Australian icon Mia Dyson is thrilled to be reissuing her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots on vinyl, celebrating the 15-year milestone release with an additional Parking Lots (Revisited) EP and 2021 East Coast Tour.
Heading back into the studio in 2020 to revisit five songs from the album, Mia’s Parking Lots (Revisited) EP sheds new light on a selection of her favourite cuts from the record. From beloved single ‘Roll Me Out’ to the stunning homage of motherly love on ‘Rivers Wide’, and the simple yet captivating title track to the empowering ‘Choose’ and heartbreaking ‘I Meant Something To You Once’, the EP captures the sheer musical mastery of an artist who continues to redefine the blues and roots genre, 15 years on, with the rest of her expansive career still to come.
“Some of my friends and I used to perform in a women’s prison in Western Melbourne. I got to know a few women quite well and over time they shared their stories with me. I wrote Roll Me Out thinking of the story of one woman in particular who had been incarcerated, and then fell in love with another prisoner.” – Mia Dyson
Parking Lots (Revisited) EP Track Listing
1. Roll Me Out
2. Rivers Wide
3. Parking Lots
4. Choose
5. I Meant Something To You Once
“I had my heart broken first not by a lover, but by a friend in high school. It stung a lot and a long time and eventually ended up in this song. Before, when we were about 13, my friend picked up the guitar and started writing. She inspired me to do the same and I’m eternally grateful.” – Mia Dyson
In her two-decade long career, Mia Dyson has been nominated for five ARIA Awards with Parking Lots taking out ‘Best Blues and Roots Album’ in 2005. She was the inaugural recipient of Double J’s Artist Of The Year at the 2014 J Awards following the release of her Australian classic LP Idyllwild, and has had four albums up for AIR Awards with The Moment earning her a nomination for ‘Song Of The Year’ at the 2013 APRA Awards. Mia Dyson’s extensive career has seen her support the likes of Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt and Joe Cocker, and most recently touring extensively with her band Dyson Stringer Cloher. Now, the seasoned Australian artist is thrilled to be heading back on the road for a run of National live dates in 2021 across Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, regional Victoria, Brisbane and Byron Bay for Bluesfest in her first live shows in 12 months. Tickets on sale now and in limited COVID capacities, so be sure to get in quick.
Parking Lots 15th Anniversary Tour 2021 Tour Dates:
Friday 12 March – Lizotte’s – Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 13 March – The Lansdowne – Sydney, NSW
Friday 19 March – Howler – Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 20 March – TBC – Surf Coast, VIC
Sunday 21 March – Macedon Railway Hotel – Macedon Ranges, VIC
Friday 26 March – Sandy Point Music Club – Sandy Point, VIC
Saturday 27 March – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, VIC
Sunday 28 March – Sooki Lounge – Belgrave, VIC
Thursday 1 April – The Brightside – Brisbane, QLD
Friday 2 & Saturday 3 April – Bluesfest – Byron Bay, NSW
Tickets on sale now via miadyson.com
Parking Lots LP vinyl reissue & (Revisited) EP (free digital download with vinyl pre-order) is out now via MGM
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music
Parking Lots 15th Anniversary LP (White Vinyl) bundles are now available with limited edition handwritten lyrics, t-shirts, caps and signed posters via Mia’s Artist First page.
CREDITS
Produced By Daniel Wright And Erin “Syd” Sidney
Recorded At Echo Magic In Ojai, Ca
All Songs Engineered And Mixed By Scott Hirsch
Mastered By Ian Sefchick
All Songs By Mia Dyson (APRA / BMI)
Mia Dyson – Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Matt Aronoff – Double Bass
Lee Pardini – Additional Piano
Daniel Wright – Electric Bass, Backing Vocals
Erin “Syd” Sidney – Drums
Artwork By Jim Grimwade
