“Heartfelt, vulnerable song-writing” best describes Parable Fifteen’s latest album Within The Margin of Error. An expansive and exploratory endeavour for the rapidly rising South African Rock and Roll 4-piece.
Within The Margin of Error features primary elements of Rock / Pop-Rock & Country-Rock with varied and emotionally charged accoutrements. Chief songwriter / frontman Marc Skarda provides ample connective tissue on recent single “Beautifully Broken” and future hits “Overkill”, “What I Know Now” and “My Eyes”.
Marc Skarda from Parable Fifteen comments on the album
“The Album spans a full range of emotions featuring everything from rock to down tempo, country flavoured moments. Everything on the new album is driven from the heart. As a songwriter I took a deep dive from an emotional and observational perspective.”
More info about Parable Fifteen
Often touted as the next Big Thing , Parable Fifteen is a Durban-based band comprising of four musicians who consider themselves family. Described as “Country Rock” / “New Country” Parable Fifteen began their journey in 2010.Band members, Marc Skarda (Vocals), Adam Fanner (Guitar), Bryce Breeds (Bass Guitar) and Marius Botha (Drums) – combine their various individual tastes and styles to create a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh.
Each member is an accomplished artist in their own right. Breaking records in 2021 with four Top 10 charting songs. Parable Fifteen was the only South African Band to have three singles in the Top 50 songs of the year.
2020 saw the release of Parable fifteen’s third full-length album, Bioluminescence, following the success of the first song they put out to the public of that same year. “Telling your hearts” lyric video achieved over 65000 views on YouTube and over 18000 on Facebook in a matter of months,
The band signed a record deal with Just Music and in September released “You And Me” to the radio, as the first single with 3 more singles throughout the year, with great success on the local radio chart.
Hosting a winning combination of vibrant energy and a host of intriguing melodies which cannot be pinned to any specific genre, experimenting with an eclectic mix of alternative, melodic anthemic, country and rock.
In any context, Parable Fifteen’s audiences experience the band’s music in ways that are dually intuitive and physical, as their music seeks to stimulate the musically-minded while also providing those merely seeking a good time with a good reason to party.
To get an idea of their sound, watch the video for “Beautiful Broken” below:
Buy / stream Within The Margin Of Error HERE.
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