Parker and Lily was an American experimental pop/rock duo originally from New York, NY and formed in 2000.[1][2] Parker and Lily are not currently touring and have not released any new material since 2005; the band members are all working on other projects; Parker and Lily disbanded sometime in 2005.[1][3][4]
Parker and Lily | |
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 Parker and Lily at Castellón | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock Lo-fi Experimental Slow-core Dream pop Indie pop |
| Years active | 2000–2005 |
| Labels | Orange Recordings Manifesto Records Warm |
| Past members | Parker Noon aka Mangham Parker Lily Wolfe Daniel Rickard Jeremy Wheatley Christina Campanella |
| Website | MySpace page |
Their style is often described as a combination of experimental, dream pop, indie rock, indie pop, slowcore and lo-fi.[1][2][5] The band was originally composed of two former members of the band Valentine Six, Parker Noon (aka Mangham Parker) [6] (vocalist) and Lily Wolfe (pianist).[1] Organist Daniel Rickard and drummer Jeremy Wheatley were later added to the Parker and Lily live lineup.[1][7] In 2004, during the recording of their third and most recent album (The Low Lows, released in 2005), Noon and Wolfe's decade-long romantic relationship ended.[1][8][9] However, despite their breakup, Noon and Wolfe finished the album together.[1][8]
After finishing the recording of The Low Lows, Noon and Wolfe took a five-month hiatus and then regrouped to perform and work on new material.[10] However, this new material has yet to be released. In 2005, Noon collaborated with the other Parker and Lily members, Wheatley and Rickard, to form a new band named The Low Lows (using the name of Parker and Lily's third album The Low Lows).[3][11][12][13] The Low Lows have since released two full-length albums, one in 2006 and the other in 2008.[14][15]
Despite Noon and Wolfe's break-up, according to The Low Lows’ myspace page, Wolfe toured with The Low Lows for their first three tours and contributed to the making of The Low Lows’ first two albums.[16] Wolfe has stated on her Myspace page (and The Low Lows' Monotreme Records Artists' page coroberates) that she wants to focus only on making music for movies.[4][11]
Band members
editFormer main members
edit- Parker Noon (aka Mangham Parker) - lead vocals (Vox), guitars [17][18]
- Lily Wolfe - vocals (Vox), piano (Rhodes), organs (Conn, Acetone)[17][18]
- Daniel Rickard - organ (Farfisa), engineer [18][19]
- Jeremy Wheatley - drums[17][18]
Other former members
edit- Christina Campanella - organ (Farfisa), keyboards (Rhodes Bass), cymbals, tambourine, vocals (Vox)[17]
Discography
editFull length albums
edit- Hello Halo LP - 2001 (Orange Recordings)
- Here Comes Winter LP - 2002 (Manifesto Records)
- The Low Lows LP - 2005 (Warm)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g MacKenzie Wilson. "( Parker and Lily > Biography )". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b "The Low Lows: Parker and Lily: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b Hopkin, Kenyon. "( The Low Lows > Biography )". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b "lily wolfe op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Parker and Lily lyrics - Artist overview at The Lyric Archive". Thelyricarchive.com. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Meehan, Margaret. "Glasstire: Texas visual art online - Mirror Mirror". Glasstire.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ "Parker And Lily Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b "Parker & Lily: The Low Lows - PopMatters Music Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ MacKenzie Wilson (2005-01-25). "( The Low Lows > Overview )". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Baker, Brian (2005-02-16). "Music: Let's Stay Together". Citybeat.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b "The Low Lows". Monotreme Records. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Low Lows, The Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "The Low Lows – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "The Low Lows: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "The Low Lows". Monotreme Records. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "the LOW LOWS op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b c d "Parker And Lily - The Low Lows (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ a b c d "Parker & Lily Low Lows CD". CDUniverse.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ "The Low Lows by Parker and Lily @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". ARTISTdirect.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.