Sabotage (Mel Parsons album)
| Sabotage | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 2024 | |||
| Genre | Alt-country, indie folk[1][2] | |||
| Length | 28:50 | |||
| Label | Cape Road | |||
| Producer | Josh Logan | |||
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| Rolling Stone Australia |   [1] |
Sabotage is the sixth album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Mel Parsons, released on 7 June 2022 on Cape Road Recordings.[3][4]
Development
Parsons began the process of writing the album with Josh Logan during the Covid lockdown.[5] The creation process was a collaboration process between the two of them, jumping around on the instrumentation, with Parsons on guitars and some drums, and Logan on all other instruments.[5] The album was recorded in Lyttleton at Basement Studio.[6] The song "Hardest Thing" won the MLT Songwriting Award at the New Zealand Country Music Honours.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mel Parsons, except where noted[4][7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Circling the City" | Parsons, Josh Logan | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Offer Down" | 3:03 | |
| 3. | "Sabotage" | 4:43 | |
| 4. | "Little Sadness" | Parsons, Logan | 3:40 |
| 5. | "5432" | 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Hoping for Rain" | 4:56 | |
| 7. | "Hardest Thing" | 3:08 | |
| 8. | "Expectations" | Parsons, Logan | 2:50 |
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Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 5 |
References
- ^ a b Jennings, James (7 June 2024). "Mel Parsons Creates Triumph from Tragedy on Sabotage". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b Cheong, Samantha (7 June 2024). "Mel Parsons Shares New Album Sabotage". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Sabotage by Mel Parsons". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Sabotage – Mel Parsons". Qobuz. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "The award-winning Mel Parsons releases raw and intimate new album, Sabotage". MuzicNZ. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Empson, Madeleine (4 June 2024). "A moment in time with Mel Parsons". Regional News - Eyes on Wellington. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Sabotage - Album by Mel Parsons". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Anon. (2024). Sabotage (CD liner). Mel Parsons. New Zealand: Cape Road Recordings. CRR086LP.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.