ARTIST: Rykarda Parasol
TITLE: Our Hearts First Meet
LABEL: Three Ring Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 183kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 52m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-07-11
RIP DATE: 2006-07-05
Track List
----------
1. Good Sick 0:41
2. Hannah Leah 4:00
3. Night On Red River 5:38
4. Lullaby For Blacktail 2:55
5. Weeding Time 4:45
6. Candy Gold 3:39
7. Arrival, A Rival 5:09
8. Good Fall 1:35
9. How Does A Woman Fall? 4:23
10. En Route 3:46
11. Lonesome Place 3:43
12. Texas Midnight Radio 3:58
13. Weeding 4:16
14. Good Sick II 0:46
15. Janis, Don't Go Back 3:11
Release Notes:
http://www.rykardaparasol.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rykardaparasol
http://threeringrecords.com
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 ôOur Hearts First Meetö are drawn from ParasolÆs 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 ôOur Hearts First Meetö was no easy task. Lineup changes,
financial difficulties, disappearing engineers and other upsets nearly halted
ParasolÆs project several times, yet no doubt fueled her determination. Despite
that, she has conceived a sound and world completely her own on this album.