Dallas Good + Richard Reed Parry – Were “The Watchtowers” [RSD 2026] (LP, CANADA)

B1. Hope I Dream Again
B2. Are You Gone (feat. Margaret Atwood)
B3. The Hole in the Wall (feat. Neko Case)
B4. Not in This World

14 April 2026: Kreative Kontrol #1085 with Richard Reed Parry posted online:

“Richard Reed Parry returns to discuss Were “The Watchtowers” by Dallas Good + Richard Reed Parry, his Skybarn recording studio, being a new dad and adjusting to life off the road, how he first got to know Dallas after they were randomly chosen to participate in a Dawson City Music Festival collaborative workshop, a shared love of the Everly Brothers and other key artists and records, instant friend crushes and a yearning to collaborate on music, how they wrote lyrics together in a shared, outdated daytimer, insights about how vocals and other recordings of Dallas were used posthumously, how the sessions for Colder Streams by the Sadies and the Watchtowers informed each other, a unique contribution by Neko Case and making an album with songs about the tragic loss of one of the creators of that same album, why it’s a Record Store Day exclusive, news about Richard’s other bands and pursuits, other future plans, and much more.” – Kreative Kontrol (http://vishkhanna.com/2026/04/14/ep-1085-richard-reed-parry/)

Record Store Day (US) info:

Were “The Watchtowers” is the final recordings of Dallas Good of The Sadies, recorded prior to his unexpected passing in February 2022. This collaboration between Good and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire (originally calling their duo “The Watchtowers”) had slowly been written and recorded over the course of a decade whenever the two had a spare weekend. “It has been the slowest moving musical endeavour of my entire life,” Parry says. “We didn’t plan to do it this way, it’s just how it happened. Tiny, joyous flourishes of activity a couple times a year for over a decade.”

Many of Good’s collaborators make guest appearances on the album, including Neko Case, Kurt Vile, Yo La Tengo, Jim Jarmusch, John Doe, Jon Spencer, Scott McCaughey, Gary Louris and Margaret Atwood. The album explores the cosmic, psychedelic Americana sounds that The Sadies perfected on 2022’s Colder Streams that featured Parry in the producer’s chair. The final track on the album “Not in This World” boasts a chorus of over 500 of Dallas’ friends and fans from around the world singing together on Dallas’ final piece of recorded music. The album is pressed on white vinyl and limited to 1,000 copies worldwide and is exclusively available first at Record Store Day 2026.

Record Store Day (UK) info:

“Dallas Good (of the Sadies) and Richard Reed Parry (of Arcade Fire) had been collaborating on their album Were ‘The Watchtowers’ for over a decade until Dallas Good unexpectedly passed away in 2022. Dallas’ passing inspired Parry to find collaborators to help finish the album, including Neko Case, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Margaret Atwood (author of The Handmaid’s Tale). These are the final recordings of Dallas Good and a testament to his musical legacy. The album will be pressed on limited edition colour vinyl. The final track “Not in This World” features a chorus of Dallas’ friends and fans from around the world singing together on Dallas’ final piece of recorded music, a fan-sourced song that will part of this album exclusively available first at Record Store Day.”

nb. In October 2025 there was a mailout requesting contributions from fans for the song ‘Not In This Word’.

“Hello Friends,

As many of you know, three years ago our dear friend Dallas Good passed away completely unexpectedly.

He and I had been slowly making an album together since shortly after we met, a little over fifteen years ago. We got together a couple of times per year and wrote songs and recorded, working at a very relaxed pace.

And then, somehow, he was gone. Dallas died before we had completed our album and there were two songs that we still hadn’t written lyrics for. One of them is the last song Dallas ever worked on, called “Not in This World.” The title, which is also the main refrain in the song, is extra poignant now that he’s gone, almost eerily so. Finishing the lyrics and the record without him has been a strange and very emotional journey. Thankfully Dallas’ brother Travis came and sang harmony in his place.

To anyone who knew Dallas, or was a fan of his music, I’d like to ask your help in finishing this, the last song he ever wrote. We are going to sing it for him, and sing it to him, and wherever he is now I think he’d be really pleased to hear so many of his friends, family and fans singing together in his honour. Many of Dallas’ friends are singing on the song, including Kurt Vile, Neko Case, Yo La Tengo, John Doe, The Mekons, Jon Spencer, and Gary Louris, and we’d love for you to sing alongside them.

