Wilderness Within You

by Parker Millsap

Overview

The title Wilderness Within You indicates the interior journey Parker Milsap takes on his sixth album. Where the Americana singer/songwriter was previously in the process of looking outward, especially with the overt soul moves of his 2018 LP Other Arrangements, he's looking within himself on this 2023 album, favoring acoustic instruments and pastoral arrangements. That earthy sheen is slightly deceptive, though, as is the appearance of folk legend Gillian Welch on the record's title track: neither these songs nor their presentation is simple. Millsap may use string instruments as his foundation, but he threads in synths and electronic rhythms, elements he sweetens with a candied melodicism that can sometimes recall Paul McCartney, as on the tender chorus of "Running on Time" or the finger-picking "Front Porchin'." This combination of intimate strumming and easy, pleasing melodies doesn't quite suggest something wild but it's nevertheless a welcome, satisfying left turn from a singer/songwriter who never quite follows a straight path. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2023
Label:	Okrahoma / Thirty Tigers
UPC:	0793888873186
Rank:	193114

Tracks

1. Greetings and Thanks (Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address)
2. What You've Shown Me
3. Running on Time
4. So Far Apart
5. Front Porchin'
6. Keeping the Love Alive
7. Finding Out
8. Half a World Away
9. If We Would Let It
10. Wilderness Within You
11. Magic
12. By and By
13. I'll Be Around

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Parker Millsap   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Juan Solorzano   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Ross McReynolds   Drums,Percussion
Calvin Knowles   Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Ryan Connors   Keyboards
Will Honaker   Keyboards
Jack Botts   Saxophone
Gillian Welch   Featured Artist
Mark Sloan   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Daniel Foulks   Violin

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Gillian Welch   Musician
Heba Kadry   Mastering
Josh Jones   Artwork
Parker Millsap   Composer
Daniel Foulks   Composer
Ryan McFadden   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer