UK
Progressive rock, indie rock
Chris Johnson formerly of Mostly Autumn as of 2008, started to work on a solo album. As soon as he started he came aboard as the second guitarist for the touring band of Fish. When that ended he started back to work on his solo album, which became a band called Parade. The end result is a debut entitled The Fabric.
Joining Chris is multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Anne-Marie Helder of Panic Room and Mostly Autumn, and from Fish’s band, Gavin Griffiths (drums), Patrick Berry (Bass) and Simon Snaize (guitar) plus some special guests on The Fabric including ex-Mostly Autumn vocalist Heather Findlay (percussion on “The Diamond“, “The Dogs“, “Facing Down” and “Ending“), Olivia Sparnenn (vocals on “All That I Wanted“), and current member of Mostly Autumn, Bryan Josh (guitars on “The Diamond” and “Ending“).
The Fabric (2009)
