Name: Last of the Better Days Ahead
Brand: Charlie Parr

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Bonus disc: No

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SFW40244.1

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Black

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-09-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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093074024416

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

SFW40244.2

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2021-07-30

093074024423

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Charlie Parr

Genre US

Folk

Label US

Smithsonian/Folkways

Charlie Parr is an American country blues musician hailing from Minnesota. Born in Austin and raised in Hollandale, he began his music career in Duluth, where he still resides today. With a soulful sound that resonates with audiences, Parr has established himself as a prominent figure in the music industry.

Parr's unique style draws inspiration from various genres including folk, blues, and country. His heartfelt lyrics and raw vocals captivate listeners, creating an intimate connection between artist and audience. Influenced by *Possessed by Paul James*, *William Elliott Whitmore*, and other talented performers, Parr's music showcases his passion for storytelling.

Throughout his career, Parr has released numerous albums that have garnered critical acclaim. His discography includes notable works such as "Stumpjumper" and "Dog." With each release, he continues to push boundaries and explore new musical territories.

Charlie Parr's newest album, Last of the Better Days Ahead, is a collection of powerful new songs about how one looks back on a life lived, as well as forward on what's still to come. It's spare production foregrounds Parr's poetic lyricism, his expressive, gritty voice ringing clear over deft acoustic guitar playing that references folk and blues motifs in Parr's own exploratory, idiosyncratic style. When it comes to what it all means, Parr says it best: "Last of the Better Days Ahead is a way for me to refer to the times I'm living in. I'm getting on in years, experiencing a shift in perspective that was once described by my mom as 'a time when we turn from gazing into the future to gazing back at the past, as if we're adrift in the current, slowly turning around.' Some songs came from meditations on the fact that the portion of our brain devoted to memory is also the portion responsible for imagination, and what that entails for the collected experiences that we refer to as our lives. Other songs are cultivated primarily from the imagination, but also contain memories of what may be a real landscape, or at least one inspired by vivid dreaming. The album represents one full rotation of the boat in which we are adrift-looking ahead for a last look at the better days to come, then being turned around to see the leading edge of the past as it fades into the foggy dreamscape of our real and imagined histories."

Last of the Better Days Ahead

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