Berlin-based Still Parade has announced his debut full-length album, Concrete Vision, will be arriving June 3 via Heist or Hit and premiered a video for their latest single, “Walk In The Park” this week, via YouTube. This will be a busy year for Still Parade, who made his North American live debut at SXSW last week, and will be performing at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival in June.

Regularly described as enigmatic, his personality at first was shrouded under a veil of mystery, with the release of his debut single, “Anchors”, in 2013 and was featured last year in an ad campaign for Victoria Secret. 2014 brought the release of the Fields EP, along with live performances at festivals and shows across Europe including London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin.

This period also saw Kramer become interested in experimenting with new recording techniques after receiving a tape recorder as a gift from his father. While his previous output had all been recorded within fully equipped, professional studios, with experienced producers, he was now realizing he preferred the sound he was able to generate on his own, in his tiny Berlin apartment.

There is a softness and warmth to the songs on Concrete Vision, as featured in “Walk In The Park” – a single perfectly timed to lead us into spring. But focusing squarely on that does this producer a disservice; the production is as smooth and refined as any burgeoning act in 2016.

The influences on display here are not always easy to decipher, with Kramer citing Todd Rundgren and Crosby, Stills & Nash as massive inspirations – but this is no mere testament to the past – the woozy production and ability to deftly marry various genres.

Concrete Vision track-listing:
01. Seasons
02. Walk In The Park
03. Concrete Vision
04. Let Go
05. 07:41
06. Everything Is Going Down (Again)
07. Chamber
08. Morning Light
09. True Love
10. Reason

06/09-12 – Newport, UK @ Isle Of Wight Festival