Stacy Parrish: Buy

simple. Small name, big sound. Their music spills into your room and fills every corner with lush, beautiful sounds. Add flawless technical prowess, and the deal is sealed: this is new, graceful pop/rock for those with a passion for music and its respective intricacies.

January's Little Joke is (was) a band from Albuquerque, NM USA. I know because I used to watch them live every chance I could get. But that was back in the mid 90s when I used to live there and for such a small city, man, there was a great music scene - JLJ, Naomi, Ant Farmers, Giant Steps, Scared of Chaka, etc. - good times. The band is now no more. As far as I know they released only two albums, the self titled one in 1993 and "God Calls Him Sane" in 1995. The members are all very talented musicians: Steve Chavez (bass, piccolo bass) and Robbie Dunn (piccolo bass, bass, guitar) shine on Chinese Garden, Brushes, Proposal Day, and Mask; Chuck Martin (drums and percussion) is extraordinary on Chinese Garden and Brushes and Stacy Parish's skills (guitars, vocals, keyboard) as a singer/songwriter/guitarist/etc. is apparent on every track. Fortunately Parish's voice is fronting the new Albuquerque band Simple (comprised of veteran ABQ musicians from equally good bands).
Their two cds are still two of my favorites. Buy them if you can find them. Or if you just can't find them I can send you a copy. It's a shame more people don't have access to this great band. The awesome thing is that they mature greatly on "God Calls Him Sane" resulting in, I think, a superior sophomore effort!

Drowning Sailors Lullaby writes and produces bleeding-edge popular music, often in a thematic, movie-like presentation. With each CD, Drowning Sailors Lullaby musically explores themes and mood developments relating to various film genres and or the medium of film in general. Fans have likened the music to having Jeff Buckley, Sting, and Pink Floyd in the same band (sans fisticuffs). Drowning Sailors Lullaby has a mature original style that highlights strong vocals with rich harmonies paired with evocative melodies and rich textures.

Great production...very polished.
Excellent production! Nice strings. I like thses types of epic sounding songs. Very expansive. Probably the most polished song I've heard here.
SunnyDay - Houston, Texas

This is an E.P. I did with my dear friend Ann McNamee. She wrote all the songs save one, "this changes everything" which we collaberated on. It's a very nice sounding collection featuring Sam Bass on 'Cello, Patrick Harte on drums, L. Henry Sarmiento II on bass guitar, Ann played piano and B3, oh and I played the guitars and sang.