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Minor Gold Release Soulful “Over You”
Minor Gold’s “Over You,” is a country ballad in the manner of the 1970s that is dripping with the melancholy of reminiscing about a love that was once.
The musical chemistry between Dan Parsons (AUS) and Tracy McNeil (CAN), two award-winning and ARIA-nominated songwriters, gives rise to Minor Gold, a formidable Americana/folk duet. Their latest single, “Over You,” is a country ballad in the manner of the 1970s that is dripping with the melancholy of reminiscing about a love that was once.
Minor Gold have been moving about like clockwork since August 2023, when they released their critically praised self-titled debut album. In little over a year, Minor Gold have done it all: supported The Teskey Brothers in the US and Canada, showcased at Folk Alliance International and AmericanaFEST, and are now on their second U.S. national tour, which includes a stop at the Mile of Music Festival in Appleton, WI. Oh, and they have also toured Australia twice!
The duo has been working on their sophomore album for the past five days in Los Angeles with producer Dan Horne (Mapache, Circles Around the Sun, Cass McCombs), but this new single isn’t original material—it’s a cover of a song by Tracy McNeil’s father, the late singer-songwriter Wayne McNeil.
“Over You always felt like an undiscovered classic…Dad was such a great songwriter but just never had the chance to bring his songs to the world. It’s an honour to now have our own version and I know he would be smiling somewhere.” Tracy McNeil
Without overly complex instrumentation, Dan Parsons’s production faithfully captures the honesty and simplicity of the original song, which is filled with lonely grief and yearning. Featuring pedal steel and drums from ex-pat Australian singer-songwriter Chris Altmann and third part harmony from Tracy’s brother Logan McNeil, a musician and visual artist, the session took place at Catherine Studios in Hamilton, Ontario, and was a true family affair.
The incredible talent of Parsons as lead vocalist is a tribute to the transformative power of music; his rendition captures the essence and golden tone of Wayne’s voice while yet being uniquely Parsons.
The official music video aims to reflect the nostalgia of remembering a great love, and the heartache that still lingers when you just can’t move on. Filmed tag-team style by Parsons and McNeil, who worked to capture each other in raw, simple performances, they made meaningful use of various familiar old haunts in Tracy’s hometown of Port Colborne Ontario.