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john parish 'once upon a little time' john parish
once upon a little time
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Indie gun-for-hire’s third album.

Most famous as the man who injected some of the thrashy vitriol into the career of Polly Harvey, West Country gun-for-hire John Parish is a seasoned collaborator. However, as his third solo album – largely conceived and recorded in Italy - proves, he’s a dab hand at his own slick-haired, Oxfam-suited brand of indie Bohemia. Spiky but with a soft underside, if you like Nick Cave enough to buy a record by a man who probably knows where he lives, it’s a done deal.


Jim Wirth 08 September 05 rating of 3
John Parish - Once Upon A Little Time, released 12 September 05 on Thrill Jockey.
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Very beautiful post 2
comment by michiganman    Sep 22, 2005
I love it. It makes me very happy.
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fairly dull post 1
comment by spacedog7    Sep 13, 2005
i quite liked the PJH/parish album (but then, i love everyhing PJ), so these tracks were pretty disappointing. "choice" and "glade park" are very very neil finn (who i dislike) and soporific. "sea defences" is much better, more beck-ish. anyone else?
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