Name: Parlour *
Brand: City Hall Records
SKU: 621323
Availability: OutOfStock

Parlour *

Rating

Album: Parlour *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Smaller God, A
2)	Pauline
3)	Over You
4)	Jessamine
5)	Bardot Barbiturate
6)	Say You Love Me
7)	Candy Jones
8)	Second Skin
9)	Benediction
10)	Beautiful
11)	Star Shoes (Love Is Everything)
12)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
13)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
14)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
15)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
16)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
17)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
18)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)

Album: Parlour *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Smaller God, A
2)	Pauline
3)	Over You
4)	Jessamine
5)	Bardot Barbiturate
6)	Say You Love Me
7)	Candy Jones
8)	Second Skin
9)	Benediction
10)	Beautiful
11)	Star Shoes (Love Is Everything)
12)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
13)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
14)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
15)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
16)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
17)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)
18)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)

Performer Notes

Darling Violetta: Cami Elen (vocals); Jymm Thomas (guitar); Steve McManus (drums).
Additional personnel: Bret Levick (vocals); Ben Peeler (lap steel guitar); Chris Pott, Atto Attie, Michael Renninger (bass); Gerri Sutyak (violin); Steven Hanuman (horns).
Darling Violetta augment their sound and style with strings, horns, and several bassists, for a set featuring nicely placed EFX, crunching guitar chords, and singer Cami Elen's pop-drenched vocals on Parlour. Moreover, they implement a few Beatles-derived studio techniques, … la Sgt. Peppers and Abbey Road during selected tracks. This outfit has provided soundtracks for TV shows and a PC video game amid videos. Hence, a component of the musicians' collective artistry that should come as no surprise upon listening to their overall studio savvy can be found on the piece titled "Candy Jones," in which Darling Violetta aim at a crossover approach via a nicely rendered potpourri of softly strumming guitars, horns, and strings amid a late-'60s, Beatles-type vibe. They also intertwine straightforward rockers with discordant musings and hallowed themes. To that end, Parlour offers a divergent mix, featuring considerably more than your average rock. Although few of these pieces contain memorable melodies or catchy hooks, the group's intelligent game plan yields fruitful dividends when viewed as a whole. ~ Glenn Astarita