It is truly amazing when an artist can use the same tools for decades and continue to create vibrant, urgent, singular work. If there’s any musician that I know who fits this description, it’s Charlie Parr. He gets miles out of a few different guitars and his voice. On his new album, Last of the The Better Days Ahead, he took a new approach to songwriting, focusing on the lyrics before he picked up a guitar. The result is a record that really slows you down, helps you listen, and brings the worlds and stories that Charlie creates into focus. 

It was such a pleasure to talk with Charlie for the podcast. Please forgive some of the background noise on my end. I was traveling this summer when we talked, and I could only get phone service outside. So you might hear a leaf blower and some birds in the background. 

Enjoy the conversation and check out Charlie’s new record and tour dates at his website.

Podcast interview by Ken Templeton
Edited by Brian Carroll