Drylands (album)

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Released10 April 2015
Length51:27[2]
LabelCape Road Recordings[3]
Drylands
Studio album by
Released10 April 2015
GenreFolk-pop, indie folk[1]
Length51:27[2]
LabelCape Road Recordings[3]
ProducerMel Parsons, Gerry Paul[4]
Mel Parsons chronology
Red Grey Blue
(2011)
Drylands
(2015)
Glass Heart
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Zealand Herald[5]
Otago Daily Times[6]
Pop Magazine[7]

Drylands is Mel Parsons' third album, released on 10 April 2015 on Cape Road Recordings.[3][8] The album was recorded in engineer Lee Prebble's Surgery Studios in Wellington, New Zealand. One of the songs Parsons wrote was a duet, and she decided to cold e-mail Ron Sexsmith to see if he would perform the other half of the song "Don't Wait", and he agreed. Along with Ron Sexsmith, the album showcases local and international guest musicians Anika Moa, Vyvienne Long, and Trevor Hutchinson.[9] Another song on the album, "Get Out Alive", is the result of her writing about a dangerous car accident she was in where the car rolled four times and was totaled, but she walked out without serious injury, but found herself re-evaluating her life for a time.[10][7]

All tracks are written by Mel Parsons[4][9]

No.TitleLength
1."Far Away"3:37
2."Alberta Sun"4:15
3."Driving Man"4:33
4."Non Communicado"3:48
5."Don't Wait" (featuring Ron Sexsmith)3:43
6."Far North Coast"3:36
7."Good Together"3:22
8."Friend"4:34
9."Get Out Alive"3:45
10."Down So Long"4:17
11."First Sign of Trouble"4:18
12."Fireworks"2:48
13."Another City"4:51

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