Critically-acclaimed Mel Parsons will release her new album SABOTAGE on June 7 and has also announced a three-date New Zealand tour, before she heads to Canada for a northern hemisphere festival run.
SABOTAGE is Lyttleton-based Mel Parsons' sixth studio album and fans have already been given a sneak peek of the record, by way of the singles ‘Little Sadness’ and ‘Offer Down’.
The album, recorded in Lyttleton at Basement Studio and co-written and produced with Josh Logan, sees a contemplative Parsons skillfully weaving together a tapestry of ethereal and hypnotic soundscapes. The songs are raw, and at times dark – perhaps a reflection of the time in which they started to emerge; written across lockdowns.
The award-winning singer and songwriter is thrilled to finally have the album ready for release and is candid about bringing the new record to the stage. “Playing live is nirvana to me… it’s hands down my favourite part of being an artist. It’s the only time I get to connect directly with my audience, and that’s a very special thing which I never take for granted,” says Parsons.
Don’t miss the chance to celebrate the release of SABOTAGE with Parsons - who is undoubtedly one of Aotearoa’s most recognised songwriters and touring artists - when she performs at Q this June.
ScatterGun weaves together poetry, movement and sound, with the voices of whānau from Tūhoe, in a celebration of the profound connection between the human body and te whenua ūkaipō (homeland).
Vismaya is a new work from highly acclaimed Mudra Dance Company and is guaranteed to be an exuberant programme of the classical Indian dance form of Bharata Natyam, accompanied by a live ensemble of esteemed South Indian musicians.
