Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Artist in the Wings - Parachute
Parachute are a self-described "little band from Virginia" who just may be on their way to making it big. When I recently caught up with the band's lead vocalist Will Anderson he said the group describes their music as somewhere at the intersection of Maroon 5, The Fray, and U2. Parachute caught a taste of the spotlight when they were asked to perform in Times Square this past New Year's Eve. Anderson says, "It was beyond our imagination to get to be doing something like that so early."Mercury Records will release Parachute's first album in the next few months. Their single "She Is Love" has been featured in advertising by Nivea, and the band has been touring recently with Jon McLaughlin. Keep an eye out for these high school friends who have turned passion into profession. Parachute are on their way up.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
PARACHUTE BAND VIDEO BLOG #21 - ALBUM RELEASE SPECIAL
PARACHUTE BAND VIDEO BLOG #21 - ALBUM RELEASE SPECIAL - FOOTAGE FROM THE RECENT ALBUM LAUNCH EVENT 25TH SEPT 07.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thousands in Hamilton for Parachute music festival
Thousands of people are descending on Mystery Creek in Hamilton today for the Southern Hemisphere's largest multi-day music festival.
The headline acts at Parachute 2009 include Casting Crowns, Atlanta crunk-rockers Family Force Five, David Crowder Band, Portland's Kutless and New Zealand's Dave Dobbyn.
The bands representing the local scene include Parachute Band, Rapture Ruckus, Mumsdollar, Nathan King, Kingston and All Left Out.
A crowd of more than 25,000 is expected for the three-day Christian event.
- NEWSTALK ZB
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Technicolor by Parachute Band
If there’s one overriding problem with Parachute Band’s newest EP, 'Technicolor,' it’s that it’s not always clear what the New Zealand band wants to recording to be. Is it meant modern-rock Christian album, designed to showcase the masterful skills of its strings players? There are several songs that do showcase the band in this way.Or is it, instead, a traditional praise and worship album, with slow-moving anthems meant to rouse one to a state of worship? Most of the songs fit this description, and do it well. Parachute Band could have taken either of these approaches and done a fine job with it. Instead, they mixed the two together.
That’s not a bad thing, except if you bought it thinking it’s all-praise, you’re in for a surprise when you hear the intense, electric-guitar-driven ‘Glorious is Our God,’ ‘No Eye Has Seen’ and ‘Shout it Out.’
Having said that, the music itself, without regard to the strange mixture on the album, is quite good. As noted, the five young members of Parachute Band are expert musicians, and they’re not afraid to show off their skills on the guitars and drums. Yet they manage to do so without ever overpowering the lyrics, which are not at all bashful about their topic (they are unashamedly Christian).
And on the praise anthems we discussed, the band dutifully lets the heavy instrumentation take a back seat to melody - and the inspirational lyrics. ‘Everlasting’ and ‘Take Over’ are especially stirring.
Parachute Band has been making music since 1995, although none of the five current members were there at the beginning. Still, the current group does a fine job of keeping up with the musical styles of the day, yet never losing their edge. Their music is fresh and invigorating, even if the song-selection on this album was mildly puzzling.
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