Parkas - Now This Is Fighting
by Geraint Jones
published: 18 / 2 / 2004
Label:
Endearing
Format: CD
intro
"Cracking", eclectic guitar rock from new Canadian group, the Parkas, who have commandeered a range of influences inlcuidng garage rock, country rock, Stax soul, psychedelia and pop
From the outset there’s no denying the Parkas boldly asserted claim in the title of their debut album – from the huge riff on opener ‘Bus Station Blues’ onwards, as pop music goes, it’s a big and bold opening salvo. With little regard for convention across its ten tracks they’ve commandeered all manner of influences – garage rock, country rock, Stax soul, psychedelia and pop, turned their amps up to max and packaged it all in a box marked irresistible. As an inclination of what to expect, imagine the Who if they’d formed in Memphis rather than Shepherd's Bush. Surprisingly they're actually two brothers, a cousin and a best friend from Southern Ontario. Okay, so it’s not the centre of the rock universe…yet! Whatever the Parkas geographical origin, ‘Now This Is Fighting’ is a cracking debut and I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot more of them. And soon!
Track Listing:-
1 Bus Station Blues2 Giants in my Field
3 My Life of Crime
4 Scam the Tram
5 The Art of Complication
6 This Colonial Affair
7 Every Light is Red
8 The Heart is Only a Muscle
9 Wildlife Reservations
10 Bombs Away
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