Parlor Hawk (album)

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Parlor Hawk
Parlor Hawk album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2014
Recorded2013 at
June Audio Recording Studios
(Provo, Utah, United States)
Genre alt rock, indie folk, baroque pop
Producer Nate Pyfer
Parlor Hawk chronology
Hoarse & Roaring
(2010)
Parlor Hawk
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Herald (very favorable) [1]
SLUG Magazine (very favorable) [2]

Parlor Hawk is the second full-length album by indie rock band Parlor Hawk. It was released on February 18, 2014. [3] The album was produced by GRAMMY nominated composer and friend Nate Pyfer (Kaskade, The Moth & the Flame). It was mixed by Scott Wiley (Elvis Costello, Neon Trees) and mastered by Joe Lambert (The National, Local Natives, Animal Collective).

Contents

Media usage

Tracks "Better Gone" and "We Better Run" featured in the season 6 finale of Sons of Anarchy . [4] Track "Scars" featured in the Switched at Birth season 3 episode "The Scream". [5] Track "Silhouette" featured on Teen Mom 2 (2014). NoiseTrade featured the album the week of March 25, 2014. [6]

Music video

The "Maryanne" music video debuted on August 30, 2013. [7] It was directed by Jonathan Frey and filmed on a Canon 5D Mark II. The video centers on a man and the widow of his recently deceased brother. The song is about losing a loved one and learning to cope with the people you still have as evidenced by the lyrics “Maryanne, please take my hand, though it is hard for you and I don’t understand.” [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parlor Hawk except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Moon"Parlor Hawk3:03
2."Broken Home"Parlor Hawk3:23
3."Better Gone"Parlor Hawk, Nate Pyfer 3:41
4."Maryanne"Parlor Hawk3:04
5."Save Me"Parlor Hawk2:09
6."Silhouette"Parlor Hawk3:21
7."Scars"Parlor Hawk2:32
8."We Better Run"Parlor Hawk3:15
9."The Wind"Parlor Hawk3:42
10."Dreams"Parlor Hawk1:48
11."Wherever I Come From"Parlor Hawk3:10

Personnel

Parlor Hawk

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