Parker and Lily was an American experimental pop/rock duo originally from

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, NY and formed in 2000. Parker and Lily are not currently touring and have not released any new material since 2005; the band members are all working on other projects; Parker and Lily disbanded sometime in 2005. Their style is often described as a combination of

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slowcore Slowcore is a subgenre of alternative rock and indie rock. The music of slowcore artists is generally characterized by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements. Slowcore is often used interchangeably with the t ...

and

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. The band was originally composed of two former members of the band

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, Parker Noon (aka Mangham Parker) (

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) and Lily Wolfe (

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and

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Jeremy Wheatley were later added to the Parker and Lily live lineup. In 2004, during the recording of their third and most recent album (''

The Low Lows ''The Low Lows'' is the third album by Parker and Lily. It was released on January 25, 2005, via the label, Warm Records, now known as Warm Electronic Recordings Warm Electronic Recordings (sometimes abbreviated to Warm Records) is an indepen ...

'', released in 2005), Noon and Wolfe's decade-long romantic relationship ended. However, despite their breakup, Noon and Wolfe finished the album together. After finishing the recording of ''

'', Noon and Wolfe took a five-month hiatus and then regrouped to perform and work on new material. However, this new material has yet to be released. In 2005, Noon collaborated with the other Parker and Lily members, Wheatley and Rickard, to form a new band named

(using the name of Parker and Lily's third album ''

'').

have since released two full-length albums, one in 2006 and the other in 2008. Despite Noon and Wolfe's break-up, according to

’ myspace page, Wolfe toured with

for their first three tours and contributed to the making of

’ first two albums. Wolfe has stated on her Myspace page (and

' Monotreme Records Artists' page coroberates) that she wants to focus only on making music for movies.

Band members

Former main members

* Parker Noon (aka Mangham Parker) - lead vocals (Vox), guitars * Lily Wolfe - vocals (Vox), piano (Rhodes), organs (Conn, Acetone) *

- organ (Farfisa), engineer * Jeremy Wheatley - drums

Other former members

* Christina Campanella - organ (Farfisa), keyboards (Rhodes Bass), cymbals, tambourine, vocals (Vox)

Discography

Full length albums

*'' Hello Halo'' LP - 2001 (

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) *'' Here Comes Winter'' LP - 2002 (

Manifesto Records Manifesto Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by Dead Kennedys, Tim Buckley, Cinerama, Concrete Blonde, Cranes, The Czars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lilys, The Rugburns, Sing-Sing, Ken S ...

) *''

'' LP - 2005 (

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)

References

External links

* Allmusic: Parker and Lily
Myspace Fansite: Parker and Lily

Last.fm: Lily and Parker

Official Myspace Page: The Low Lows

Last.fm: The Low Lows
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