Charlie Parr previews Tucker Martine-produced album Little Sun with "Portland Avenue"

The song "Portland Avenue" is off Charlie Parr's forthcoming Little Sun album out March 22 via Smithsonian Folkways Records.

Here's the scoop on "Portland Avenue"...

The song tells the story of a missing neighbor in a tune that's at once uptempo, ambulatory, and familiar. An anthem of care and community, "Portland Avenue" asks us, as Parr writes in his liner notes, to "lend support and care like we used to lend cups of sugar."

Over the last couple of decades, Charlie Parr has crisscrossed the world on tour more times than one can count. He also has released over a dozen albums of his songs, acclaimed for their poetic simplicity.  Little Sun, his most ambitious album to date, was recorded with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket) and features Parr augmenting his raw and affecting songs with stunning full-band arrangements. The remarkable backing band here includes Marisa Anderson, Victor Krummenacher, Andrew Borger, and Asher Fulero. Masterfully channeling the philosophical and transcendental qualities of the blues, Parr takes us on a journey through the winding streets of his imagination.   

You can pre-order Charlie Parr's new album Little Sun via Bandcamp right here.  Check out "Portland Avenue" below. For more information about Charlie Parr's recordings and upcoming shows, visit his site: http://www.charlieparr.com