Damp fields and broken limbs. Black holes and quasars. Empty barns and dirt roads. Earthworms and basements. The well-songs and broken lullabies are written by singer/guitarist Joshua Britton and performed with drummer Daniel Harvie and bassist Johnny Bee (as well as frequent collaborator and guitarist/vocalist David Janes). The sound is stark but dynamic, dark but illuminating. Some occasional disquieting stares accompany live performances.
The walls bend out.
Ceilings fall.
Here's what some people who are respectable have also said:
"The Sweetheart Parade's Joshua Britton provide(s) a lonely, desolate tone" and "brings home the 'Soothe your soul' award."
--Jim DiGiuseppe from The Clog/citypaper.net
"The Sweetheart Parade speaks to the pariahs, the damned, the lost ghosts stumblin' within us. A picture painted with shades of gray, yet it shines salvation. Everything and nothing is sacred. Unraveling the blanket that makes you warm, but giving you the blade that keeps you safe."
--Dan Gallagher from Big River
"...hauntingly beautiful. [The] music makes us weak at the knees. Amen."
--Jeffrey Mitchell from The Modern Hypocrites
"'The Blood That Didn't Take' left me limp and lying on the floor. It's a mighty, mighty stride."
--Laura Walsh from Forgetful Francis
Now available are the debut solo album, "Smaller Constellations", the follow-up EP "Heartwood" and the new EP "Communion". They can be purchased here above, or at sweetheartparade.com when it re-opens, where you'll be able to read more about the albums and other things.
The band is currently recording their debut album "Sings Like a Priest" at Hear the Ocean Studio with Ken Kelemen, set to be released in June 2008. And a split EP with Kettle Pot Black will be released soon. Meanwhile, The Sweetheart Parade continues to climb out of bed, put on its best black dress, and consume thunder. We love you. A little.
