On his third solo outing, producer and guitarist John Parish pares everything down, down, down. Space and texture dominate Once Upon a Little Time. Parish creates a tapestry of 12 small, tender, sometimes angular and melancholy songs, all of which have sharp teeth. Once Upon a Little Time may not be as immediately gripping as How Animals Move, but it grows on you, slowly and insistently, creating its terrain. Once Upon a Little Time is dark, mournful, and wonderful.

Track Listing
1 Salò
2 Boxers
3 Choice
4 Sa Defences
5 Even Redder Than That
6 Water Road
7 Somebody Else
8 Kansas City Electrician
9 Stranded
10 Glade Park
11 Even Redder Than That Too
12 The Last Thing I Heard Her Say