{"id":4429,"date":"2021-01-19T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:52:59","slug":"shindig-premiere-the-parson-redheads-falling-fading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=4429","title":{"rendered":"Shindig! Premiere: The Parson Redheads &#8211; Falling Fading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Not only is &#8216;Falling Fading&#8217; the last song on THE PARSON RED HEADS\u2019 newest album <em>Lifetime of Comedy<\/em>, it was the last song frontman Evan Way wrote for the album, and the last song the band tracked in the studio. The new music video for the song captures that very moment &#8211; the final take of the final song for the album. Filmed and edited by Jared Lichtenberg, the video captures the magic of THE PARSON RED HEADS, shared exclusively here with <em>Shindig!<\/em> Magazine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shindig! Premiere: The Parson Red Heads - Fading Falling\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9eqsFsMySs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This charming film is a true document of a moment in time, just a month before everything changed in early 2020, because of this there is also an undeniable sense of nostalgia throughout the video &#8211; a nostalgia of a time not long past, a time we all hope will not be long in returning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Falling Fading&#8217; is a direct reaction to years spent striving and scheming to make it or get ahead, only to realize that it\u2019s important to slow down and take your eyes off of yourself for your own good. Similarly, the title track is a boldly personal snapshot that attempts to reconcile the lessons writer Evan Way has learned, where those lessons have taken him, and hoping to<br \/>\ncauterize any subsequent wounds therein. \u201cFalling Fading is a lot about seeing where you\u2019re at, being honest about who you are and trying to become a better person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PRH_Promo2-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like pretty much every band on Earth, there was a lot of waiting around going on in 2020 for THE PARSON REDHEADS. The completion of their fifth studio album, <em>Lifetime of Comedy<\/em>, was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a process that had begun just prior to the global closure was forced to reconvene at a snail\u2019s pace once studios could open back up for small, intimate sessions.<\/p>\n<p>But<em> Lifetime of Comedy <\/em>already had a story of perseverance, a sentiment in their musiCcthat longtime fans of the Portland-based\u00a0 band have treasured.\u00a0\u201cPicking up and deciding to keep making new music and playing after<br \/>\nSam (Fowles) left wasn\u2019t the easiest thing in the world,\u201d admits vocalist\/guitarist Evan Way. \u201cI don\u2019t think we thought we\u2019d fully break up and just stop, but it was still hard to deal with one of the very foundational members of this group no longer being there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On <em>Lifetime of Comedy<\/em>, Way and the rest of THE PARSON RED HEADS, Brette Marie Way (drums, vocals), Robbie Augspurger (bass), and Raymond Richards (multi-instrumentalist, producer) were joined in the studio by long time &#8220;live&#8221; guitarist Jake Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s by far the most collaborative the band has been as far as writing and arranging the songs. I\u2019ve never brought songs to the band in a less-finished state than I did with these ones. Even though there are moments on it that I do think sound fairly like classic Parsons songs, there are also moments that I think are really different and not like anything we\u2019ve ever done before. It\u2019s always fun to do that and not regret it. Like, we tried something new and it still worked!\u201d continues Way. \u201cI\u2019ve personally been able to be more honest with myself and find more humility in trying to do away with pride. In a lot of ways I think it\u2019s more me realizing I can be honest about the things I\u2019m learning about myself, not as general lessons but as fairly specific ones sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Album-Seller-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Album-Seller-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Album-Seller-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Album-Seller-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Album-Seller.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Of Comedy by The Parson Red Heads is available on Limited Coloured Vinyl, Black Vinyl, CD, FLAC and MP3 from You Are The Cosmos in Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youarethecosmos.com\/product\/the-parson-red-heads-lifetime-of-comedy-lp-cd-poster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> and Fluff And Gravy in the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/fluffandgravy.com\/store\/the-parson-red-heads-lifetime-of-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/111-SELLER-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/111-SELLER-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/111-SELLER-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/111-SELLER-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/111-SELLER.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shindig! 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