Tess Parks

Tess Parks

Tess Parks is a Toronto-born singer-songwriter associated with indie folk and psychedelic rock. She moves to London at seventeen to pursue music and study photography, then later returns to Toronto in 2012.

Career

After moving back to Toronto, she forms a psychedelic backing band called The Good People. She plays solo for four years and describes her songs as lo-fi alternative drones with a hypnotic feel. In early 2013, she self-releases the EP Work All Day/Up All Night, which gains attention, and her debut proper single is Somedays.

Style and influences

Her music is described as scuzzy, downbeat psychedelia, with comparisons to Mazzy Star and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. She names Elliott Smith among her influences and also cites the Dandy Warhols as friends. Her wider listening includes Bob Dylan, Nirvana, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, the Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine.

Industry connections

While in London, she meets Alan McGee and stays in touch with him.