Parker Barrow are heading back to the UK this July, and they’re arriving with new music in hand. The Nashville-based southern rockers have released ‘Glass Eyes Cryin’, the latest single from their ‘Hold The Mash’ EP, and it’s a strong indicator of where the band is headed.
The track is groove-driven and layered, built around Megan Kane’s powerful lead vocals and threaded with gospel textures that give it real emotional range. It’s a sass-filled response to emotional manipulation, delivered with the kind of slow-burning confidence that makes it hit harder than a straight-ahead rocker would.
“Glass Eyes Cryin’ was the first song we wrote and recorded for Hold The Mash,” says drummer Dylan Turner. “We felt it was the perfect song to kickstart a musical shift to what the band has become since our previous record.” That shift is audible, and it works.
Parker Barrow is husband-and-wife duo Megan Kane and Dylan Turner, expanded in 2023 with the full-time addition of guitarist and musical director Alex Bender. His inventive riffs and fiery playing anchor the band’s signature blend of rock, southern rock, blues, and soul. Their debut album ‘Jukebox Gypsies’ earned global praise, and the single “Back To Birmingham” crossed a million YouTube views.
The ‘Hold The Mash’ EP followed in 2025, with “Make It” landing on Planet Rock’s main playlist. A UK support run with The Damn Truth that same year expanded their fanbase further. The momentum heading into this summer’s UK dates is real.
Six shows across July, including a festival slot at Steelhouse, make this a proper run worth catching.
2026 UK Tour Dates:
July 17 – Treehouse, Frome, England
July 18 – John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, England
July 21 – Audio, Glasgow, Scotland
July 22 – Greystones, Sheffield, England
July 23 – Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, England
July 24 – Steelhouse Festival, Ebbw Vale, Wales