For those unaware, bassist Mick Paul, best known for his work with the David Cross Band, is releasing his new album Parallel Lives on June 9th, 2021.
This wondrous, and highly creative new album features guest appearances by David Cross (King Crimson) and David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator).
Says Mick about the new album, I am interested in the way our lives tend to mirror each other without us realizing it, hence the title Parallel Lives.
Two of the songs relate to my children who are now grown up, I can see how their lives echo mine and of course how my life has parallels with my parents and the way they saw things and reacted to events - and how it goes on through the generations.
It is not a concept album in the traditional sense of having a story as such, but I think there is cohesiveness to the overall content of the lyrics that tell some of my story.