With the release of his sophomore record, “The Very Last Day,” on March 25, Parker Millsap serves notice that he’s got what it takes to make it in the music business – and then some. Continue reading “Parker Millsap arrives on‘Very Last Day’”
His new album, “The Very Last Day,” drops March 25. Got my hands on a review copy, thanks to his press rep.
I can’t quit listening. Recorded at Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana, south and east of Lafayette, the CD proves there is no sophomore slump here. I’ve only lived with the record for a couple of weeks, but I look for it to be on a lot of lists come awards time.
Millsap, who hails from Purcell, Oklahoma, wrote 10 of the 11 songs on this record.
He writes songs about love, lust, veterans’ issues, the apocalypse, the Greek gods, sexual orientation … hard to believe someone just 22 can have such a thorough understanding of the human condition.
He covers the gospel tune, “You Gotta Move,” covered by the Rolling Stones in 1971 and makes it sound fresh, new and original. Step aside, Mick. For real.
A video clip of “Heaven Sent” is up on YouTube, but I hope you wait and hear it for the first time on the CD … granted, the lyrics and melody are enough to make you weep, but the production and background vocals by Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins and Aoife O’Donovan take it to a whole other level. It will haunt you for days, weeks, the rest of your life.
Oh, yeah. He makes a reference to Townes in “Morning Blues.” Stopped my heart.
Stay tuned for a complete review … you gotta hear this.
Click here to watch “You Gotta Move.”
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