Limited Night Sky Vinyl with hand-numbered Obi Strip (edition of /250): *** BANDCAMP
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