Parade - Answer Me
Reviewed by david
Atlanta's Parade avoid stylistic definition on the Answer Me EP, and though the cover of the release begs to be pegged as a folksy pop record, the band has something else in mind. The quartet's sparkling keyboards and Carrie Hodge's soft vocals belie the often heavy guitar accompaniment, but at other moments things coalesce into superbly tight and minimalistic power pop, eliciting warm, gushing melodies. Within a certain framework, Answer Me is very erratic and unpredictable, not drawing from any particular influence enough to be pigeonholed, and leaving room for the band to follow its own path. [www.weareparade.com]