19 August 2023

No retirement yet for the imperishable, now 72 year old, pop-rock songsmith
GRAHAM PARKER. From the early 70s on he wrote/recorded/released a countless
number of longplayers featuring several masterpieces.

His brand new one, named LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST, featuring his
new band The Goldtops lands on 8 September on CD and on a limited vinyl edition
this Autumn.

Pre-order info here.

Parker: I keep writing songs and they’re very good. Simple as that. I don’t indulge much in the backward-looking but still have the greatest respect for my past achievements. Also, my voice is vastly improved from my early mid-range yelling, which, though very efective and a necessary statement against the complacency of the established acts (and audience) at the time was almost completely devoid of nuance and balance. I really ruined my ballads, slaughtered them, took songs of beauty, love and loss, and shredded them with a voice that sounded like a victim of advanced throat cancer. I can still turn on the intensity and add grit when needed, but now I’m a real singer. Still nowhere near as good as the greats, but come on – I’m just beginning, gimme time!

Enjoy the first two singles off the longplayer. Two moony reveries,
two glowing candlelight pearls. Yes, Parker is still squeezing out sparks.

– WE DID NOTHING –

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– IT MATTERED TO ME –

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GRAHAM PARKER: Bio – Discography – Instagram