Drylands is
Mel Parsons' third album, released on 10 April 2015 on Cape Road Recordings.[3][8] The album was recorded in engineer
Lee Prebble's Surgery Studios in Wellington, New Zealand. One of the songs Parsons wrote was a duet, and she decided to cold e-mail
Ron Sexsmith to see if he would perform the other half of the song "Don't Wait", and he agreed. Along with Ron Sexsmith, the album showcases local and international guest musicians
Anika Moa,
Vyvienne Long, and
Trevor Hutchinson.[9] Another song on the album, "Get Out Alive", is the result of her writing about a dangerous car accident she was in where the car rolled four times and was totaled, but she walked out without serious injury, but found herself re-evaluating her life for a time.[10][7]
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