introvertallison – jeremy parks
The verdict
“jeremy parks pours a lifetime of love into 'allison', a tender folk-rock tribute that's one of our faves this september”
'allison' is an intimate, unguarded single. feels a bit like letter you weren't supposed to read, deeply moving in its emotional honesty. parks describes it as a tribute to the greatest love of his life, and that sincerity saturates every note. recorded primarily at his home studio with drums and bass tracked remotely, the track came together in just a day or two, but it's all just details when it sounds this warm. it shuffles along at just the right pace, calling to mind belle and sebastian at times, and holding a kind of simplicity that the best indie folk has. it's a heartfelt, beautifully honest single.
jeremy parks is an atlanta-based artist who wears every hat on this release. songwriter, producer, performer. collaborators niel brooks handling mixing, mastering and bass, and dillon napier on drums. that small, trusted circle shows in how cohesive the track feels, everyone pulling in the same direction. parks clearly isn't interested in overthinking things; he found the song, tracked it quickly, and let the honesty do the heavy lifting. it's simple, great and direct. that's a rare skill worth paying attention to. a favourite this month.
thank u for making this jeremy parks 💌