Charlie Parr comes with new album "Little Sun" and announces Sep/Oct Europe tour

Over the last couple of decades, Charlie Parr has crisscrossed the world on tour more times than one can count. He also has released over a dozen albums of his songs, acclaimed for their poetic simplicity. Little Sun, his most ambitious album to date, was recorded with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket) and features Parr augmenting his raw and affecting songs with stunning full-band arrangements. The remarkable backing band here includes Marisa Anderson, Victor Krummenacher, Andrew Borger, and Asher Fulero. Masterfully channeling the philosophical and transcendental qualities of the blues, Parr takes us on a journey through the winding streets of his imagination. Little Sun will be released on March 22nd.

Reflecting on the project, Parr shares: “Up until this very album, my recordings have always been done live, with few if any overdubs and nearly always the first take—leave all the mistakes, missed lyrics, extraneous noise, and whatever else might happen there for the ages. Most records have been recorded in roughly the time that it took to play the songs. And that’s been fine, actually. Here’s a new way for me, though: here’s an album that was recorded live but in collaboration with producer Tucker Martine, who’s become a friend and trusted musical ally. You’ll hear what happened, so I don’t need to describe it to you, but I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work with this very talented group of musicians.”

It's with great joy to have Charlie Parr back over in September/October for a full tour in support of the new album:

05/09: Baars, NL - Speelplaats Baars
06/09: Mechelen, BE - Outdoor Willowfest 42
07/09: Herent, BE - Sortie Blues
08/09: Eindhoven, NL - Effenaar
09/09: Lint, BE - 't Groot Verzet
10/09: Coventry, UK - The Tin Music Arts
11/09: Glasgow, UK - The Glad Café
12/09: Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
13/09: Abergavenny, UK - The Art Shop & Chapel
14/09: Manchester, UK - Gullivers
15/09: Birkenhead, UK - Future Yard
16/09: Sheffield, UK - Greystones
17/09: Birmingham, UK - Kitchen Garden Café
18/09: Bristol, UK - The Exchange
19/09: York, UK - Pocklington Arts Centre
20/09: London, UK - The Moth Club
21/09: Dorking, UK - St Marys Sessions
22/09: Lewes, UK - Con Club
24/09: Middelburg, NL - De Spot
28/09: Bremen, DE - Schule 21
29/09: Roding, DE - Tennis Club
01/10: Munich, DE - Vintage Pub
02/10: Zürich, CH - Bogen F
04/10: Katowice, PL - Rawa Blues Festival Poland
05/10: Prague, CZ - Zasekávák
08/10: Bergneustadt, DE - Schauspielhaus
09/10: Berlin, DE - Privatclub
10/10: Norderstedt, DE - Music Star
11/10: Copenhagen, DK - Beta
13/10: Rotterdam, NL - New Grounds