John Murry’s new album was recorded at Rockfield with Joe Jones, overdubbed at J&J Studios with Oliver Baldwin, and mixed at Playpen with Ali Chant. June 18th 2021  John produced and played a bunch of instruments. Backing vocals are by Nadine Khouri and Hopey Parish.

The album is coming out on Submarine Cat Records, It has already received a full page 9/10 review in Uncut Magazine. Also, this astonishing interview with Simon Hattenstone in  The Guardian 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLdytjgH1e0

Playing Carver collaborator Boris Boublil’s project MU release debut EP June 18th ​2021  ‘The Basement’ featuring John on guitar.

New limited edition 7” single  - Old Peel  (backed with a beautiful acoustic alternate take of the same song). Out on 4AD/Flying Nun. June 15th 2021 
The video, as usual, is superb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V7rHcvqDyY

Kira’s album of duets featuring Bonnie Prince Billy, Mark Lanegan, Bill Callahan, Marie Fisker and more.  John mixed three songs and duets on another two. 14th May 2021
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kira+skov+horse

ADRIAN CROWLEY'‘The Watchful Eye Of The Stars’’
Adrian and John first discussed working together in the late 90’s. Twenty years and eight albums later they finally made it in to the studio. The resulting album ‘The Watchful Eye Of The Stars’ is due for release through Chemikal Underground on April 30th. Produced by John & recorded by Jim Barr (who also played stand up bass) at J&J Studios, mixed by John with Ali Chant at Playpen.
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The single ‘Northbound Stowaway’ is out now – here’s the video :

Recorded by Joe Jones at Rockfield in Monmouth. Mixed by John at Invada in Bristol. (Mixes engineered by Stu Matthews).  The first single from the album, Scratchcard Lanyard spent five weeks on the BBC6 Music A list at the beginning of the year & the brilliant video can be seen here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PuqlOTyJt0
 
The album is due for release through 4AD on April 2nd, and Dry Cleaning are playing live on the Later With Jools show on Friday March 12th.

Due to obvious reasons nearly all albums recorded summer 2019 on have had their release dates delayed. On album that did slip in under the line was ‘Hammer It’ by French band King Biscuit. Produced by John, recorded by Oliver Baldwin at J&J Studios, Bristol and mixed by Ali Chant at Playpen Studios, Bristol.
 
Here is the video for the song ‘Lay Down’ :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXM8dF-a0Hk
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John has worked again with Raphelson on his new album ‘Fallen Idols’ released May 8th 2020.
 
John & Raphelson first worked together in Tucson in 2003 when his band Magic Rays came over to record their On The Shoreline album at Wavelab Studio.
John also mixed Raphelson’s first solo album ‘Everything was story/Story was everything’ in 2012.

One of the many negative side effects of the coronavirus crisis is that in dominating the news cycle , other issues and stories are being lost.
 
Rokia Traoré, the internationally renowned Malian singer has been on hunger strike in a French prison for more than a week. As the producer of Rokia’s last two albums we have worked closely together and become friends, and I am deeply concerned by the reports of her deteriorating health.
 
She is involved in a custody battle over the young daughter she has with her Belgian former partner. I do not know the details of the case and would normally accept this as a matter for a court of law to decide. In the this instance however there are two courts – the Malian and the Belgian – and they appear to have drawn different conclusions. It is a messy situation .
 
What is clear to me however is that Rokia Traoré should not be being held in jail – particularly at this time when prisons are breeding grounds for the coronavirus. There are many high profile musicians trying to bring attention to her case – Salif Keita, Angélique Kidjo, Damon Albarn -   but it is a struggle to be heard over the coronavirus calamity. I add my voice in calling upon the French government to immediately release her, and to take steps to enable the competing courts to find agreement.
 
John Parish
23rd March 2020