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The cryptic tone of Rykarda Parasol stems from her
calculative delivery, visceral lyrics, edgy voice and musical
rawness. Often compared to Nick Cave, Nico and the Velvet
Underground, and Johnny Cash, Parasol weaves intricate tales
infused with dark meaning and simmering atmosphere. The end
result is a highly stylized aesthetic of both sound and imagery.
Most of the lyrics on “Our Hearts
First Meet” are drawn from Parasol’s personal
life and sewn into cohesive songs which, though seemingly
simple, offer themselves up for multiple interpretations.
Texas is featured as a backdrop on several of the songs, a
place where she lived for a time and has subsequently revisited
over the years.
The making of “Our Hearts First
Meet” was no easy task. Lineup changes, financial difficulties,
disappearing engineers and other upsets nearly halted Parasol’s
project several times, yet no doubt fueled her determination.
Despite that, she has conceived a sound and world completely
her own on this album.
Releases by Rykarda
Parasol:
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Our Hearts
First Meet
National Release Date: July 11,
2006
Available NOW, exclusively through TRR!
Several
years in the making, Rykarda's masterpiece has finally seen
its release! This album will reach the darkest and rarely
seen depths of your heart and will leave you wondering -
how can something so haunted be so romantic? We will leave
this question unanswered as you will need to decide for
yourself! From start to finish, this well crafted masterpiece
is a must-have.
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Track
Listing
01 - Good Sick
02 - Hannah Leah (mp3)
03 - Night on Red River
04 - Lullaby for Blacktail
05 - Weeding Time
06 - Arrival, A Rival
07 - Candy Gold
08 - Good Fall
09 - How Does a Woman Fall?
10 - En Route
11 - Lonesome Place
12 - Texas Midnight Radio
13 - Weeding
14 - Good Sick II
15 - Janis, Don't Go Back
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Band
Website: www.rykardaparasol.com
Reviews for Our Hearts Firts
Meet
"It maintains
a noir feel, that sort of dark atmosphere, but there are some
songs that sound like Swans and there are some songs that
sound like Mazzy Star and there are some songs that sound
like Iggy Pop... This is probably going into my top ten albums
of 2006." - Keef's
Blog-O-Rama
"With brooding dark undertones and a sultry, wanton swagger,
I wouldn’t turn my back if I were you."
- DJ Pusspuss, SF
Bay Times
"Parasol has a wounded yet powerfully sensual and highly
mysterious voice. She sounds like a character in a film-noir
picture, one that would leave lipstick on a matchbook, walking
away in street fog as unsolved deaths mount in the city. There
is something about a voice this ominous that is irresistibly
attractive." - Kyrby Raine, Ink 19
"Though it seems like the headliner of this night would
be best heard at the stroke of midnight, Rykarda Parasol took
the stage an hour earlier, for this is how Thursday nights
go. In this final round, the style was dark Americana, or,
if you will, spooky country. Her band supported her well in
both image and sound, providing a perfect frame for Parasol's
Southern Gothic portraits of night trains and vengeful belles."
- Live Review, Performer Magazine
"A genuine musical force in her own right with a Harvey-laced
smokiness to her voice, Parasol weaves gothic, bluesy tales
of desire and strength, compassion and solitude. She's just
what I need." - Eliana Fiore, SF Bay Guardian
"In the lazy, hazy tradition of fellow salvation shucksters
Nick Cave and Siouxie Sioux, singer Rykarda Parasol leads
this fourpiece from Frisco, delivering a smoky, gin-tinged
salve to soothe the souls of the wicked, like Opal, OP8, and
opium combined." - Kate X Messer, Austin Chronicle, SXSW
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