New track 'We're All Going To The Coroner' streaming now.

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Baton Rouge-born artist, producer and musician Hal Williams performs as Parrka*. Synth lines, sampled drums, guitar and loops bring electronic music, punk, pop and rap into a futuristic sound grounded in Southern confidence and semi-dystopian wit.

The seven-track Waterrmarrk* EP, released on December 18th, uses the idea of a watermark as proof of origin and authenticity. Williams considers originality, influence and artistic identity in a culture where images and sounds can be generated and altered with increasing ease. Most of the tracking took place inside a FIAT 500 parked in Southern California garages and parking lots, with Brooke Magidson contributing guitar and selected production work.

Lead single 'We’re All Going To The Coroner' turns grief and mortality into a decision to enjoy the present. Hal says: “‘We’re all going to the coroner’ is a pessimistic acceptance of the fate, and a decision to revel in the moment anyway.”

Upbeat drums and Brooke Magidson’s guitar frame mortality, grief and a resolve to enjoy the present. Written as Hal Williams processed losses among family and family friends, 'We’re All Going To The Coroner' turns a pessimistic acceptance of shared fate into a reason to revel in the moment.