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Parade has been working on a new record for the past eight months. They recorded it, engineered it, produced it, mixed it, and mastered it all by themselves at Earthshaking Music in Atlanta, GA. It is available now. For free. Download it below.

"Alternately pretty and eclectic." (The Big Takeover)

"Parade's 2005 album A Red Button combines jangly guitar and slightly out-of-place synthesizer textures, but the band fully coalesces on its new EP Answer Me, which embraces the hint of new wave that was always lurking underneath." (The Onion)

"Their new five-song EP on ISP, Answer Me is a winner from start to finish." (Stomp and Stammer)

"A reason to get excited about pop-music again." (Flagpole)

"Their superior talent as musicians and songwriters, as well as their willingness to take risks with song structure, has cemented their reputation in the Southeast." (Performer Magazine)

"Pleasurable and Gripping" (Anti Gravity)

Parade's only agenda is to make music they love. Through a highly collaborative process, they create their own version of pop music: melodic and minimal, but classy and modern. They draw from influences as varied as Radiohead, Mark Kozelec, PJ Harvey, Gang of Four, Aphex Twin, and Nick Cave, though it is rare to find them listening to the same recordings at the same time.

Parade essentially began in Emily Martin's living room in Athens, GA, in early 2004. Since Jason Chamison lived in Atlanta, they commuted between the two cities to practice. Although school and jobs eventually led them to settle in Atlanta, Parade is inspired and affected by the sounds of both cities. As such, they consider themselves a product of both Atlanta and Athens.

On stage, Parade is energetic and tight, but honest. Over the last few years, while touring the east coast and mid-west, Parade's sound has grown in sophistication, but retained it's listenability and charm.