Shoalhaven Night

We've all had them. Those heart-wrenching conversations we know could have been avoided but for lack of effort. But when it's all too late and the ill communication has taken its toll, we end up in a take-no-prisoners situation. Darling James calls this an 'Ultimatum Talk'. And it's the name given to his debut single; a sizzling, hypnotic, building track that details the stinging event and aftermath of receiving his own ultimatum talk.
From a beguiling ukelele loop to a psych-rock explosion of organs and drums, 'Ultimatum Talk' is a masterclass in minimalism and personal disaster. You will not escape unscathed.

Ultimatum Talk

Recorded by Fraser Montgomery and Nick Edin at The Aviary Recording Studio

Mixed by Alex O'Gorman

Mastered by Ross Cockle

Produced by Dan Parsons and Rodeo Pony

Additional recording by Alex O'Gorman and Jake Rush at Madeline Studios, respectively.

Personnel:
Acoustic and electric guitar: Dan Parsons
Drums: Bree Hartley
Bass: Alex O'Gorman
Keyboards: Robin Waters and Jeremy Marcotte
Pedal Steel: Ben Franz
Harmonies: Tracy McNeil
Electric guitar on 'Never Made a Promise': Tim 'Big Dog' Baker

Never Made a Promise

Sunday Morning Cinema is the new album from singer/songwriter and multi –instrumentalist  Dan Parsons, whose highly regarded talents have seen him in high demand for some fine artists including Marlon Williams, Kate Miller-Heidke, Ella Hooper and Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife.  

Recorded live and straight to tape in 3 days Sunday Morning Cinema is the very welcome follow up to 2015’s Valleywood (nominated for Best Folk Roots Album in The Age Music Victoria Awards 2016) and is scheduled for release August 10, 2018 through MGM.  Here Goes Nothin, the first single from the album was released late last year and held the #1 spot on AMRAP’s AIRIT regional chart for two weeks. 

As a singer/songwriter Parsons conjures up the essence of troubadour folk-rock and classic Americana influences, exploring the triumphs and anxieties of the human experience.  With his newly formed live band – Rodeo Pony, featuring Robin Waters (Ella Hooper, The Boat People) on keys, Alex O’Gorman (Big Smoke, Angie McMahon) on bass and Bree Hartley (Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife) on drums, Parson’s new album rides through canyons, weaves across silver oceans and launches into the interstellar.

For Parsons, Sunday Morning Cinema ventures into new territory both musically and in its process.  Working up the songs with his band prior to entering the studio allowed for an organic and authentic experience.  With engineer Fraser Montgomery at the helm, the result is a collection of nine songs, all fully realised and captured in widescreen technicolour.

Never Made a Promise

Dan Parsons

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