The National Parks (band)

The National Parks perform live for 10,000 fans at Provo's Rooftop Concert Series, July 1, 2016. Photo by Justin Hackworth.

The National Parks is an American band[1] that formed in early 2013 in Provo, Utah[2] with March 15, 2013 marking the band's first public performance.[3] Their debut album, "Young" was funded through Kickstarter under the name of founder and frontman, Brady Parks[4] but was eventually released under the name The National Parks on September 3, 2013. The album was recorded at June Audio[5] with producer Scott Wiley and upon its release climbed to #13 on the ITunes singer/songwriter chart.[6] In January of 2014 the band released the standalone single "As We Ran," which was written for the documentary film "Love in the Tetons"[7] and the group donated the first month of proceeds from the single to the National Parks Conservation Association.[8] The National Parks began touring around the release of "Young" and the online success of the album and "As We Ran" helped them find growing crowds around Utah as well as in Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.[9] International attention to the band began with the release of "Helsinki,"[10] which premiered on NPR's All Songs Considered[11] in January 2015. The band features folk-pop song craft on acoustic guitar and violin, backed up by rare electronic influences.

The band again worked with Scott Wiley on their second album, "Until I Live," which was independently released September 2015[12][13][14][15][16] and climbed to #52 on the iTunes Pop Chart and #5 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers Chart for the Mountain Region. In March 2016, the band was named Utah's "Band of the Year" by City Weekly magazine and the following month, "Monsters of the North" - a lead single from "Until I Live" - was announced as winner of the International Songwriting Competition for all unsigned artists. As part of the centennial of the National Park Service, The National Parks performed at an event with celebrated writer Terry Tempest Williams for the National Parks Conservation Association in June 2016.[17] Following their sophomore release, the band has been favorably compared to a wide variety of acts including Foster the People[18], The Civil Wars[19], and Mumford & Sons,[20] and has sold out shows in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.[21] In addition to their own headlining shows, The National Parks has played with acts such as Andy Grammer, Peter Bjorn and John, The Lone Bellow, LeAnn Rimes, and The Moth & The Flame and performed at SXSW, Canadian Music Week, School Night at Bardot’s, Musikfest, Snowmass Mammoth Fest, and Make Music Pasadena. In August 2017, The National Parks performed on JBTV in Chicago, announcing that their next album would be released in September.[22]

The 5-member band consists of Brady Parks from Denver, Colorado (guitar and lead vocals), Sydney Macfarlane from Kaysville, Utah (keyboards), John Hancock from Sacramento, California (electric guitar and vocals), Cam Brannelly from Draper, Utah (drums), and Megan Taylor Parks from Draper, Utah (fiddle).[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "The National Parks | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. ↑ "First Watch: The National Parks, 'Helsinki'". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Who Are The National Parks? - SOUND Online Magazine". 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Kickstarter Campaign: Brady Parks".
  5. ↑ "Home". June Audio Recording Studios. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Abby (2013-10-01). "BYU student band reaches top 20 on iTunes charts". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Love in the Tetons". National Park Experience. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  8. ↑ "Provo band promotes national parks through music". fox13now.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  9. ↑ "The National Parks: Their Sound Stands Tall". 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  10. ↑ "Antti Luusuaniemi tähdittää amerikkalaisyhtyeen musiikkivideota!" (in Finnish). 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  11. ↑ "First Watch: The National Parks, 'Helsinki'". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  12. ↑ "The National Parks Take a Leap of Faith in "Stone's Throw" | cmtedge.com". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  13. ↑ "The National Parks - 'Monsters of the North' (video) (Premiere)". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  14. ↑ "The National Parks Take a Leap of Faith in "Stone's Throw" | cmtedge.com". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  15. ↑ "The National Parks - 'Monsters of the North' (video) (Premiere)". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  16. ↑ "Local Review: The National Parks – Until I Live". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  17. ↑ "Celebrate the National Parks". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  18. ↑ "National Parks close down a brimming Skylark Lounge". The Know. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  19. ↑ "The National Parks: Their Sound Stands Tall". PopWrapped. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  20. ↑ "Concert Review - The National Parks grow with age". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  21. ↑ PROVO, Davis Blount ANALOG. "Local band The National Parks have just as many fans outside Utah as within". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  22. ↑ "The National Parks Perform at JBTV - JBTV". jbtvmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  23. ↑ "Artists - Teton® Guitars". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  24. ↑ "Bio | The National Parks Music". thenationalparksmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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