Rykarda Parasol - Against the Sun (2013)

Since her first album, Ms. Parasol’s style has evolved as naturally as her own self – and alongside “the self”, yet hast stayed consistently authentic and intimate with a varying alchemy of classic sounds derived from mid-60s influences, with sprinkles of Motown, rock, and folk-inspired. Lyrically, her work is often inspired by real-life personal events and a love of poetry and literature (Think: wordsmiths like Christina Rossetti and Oscar Wilde.) For those who love the Velvet Underground, Dusty Springfield, Dalida, Leonard Cohen, etc – and additionally, if you enjoy Cat Power, Lykke Li, Fiest, Lana, etc – and/or if you appreciate the Siouxsie, Johnny Cash, Ultra Orange, Nancy Sinatra, we recommend her to your record collection. From life, personal events, travel, philosophy, psychology, horticulture, and history. She finds stories and metaphors within the pain, chaos, beauty, and growth that permeates one’s life.