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Luke Parker drank from the poison cup of the singer-songwriter at an early age. 450 cassette tapes of songs recorded on a worn-out Dictaphone can attest to that. First loves, subsequent heartbreaks, the usual teenage fare – it was all etched on those magnetic spools; vampiric diaries never to see the light of day. But we can’t be lovesick teens forever. Even the winsome folk singer has to stare down the future at some point. After years of introspection, and a long songwriting hibernation Parker found a new voice with Late Night Poets. “Late Night Poets taps into the other side of me; a crazier more carefree side” explains the songwriter, “It’s probably the polar opposite of other projects I’ve worked on – it’s music that creates a whole different emotion.” Delivered by the high-energy quintet, that emotion is far more triumph than defeat. There’s still heartbreak (Lead single ‘My Darling’ is a tale of a slow-burning unrequited relationship), but it’s delivered in a barnstorming