According to the Parson Red Heads singer/guitarist Evan Way’s voluminous press notes about the band’s new album, Blurred Harmony, it’s “more a true part of us than any record we have made before.” Way’s statement should comfort longtime fans—they aren’t going to rock the boat this time around.
Blurred Harmony is exactly what you might expect from the roots-rock band: a cozy collection of tunes that pulls influences from psychedelia and Americana in for a snuggle. Plenty of other Portland outfits go for the same kind of embrace—the Parson Red Heads just do it better than most.