Patrick Park Albums (3)
'Everyone's in Everyone'
Release Date 8/21/2007
Tracks 11
Label Curb Appeal
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What The Critics Say
The previous albums by Colorado-born, Los Angeles-based neo-folkie singer/songwriter Patrick Park have been promising but spotty, but coming nearly four years after 2003's Loneliness Knows My Name, the far more self-assured Everyone's in Everyone is a big step forward. Opening with the immediately engaging solo voice and guitar tune "Life Is a Song," Everyone's in Everyone moves from strength to strength. Highlights include the genuinely great "Here We Are," a propulsive country-rocker in the vintage '70s Laurel Canyon style that features a strong, memorable chorus, and the moodier, mysterious "Saint with a Fever," which mines territory closer to vintage Richard Thompson. There isn't a single duff track on this concise 11-song album, which seems destined to put Park alongside Josh Ritter and Josh Rouse in the top tier of American folk-rock singer/songwriters. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
'Mondays in Spaceland September 25th 2006'
Release Date 1/30/2006
Tracks 18
Label Kufala
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'Loneliness Knows My Name'
Release Date 6/24/2003
Tracks 12
Label Badman
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What The Critics Say
Patrick Park adds to his lovestruck songbook with the release of Loneliness Knows My Name. The Under the Unminding Skies EP clearly defined Park's honesty as a songwriter, and this studio full-length builds upon love's common lot. He's unassumingly sweet without being clichéd, in turn allowing Loneliness Knows My Name to cast a charm without moping. Once again, Park plays all instruments and sings every song, and his country/folk/pop sound is uncontrived. Such an effort is impressive, and Park isn't overly earnest in crafting the perfect song. Loneliness Knows My Name comes together naturally due to Park's lyrical simplicity and, with that remedy in mind, a good deal can be expressed. Heartbreak leaves Park tattered and torn on "Your Smile's a Drug" and "Something Pretty." The bluesy strut of "Sons of Guns" is similar in spirit, but dark-colored in tone. Languishing in passion can't last too long; the pain's too much and the gospel trio of Rose Stone, Maxi Anderson, and Alexandra Brown on the soulful "Bullets by the Door" lets love come full circle with a glossy finish. Eventually, Park comes to accept the fickle ways of adoration, and Loneliness Knows My Name takes it all in stride for an enjoyable listen. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
