Golden Years is the latest record from Whigs frontman, Parker Gispert. Golden Years is the follow up release to 2018’s critically acclaimed, Sunlight Tonight. Much like Sunlight Tonight, Golden Years finds Gispert embracing introspective, personal lyrics that also delve into the current social divide while at the same time writing lyrics meant to encourage the listener to get up, have fun and enjoy rock and roll. Musically, the nine-song effort finds Gispert embracing his roots with the familiar sound of the raw and jangly southern-garage rave-ups that The Whigs came to be known for. Golden Years was recorded at Haptown Studios in Nashville, TN with producer Roger Moutenot (Lambchop, Yo La Tengo, Tennis) at the helm.
credits
released September 2, 2022
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Produced by Roger Moutenot & Parker Gispert
Mixed & Engineered by Roger Moutenot at Haptown Studio (Nashville, TN)
Mastered by John Baldwin at RCA Studio A (Nashville, TN)
A&R: George Fontaine, Jr.
Management: Kevin Wommack for Traffic Music Group
Booking: Jon Prine for PGA
Photography: Alysse Gafkjen
Design: Tom Bejgrowicz for Man Alive Creative
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Parker Gispert: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Evan Scott Penza: Lead Guitar
Robbie Crowell: Bass Guitar
John Kent: Drums
Thayer Sarrano: Background Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synth, Vibraphone
Matt ‘Pistol’ Stoessel: Pedal Steel on “Stuck Inside Someone Else’s Dream”
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All Songs Written by Parker Gispert
Hot Waltz (ASCAP) administered by BMG
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Thank You: George Fontaine, Jr., George Fontaine, Sr., Roger and Barbara Moutenot, Kevin Wommack, Jon Prine, John Kent, Evan Scott Penza, Robbie Crowell, Thayer Sarrano, Matt ‘Pistol’ Stoessel, Owen Beverly, Rick Poss, David Prasse, Robert Polay, Robby Moore, Chloe Stillwell, Caitlin Shannahan, Carter Little, John Baldwin, J Roddy Walston, Palm Palm, Brad Lange, Adam Smith, Alysse Gafkjen, Semi Song, Tom Bejgrowicz, Henry James, Duke’s, Driftwood Surf Shop, The Gispert Family, and everyone at Normaltown Records and New West Records. Thank you Nashville, Center Hill Lake, and Fernandina Beach.
I think it's difficult to write songs about something other than romantic love, and still be able to communicate the intensity with which those feelings can hit a person. Some of the entries on this album are fantastic examples of this niche. dani_bloop