If Portland’s music city is known for taking vintage sounds and making them contemporary, then the Parson Red Heads should be crowned as royalty. Rarely do you see songs executed based purely on phenomenal songwriting through the traditional sounds of folk, country, and pop. But the result from what the Parson Red Heads bring to the music world is a timeless quality with the ability to rock out like there’s no tomorrow. The Parson Red Heads will be releasing a deluxe version of 2011’s Yearling at Mississippi Studios on Thursday. This is an album that brings together the very best elements within a spectrum of genres. The slide guitar makes it country, the vocal harmonies make it pop the way it was meant to, and their easy going chord progressions are the essence of folk. Top this off with lyrics that represent that the message that the band wants to bring; to grow old and have fun doing so, and you’ve got the All-American band. – Colin Hudson
