Review

Bold Parade: Flowers In The Dirt EP (Suzume Recordings)

Some of you may have heard of Paul McMahon from his brilliant releases with Mark Bell as Bellcrash. This spring he reveals the fruits of his new solo project, Bold Parade, with his superb "Flowers In The Dirt" EP which precedes his new album forthcoming this year.

This jazzy triple tracker is 100% performed by some of the best in the biz, including brass and flute maestro, Alex Saxon. The funky opener, "Flowers In The Dirt" comes loaded with lovely brass melodies that flow under Vytaute’s vocals.

"Always" has a retro funky flavour with emotive flute melodies and fantastic key solos that flow around Marti Buchanan’s dreamy voice. Adding a groovy cinematic flavour to the package is the jazzy monster, "Cutting Room Floor", which comes loaded with intoxicating brass and sublime key wizardry. Looking forward to the album already!
Words TWINKLE