Jake Mann + the Upper Hand San Francisco, California
“‘Parallel South’ feels like a sonic postcard from another place and time – say, the Midwest by way of the feel-good all-
American rockers of the ’80s (‘Below the Line,’ ‘Days Are Long’) or the South, courtesy of loping, soul-inflected pop (‘Run Away’).”–SF Chronicle
“a seriously addictive slice of immediate power pop-rock…”–The Bay Bridged
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