Charlie Parr - Last of the Better Days Ahead 1-5 PLAYERS Mantis is almost completely composed

Mantis is almost completely composed of material that the band had not played live prior to the album release

The unquiet spirits of the dead cry out and ghouls stalk the midnight streets

and keep ordinary working stiffs like you and me docile through subliminal messages

millions of men are poised to decide the fate of Europe and bring about the end of WWII

including "The Girl Can't Help It

Charlie Parr - Last of the Better Days Ahead 1-5 PLAYERS Mantis is almost completely composedCharlie Parr's 2021 album, Last of the Better Days Ahead, is a collection of powerful new songs about how one looks back on a life lived, as well as forward on what's still to come. It's spare production foregrounds Parr's poetic lyricism, his expressive, gritty voice ringing clear over deft acoustic guitar playing that references folk and blues motifs in Parr's own exploratory, idiosyncratic style. When it comes to what it all means, Parr says it