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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Attempting to record while pregnant, Jenny Parrott said, “Let’s see what I can do with only vocals,” resulting in ambient, experimental “Pregnancy Choir”.
“It’s a beautiful, literate window into a
parent’s soul,” says musician Brennen Leigh, songwriter for legends Lee Ann
Womack, Rodney Crowell, more
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Jenny
Parrott self-portrait
with baby Juno
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Fellow Feminists Speak About Jenny
Parrott’s “Pregnancy Choir”
“Illustrates voices in our heads and voices
all around us.” — Rachael Price (of Lake Street Dive)
“A
beautiful, literate window into a parent’s soul.” — Brennen Leigh
(Singer-Songwriter)
“Strange and beautiful echoing vocals that wrap around
your heart.” — Raina Rose
(Songwriter)
“Radical! High concept and beautifully feminist.” — Mary Ellen Iatropolous (Literary
Scholar)
“With ‘Origin,’
I’m thinking of where I came from, who I want to be, and how to end cycles of
abuse, so Juno and I can be free,” Jenny Parrott says about the “Origin” segment of her upcoming eight-minute
audio art piece “Pregnancy Choir,”
out now.“It’s a dark topic, but the
music is light and airy and gentle.”
“Pregnancy Choir” was recorded using only Parrott’s voice during pregnancy with baby Juno.
Documentarian and mixed media artist, Jillian Godshall has created an animation for
“Origin,” explaining the piece by saying,
“I relate to Jenny’s expression of
the many voices we hear throughout pregnancy and parenthood. As a recent mother
myself, I found it overwhelming to have so many people share their opinions about
my body and my baby.
“I created the animation for ‘Origin’ as a reminder to return to
the voice within. Incorporating images inspired by medieval and renaissance
art, ‘Origin’ is an invitation
across time to tap into the divine feminine.”
Of
the track“In 6 Rows,”Parrott explains, “It’s about the urge to mask difficult emotions
being a people pleaser and managing others’ expectations of you, especially as
a pregnant person, where people are even more heightened in their policing of
bodies, culture, behavior, etc. There’s something kind of primal to do with
soil and growth and rebirth.”
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Jenny Parrott | Live
11/11/2022: Austin, TX @ Hole In The Wall (Residency)
11/12/2022: San Marcos, TX @ House Show (114 Wilson St.)
Track Listing: 01. Tree Funeral 02. In 6 Rows (STREAM) 03. Runnin’ To You (STREAM) 04. Origin (YOUTUBE) 05. Rain 06. Sharp Sound 07. Make Me Love
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Jenny
Parrott | In The Press
“Soaring.” — KUTX,
Austin (NPR)
“There is nothing to not like.” — Folk Radio (UK)
“Potent songs… Smoldering.” — Americana Highways
“Wonderfully rich.” — Rock N Reel (UK)
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Jenny Parrott | About
Austin-based artist, songwriter, and new parent, Jenny Parrott has released “Pregnancy Choir,” an eight-minute
musical poem presented over seven tracks. Centered mainly around her layered vocals (recorded
while pregnant with baby Juno), Parrott says, “‘Pregnancy Choir’ explores what it’s like to be in a pregnant body
and to hear many voices: Ancestors, doctors, lovers, friends and relations all
talking to and at you. “Literally ‘Joe Everyone’ tries to give advice,” she
jokes. The voice we hear the most through Parrott on “Pregnancy Choir” is the one she describes last: “Your own brain’s ‘Lil
Greek Chorus.’” The piece is a surprising change from the twang of Parrott’s 2021 album The
Fire I Saw, but no less deeply felt. It’s her ability to effectively
channel emotion that has brought attention to Parrott’s work over the years, regardless of style. This time, “Pregnancy
Choir” piece came out of necessity. “I tried to record using my usual gear and
instruments,” Parrott remembers. “I
just gave up one night and was like, ‘Let’s see what I can do with just vocals.
No bending, no lifting! Also, I’ve been obsessed with Bernice Johnson Reagon, Grouper,
and Björk for a while.” While “Pregnancy
Choir” is deep in concept, it’s also a joy. The circumstances surrounding
its creation, and the cover art featuring the duo of Jenny and Juno, may
subtly remind of the Talking Heads
baby-based hit, “Stay Up Late.” Still, Parrott
reminds of the reality that sometimes the “Lil Greek Chorus” is “at odds with
itself, experiencing the thrill of life, fear of death, excitement, and
foreboding all at once. It rejects the ‘Earth Mama’ ‘Pinterest-y’ branding of
pregnancy in favor of an honest dive in the conscious, sub-conscious, and
general cacophony they create in a mind.” Parrott is also acutely aware of what experiencing pregnancy
and becoming a new parent means at this moment in our society. “Being able to create and sustain life is a magical
thing,” she confides, “But the magic is dimmed by living in a culture that
seeks to control bodies. It can feel like a pregnant person’s body is a public
commodity. Some of the dissonance in the album is meant to reflect that.” When it’s done, Parrott
hopes to leave a listener without “the barrage of opinions and messaging you
receive living in a pregnant body in Texas in 2022,” and more with the ability
of the “Lil Greek Chorus” to support, transform, and uplift. “Pregnancy
Choir” by Jenny Parrott is out now via Rachel
Rachel Records. +++ Jenny
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