Them Bugs, by Graham Parker

Them Bugs

by Graham Parker

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	1.	Graham Parker & The Goldtops featuring The Lady Bugs - Them Bugs 04:05		buy track
	2.	Graham Parker & The Goldtops - The Ologist Song 03:19		buy track

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BIG STIR RECORDS is proud to announce the first new music from rock legend GRAHAM PARKER in five years: the new single “Them Bugs” backed with “The Ologist Song”, two all-new tracks from the venerated British singer-songwriter, backed by THE GOLDTOPS. Out June 2 and up for pre-order and pre-sale now (orcd.co/grahamparker-single), “Them Bugs” offers fans their first taste of Parker's forthcoming album, due in September, while the exclusive non-album B-side demonstrates the songwriting renaissance that led to the new record, one of the finest in a catalog already rife with classics.

The world awaits the wit and wisdom of GRAHAM PARKER, so we'll let him set the stage for “Them Bugs” and its wonderfully playful sound. “It’s about time I released a gimmick single,” says Parker. “Still, it’s the funkiest gimmick single ever, pulsing with skanky heat and the cool croon of The Lady Bugs on backup vocals. It was written after 4th of July fireworks with my son when 'Them Bugs' were indeed biting in 'the places you never should get bit.' Lighten up - get jiggy with it.” Parker's inimitably soulful singing unfolds the tale over a tasty reggae-inflected groove – a move that will remind longtime fans that he was immersed in the form long before the punks caught on, as far back as his 1976 debut album Howlin' Wind and the classic cut “Don't Ask Me Questions”. “Them Bugs” is more laid back, but no less true to its roots, and a pure summertime delight.

Of the B-side, Graham says: “One day I had to write 'The Ologist Song.' Damn straight I did. A non-album track featuring pulsing horns, those sweet soul singing Lady Bugs again, and The Goldtops with the horns punctuating their intense swing.” The Goldtops – Simon Edwards (bass), Jim Russell (drums) and Martin Belmont (guitar) – loom large on the forthcoming album and will be backing Parker on his UK tour dates this fall, and fans will be thrilled that horns are very much in the mix on the new material. But at the forefront of “The Ologist Song” is Parker's universally lauded gift for wit and wordplay. And it is indeed a sign of the depth of his new songs that this instantly lovable tune is not among the thirteen tracks that will make up the new album, remaining exclusive to this single release.

Much more is to be unveiled about the new album LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST, due this September from Big Stir Records. But for now, “Them Bugs” and “The Ologist Song” give fans the chance to scratch the itch for new music from GRAHAM PARKER throughout the long, hot days of summer. As the man himself says, “Check it out, folks.”

For more on GRAHAM PARKER:
www.grahamparker.net/Home.html

GRAHAM PARKER on Big Stir Records:
bigstirrecords.com/graham-parker

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released January 1, 2016

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