There’s ‘Nothin’ Left To Save’ according to Nashville blues-infused Southern rockers Parker Barrow on their new single, out now. But the truth of the matter is, they’ve got the big guns in reserve, because Hold The Mash, their sophomore album, isn’t due out until Friday 17th July.
“‘Nothin’ Left To Save’ was the last song written for the record,” said Parker Barrow‘s drummer, Dylan Turner. “Lyrically I had most of the verses written for some time. It wasn’t until hearing the track that it all came together. The up-tempo rock ‘n’ roll nature of the song was just what we needed to round out the record and, in our ears, make it feel complete.”
“This track came about from a riff idea I had for a verse,” said the band’s guitarist, Alex Bender. “I wanted to have the guitar punctuating the vocal lines, with the drums providing a lot of the energy and movement. One of the more different parts about the song is the bridge, prior to the solo. I took inspiration from some of Hendrix’s guitar parts, even recording the section on a Strat with the selector switch set to position four.
“At the end of the track, there’s some call and response between the vocals and guitar. We used some automated panning and moved the lines across the stereo field to help give the listener’s ear something to follow, also making it especially cool to listen to with headphones.”
“If I’m being honest, ‘Nothin’ Left To Save’ was one of the more challenging songs for me to record on this album,” said lead singer Megan Kane. “With such a high-energy track, I struggled to find my ground and complement the track when we first sat down with it in the studio. Our producer, Stephen McKnight, encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone, especially when it came to some of the vocal choices, and I am so grateful that he pushed me there.
“This song taught me a lot about my voice. How to trust it, stretch it, and use it in ways I never would have naturally gravitated toward. It reminded me that growth rarely happens in the places that are comfortable. Sometimes it takes people you trust to challenge you, to see more in you than you see in yourself, and push you toward something better, and because of all that I’m incredibly happy with what we captured on this track. It really has become one of my absolute favourites on this record. The energy, the message, all of it is something I hope people connect with the way that we do.”
Riffing and rocking at a hefty pace, singer Megan Kane’s still able to toss in potent one-liners one after another, and it all adds up to another classy, vintage-soaked belter of a song from Parker Barrow on their new single ‘Nothin’ Left To Save’.
‘Nothin’ Left To Save’ is available on all streaming platforms, and you can watch the music video below. Hold The Mash features the tracks ‘The Healer’, ‘Blinded’, ‘Nothin’ Left To Save’, ‘Novocaine’, ‘Olivia Lane’, ‘Make It’, ‘Glass Eyes’, ‘Ruby’s Reckoning’ and ‘My Morning Song’.
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