After a critically acclaimed debut on Endearing Records (Now This Is Fighting, 2003), and a near collapse on-camera in their brutally honest tour documentary (A Life of Crime, 2006) the Parkas return at full strength this spring with their long-awaited sophmore album “Put Your Head in the Lion’s Mouth.”
With less bounce-in-their-step and more knife-in -their-pocket, the Parkas new release borrows the ragged gospel of John Fogerty, the punk soul of the Clash, the wry grin of Elvis Costello, and finally bottles the piss and vinegar of the band’s live show.
As one of Canada’s most volatile live bands, the Parkas have toured and performed all over the country, including appearances in nearly every Canadian music industry festival in the past three years. Across the border at the 2005 South by SouthWest, the Austin Chronicle named the band a “sleeper hit” of the festival, and their performance at the NXNE showcase helped them to snag the title track on Loose Records’ Start Your Own Country: New Sounds of the Old West Vol.4