Having
just released his debut album 'Firestarter' the next couple of months are set
to be a busy time for Brisbane's Dan Parsons. Following the early reward of triple
j rotation for the album's title track, Dan will be treating Brisbane and Melbourne
folk to some intimate solo shows in the next couple of weeks before packing up
himself and band for their first interstate jaunt.
Acting as a snapshot
of recent life experiences, 'Firestarter' tells Dan's personal story as someone
who after spending his high school years emulating seventies heroes on a reel-to-reel
eight track, leaves his bedroom and begins tumbling through one blinding, visceral
experience after another.
The result is ten tracks of sincere pop that go
straight for the jugular- including 'Back Off', written about Parsons' short lived
career in labouring hell and 'Cedar Creek', a bittersweet tune about his hometown.
Others shift and change in the light, music and lyrics pulling against each other.
Opener 'Run With Me' wears a melancholic demeanour, but glimmers of hope are felt
through its understated enthusiasm.
'firestarter' - Out Now
SOLO SHOWS:
Wednesday June 9 | The Troubadour, Brisbane - with Jess Chalker
Saturday
June 19 | Wesley Ann, Melbourne
Sunday June 20 | Builders Arms, Melbourne
Saturday
June 26 | Finders Keepers, Brisbane
ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS: *All with
band
Friday July 2 | Alhambra Bar, Brisbane - with Charlie Mayfair
Saturday
July 3 | Bon Amici, Toowoomba - with Charlie Mayfair and Emma Louise
Friday
July 9 | MUM - World Bar, Sydney
Friday July 23 | Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
- with The Boat People and Belldivers
Saturday August 7 | Toff In Town, Melbourne
8
August - ALBUM LAUNCH - Pure Pop, Melbourne
For ticket and full support details
go to www.myspace.com/danparsonsmusic