PARASOL
NOT THERE

Parasol have delivered here is an incredible collection of anthemic, fuzzy indie gems with a real pop-punk sensibility, laced with emotive lyrics and the occasional sweet guitar solo thrown in for good measure. Similar themes pop up time & time again throughout the record.  Themes such as frustration, anxiety, longing and wanting to belong to a community really permeate through each & every song here.  Guitarist/vocalist Lily moved from Florida to Boston, and listening to the songs on ‘Get There’, you really sense a frustration with trying to live and thrive in the city. They are inevitably linked with feminist & queercore bands, as well as all the other excellent female-fronted indie bands currently making a name for themselves but on the strength of “Not There” Parasol deserve to truly rise above all of that.  They are clearly staunchly political and anti-oppressive and have an ethos that they hold dear, but they fuse this with totally relatable themes like longing, disconnection and isolation and, most importantly, incredibly catchy songs.
This cd version includes their previously released 2 singles.