“At the time when I was writing this album, it was right around the election, so late 2016,” he said, “It makes sense for me to pay attention to what kind of world is going on around me so I can tell my [two young] children what’s happening in it so we can figure out how to maneuver through this thing and make it the best that we can.”  

Prior to that, Clark put his mesmerizing falsetto to work with a hypnotic performance of the romantic “Pearl Cadillac” off This Land.

Watch Clark perform “This Land” and “Pearl Cadillac” on SNL below.

One of our favorite new bands to emerge in 2018, Belgian-based (by way of Australia’s Byron Bay) electro-funk Parcels are setting out on a huge world tour this week, kicking off at Washington, DC’s U Street Music Hall (we’ll have coverage). Many of the US dates are already sold out, but we’d recommend you find your way into a show if they’re coming to your town, since the smart money is on them playing much larger venues upon future returns to the states. The buzz is spreading quickly on these guys across the globe – several of their top tracks have already amassed north of 5 million streams (their 2017 collaboration with none other than Daft Punk “Overnight” has already hit 28,000,000 and counting) and we expect them to be a big staple on the US festival circuit as they’re booked for this year’s Coachella and Governors Ball. As NME put it best in their glowing review of Parcels s/t debut:

“they’re cheeky, timeless and devilishly fun.”

Don’t miss this tour, if you can help it. Dates below. See you on Wednesday in D.C. Packages Tour Dates: Feb. 20 – Washington, DC – Oughout Street Music Hall Feb. 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Shoe & Saddle Feb. 22 – Ny, NY – Irving Plaza Feb. twenty three – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair Feb. 25 – Montreal, Canada – Theatre Fairmount Feb. twenty six – Toronto, Canada – Lee’ s Palace Feb. 28 – Detroit, MI – Este Club 03 1 – Chicago, ARIANNE – Lincoln Hall March 2 – Minneapolis, MN – seventh St . Entry March 5 – Vancouver, Canada – Fortune Audio Club 03 6 – Seattle, CALIFORNIA – The Crocodile March 7 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge March 29 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina 03 31 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile April 8 – Austin, TX – Mohawk April nine – Dallas, TX – Trees Apr 11 – Phoenix, ARIZONA – Crescent Ballroom April 13 – Indio, CA – Coachella April sixteen – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom April 17 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst April 20 – Indio, CA – Coachella June 2 – New York, NY – Governors Ball 06 14 – Manheim, Indonesia – Maifield Derby July 6 – Chemnitz, Germany – Kosmonaut Festival August. 11 – Budapest, Hungary – Sziget Festival