Derry Melodic Punks PARKER Reveal New Single ‘Ucluelet’
“Parker are on incendiary form at the moment…tight, angular and sharp melodic punk” - Chordblossom
“Self-confessed tour rats and keepers of the rock and roll flame” - Dig With It
Derry Melodic Punks PARKER Reveal New Single ‘Ucluelet’ Released 26th May 2023
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Preorder Debut Album Never Let This Go Released 30th June 2023
https://bandcalledparker.bandcamp.com/album/never-let-this-go
Announce Summer 2023 UK/IRE Tour Dates
Derry, Northern Ireland melodic punk newcomers PARKER are delighted to reveal their new single ‘Ucluelet’ which is released 26th May 2023.
The track is the latest to be taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Never Let This Go, set for release on 30th June 2023, and available to preorder now.
Commenting on the song, singer and guitarist Dylan Bradley says: “‘Ucluelet’ is a song about a small town on the west coast of Canada that I played a show in while on tour there about five years ago. I fell in love with the place and will never forget it. I’ve always wanted to go back but still haven't returned—this song is as close as I’ve got. I actually came up with the initial idea for the song whilst I was in Canada in 2018 but didn’t actually get round to finishing it until 2020 during lockdown when I was writing the album. It’s definitely the closest thing on the record to a sentimental, nostalgic love song.”
The band have also announced a summer 2023 run of UK/IRE headline tour dates including album launch parties in Belfast and Derry, plus a London date on 17th July at New Cross Inn, with tickets on sale now (see below for listings).
Produced by Cahir O’Doherty (New Pagans, Fighting With Wire, Jetplane Landing) and engineer Allan McGreevy (New Pagans, The Rupture Dogs), debut album Never Let This Go was recorded in January 2022 after a period of intensive writing and rehearsing during the pandemic.
‘Ucluelet’ follows on from successful string of early singles ‘Never Miss’, ‘Problems’, ‘Superhero’ and ‘Ruin My Life’ which received praise from Nels Hylton on BBC R1’s Future Alternative, The Sunday Life, Across The Line, BBC Radio Ulster / BBC Radio Foyle, Chord Blossom, and Ireland Live, catching the ears of international alternative tastemakers at Bring The Noise UK, Punktuation Magazine, The Punk Site, Maximum Volume, The AU Review, Chordblossom, Dig With It and Scene Point Blank.
Debut album Never Let This Go is released 30th June 2023
PARKER Live Dates:
June 17th - Oh Yeah Centre - Belfast (Supporting Crown The King)
June 30th - Bennigans - Derry (Album Launch Party)
July 1st - Ulster Sports Club - Belfast (Album Launch Party)
July 14th - Workmans Club - Dublin
July 15th - The Pump - Trowbridge
July 17th - New Cross Inn - London
July 20th - 13th Note - Glasgow
July 22nd - Rad Apples - Dundee
August 12th - Venue TBA - Kildare
Never Let This Go album tracklist:
1. Never Miss
2. Problems
3. Ride On
4. Let's Not
5. Superhero
6. This Life Will Harden Us All
7. Ruin My Life
8. Ucluelet
9. Home With You
10. Vancouver
PARKER online:
https://www.facebook.com/bandcalledparker
http://www.instagram.com/bandcalledparker
https://twitter.com/parkertheband
More info:
PARKER were born out of the frustrations of the pandemic in 2020. After returning from a tour cut short due to COVID, singer and guitarist Dylan Bradley began writing and recording material in his bedroom with the aim of starting a new band.
Once the songs started to come together, Bradley began working on them with drummer Michael Brown, the two of whom had been playing in punk bands together since 2012. Not long after, former tour buddy and long time friend Eoghan Donegan signed up on bass, and the band spent the early part of 2021 rehearsing their songs in preparation for their debut live outing that September.
Since then, displaying a Trojan work ethic in the time honoured tradition of Proper Rock Bands, the band have played relentlessly across Ireland, supported the likes of New Pagans, WONK UNIT and Cherym, and completed their first UK tour in December of 2021.
