简介：SlowParadesisanewprojectfromsongwritermultiinstrumentalistMikeJasinskianddrummerTimMinnick.Fromtheopeningnotes,theduo’sdebutalbumLoveMeToDeathrecallsthewellcraftedsunshinepopofThe1900s,theChicagobandJasinskiandMinnickhelpedformin2004.Afterleavingthe1900sin2008,Jasinskitookahardlookatlifeandholedupforayearwritingsongstomoveforwardmusically.TeamingupwithMinnick,theoldfriendsbuiltamakeshiftstudioinaLoganSquarebasementandbeganrecordingthebasictracksforwhatwouldbecomeLoveMeToDeath.AfterMinnickembarkedonayearlongtriparoundtheworld,JasinskispentnearlythatlongfinishingthealbumatBenjaminBalcom’sMinbalStudio(AtlasSound,WhiteRabbits)onChicago’sWestSide,enlistingChicagobywayofAustinmusicianToddPertllonpedalsteelandbanjoaswellasBalcom’sarrangementandproductionskills.Thefinishedalbumfusesperfectlycraftedchorushooks,vintagekeys,andelegantlyfinesseddrumswithJasinski’sownvoiceandobservationsonlife.ItbringstogethertheliltingcountryrockofGramParsons,frenziedorchestralpopofSufjanStevens,andthecomboorganchargedgaragerockoftheNuggetscompilations.