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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Parker Millsap explores the 'Wilderness Within You' in May

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Parker Millsap has shared “So Far Apart,” the latest single from his new album, Wilderness Within You, available on CD, LP, and digital download via Okrahoma Records on Friday, May 12. Co-written with fiddler Daniel Foulks, the track is joined by an official companion music video directed by Austin Leih on YouTube now.

“About 10 months into the pandemic, Daniel came over to my house and we talked about separation,” says Millsap about the writing of “So Far Apart.” “Separation for medical reasons, separation for industrial reasons, separation by means of suburbia, separation by means of drywall, separation from our animal selves, separation from our food systems...you know...the modern condition. We jammed on the idea and came up with this song.”

LISTEN TO “SO FAR APART”
WATCH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Millsap’s sixth studio album, Wilderness Within You is available now for pre-order. The collection was first heralded last month with the tracks “Running On Time” and “What You’ve Shown Me,” both available now at all DSPs and streaming services. “Running On Time” is joined by an official visual directed by Austin Leih and streaming at YouTube.

PRE-ORDER WILDERNESS WITHIN YOU
LISTEN TO “RUNNING ON TIME"
WATCH “RUNNING ON TIME” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
LISTEN TO “WHAT YOU’VE SHOWN ME”

Millsap – who recently wrapped a series of dates supporting Patty Griffin – will celebrate Wilderness Within You with a tour (see below). For more details and ticket availability, please see www.parkermillsap.com/tour.

The follow-up to 2021’s Be Here Instead, Wilderness Within You sees Parker Millsap produced by new collaborator Ryan McFadden (Tony Joe White). Songs like “So Far Apart” find the Nashville, TN-based artist playing with field recordings, tape loop-driven soundscapes, and musical genre. “Wilderness Within You (Feat. Gillian Welch)” is more like his own classic folk songwriting. 

“Ryan really took the time to comb through a mountain of material with me,” says Parker Millsap, “and he asked me hard questions about the songs that I hadn’t yet asked myself. He’s infectiously curious. That helped us create a clarity of purpose. So this approach gave us confidence that the melodies and lyrics were solid enough to handle sonic exploration. We had a blast.”

Tour Dates: 

MARCH
18 – Tulsa, OK – Live From Cain’s @ Cain’s Ballroom
19 – McAlester, OK – Spaceship Earth *

APRIL
26 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *
27 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’s Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)
28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café *
29 – Thomas, WV – The Purple Fiddle *
30 – Johnson City, TN – Down Home *

MAY
12 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

JUNE
2 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
3 – Kansas City, MO – Knucklehead’s
6 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
7 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
8 – Basalt, CO – TACAW
9 – Torrey, UT – Fort Desolation Fest †
11 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tsvern
13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
15 – Sacramento, CA – Starlet Room
16 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
17 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
21 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
23 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
24 – Santa Barbara, CA – Live Oak Music Festival †
25 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
27 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
28 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
30 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater

JULY
1 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard

* Solo Acoustic
† Festival Appearance

Track listing:

Greetings And Thanks (Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address)
What You’ve Shown Me
Running On Time
So Far Apart
Front Porchin’
Keeping The Love Alive
Finding Out
Half A World Away
If We Would Let It
Wilderness Within You (Feat. Gillian Welch)
Magic
By And By
I’ll Be Around

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