If you’d like to sing, email SingForDallas@gmail.com and you’ll receive a short audio clip of the song’s final refrain. Play it in headphones and record your voice singing along with it. Record it on your computer or phone or any other means you have.

The refrain in the song is simple – “not in this world, not in this world.” As I mentioned earlier – they’re extra poignant words, now that he’s no longer with us.

If it’s easier, or more fun, get together with a friend and record each other. Don’t get too fussy about how it sounds, we’ll make it work and we’ll make it something beautiful. There is nothing I love more in this sweet old world than singing with  friends.

Thank you for joining us,
Richard (with Dallas somewhere nearby)

A1. Alone Alone
Lyrics: D. Good / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar / Percussion / Organ / Upright Bass: R.R. Parry
Electric Guitar / Piano: D. Good
French Horn: Pietro Amato
Oboe: Florence Blain
Voice: Laurel Sprengelmeyer

A2. Echo the Part
Lyrics: D. Good / L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar / Tambourine / Upright Bass: R.R. Parry
Choir: Laurel Sprengelmeyer / Michael Feuerstack
Drums: Andrew Barr
Electric Bass / Electric Guitar: D. Good
Tambourine: Stefan Schneider

A3. The Brightest Light
Lyrics: D. Good
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Celesta / Organ / Percussion / Upright Bass: R.R. Parry
Choir: Buffy Sainte-Marie / Laurel Sprengelmeyer / Lisa Iwanycki Moore
Drums: Stefan Schneider
Electric Guitar / Bass: D. Good

A4. Your Hand and Mine
Lyrics: L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Cello: Rebecca Foon
Electric Guitar: D. Good
Electronics / French Horn: Pietro Amato
Piano / Drums / Percussion / Upright Bass: R.R. Parry
Violin: Sarah Neufeld

A5. There’s Time
Lyrics: D. Good / L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar / Organ / Percussion: R.R. Parry
Upright Bass: Hans Bernhard
Drums: Andrew Barr
Electric Guitar: D. Good

B1. Hope I Dream Again
Lyrics: D. Good / L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar / Percussion / Drums: R.R. Parry
Electric Guitar / Bass / Organ: D. Good
French Horn / Trumpet: Pietro Amato

B2. Are You Gone (feat. Margaret Atwood)
Lyrics: L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar / Drums / Percussion / Upright Bass / Baritone Guitar / Vocals: R.R. Parry
Choir: Choir! Choir! Choir!
Electric Guitar / Bowed Guitar / Vocals: D. Good
Electric Guitar / Vocals: Travis Good
Organ / Electronics: Pietro Amato
Voice: Margaret Atwood

B3. The Hole in the Wall (feat. Neko Case)
Lyrics: N. Case
Music: H. Purcell / Neko Case / RR Parry / Traditional

Acoustic Guitar / Vocals: D. Good
Electronics: Pietro Amato
Piano / E-Bow: / Vocals: RR Parry
Vocals: Neko Case
Vocals: Bruce Good / Margaret

B4. Not in This World
Lyrics: D. Good / L. Sprengelmeyer / R.R. Parry
Music: D. Good / R.R. Parry

Acoustic Guitar: D. Good
Acoustic Guitar / Baritone Guitar / Vocals: R.R. Parry
Harmony Vocals: Travis Good
Timpani: Mike Dubue
Vocals: Bruce Good / Margaret Good
Choir: Aaron Rinas, Abaigeal Brown, Abby Martin, Adam Fayers, Adam Zelinka, Adele Rodarte, Ahron Jay Frankel, Alejandro Solares, Alex Berliner, Alexi Murdoch, Amalia Zucker, Amanda Schenk, Amy Millan, Anders Sahlin, Andre Ethier, Andrew Beltaos, Andrew Furman, Andrew Queen, Andria Knowles-Muller, Andy Lewis, Angel Venable, Angy Polite, Anita Schlechter, Anne Maenhaut, Annelise Noronha, Anthony Derro, Antonio Foxlee, Ari Eldon, Ash Lopez, Asher Mercer, Atom Smashin Family, Barbara Theodorou, Barry James Conroy Devine, Barry Mills, Beccy Diederichs, Ben Mouchet, Ben Tyson, Ben Whiteley, Benjamin Andress, Benjamin Roth, Bennett Jones Phillips, Bernd Herzogenrath, Bertie Ring, Betty Lynn Orton, Beverley Hotchkiss, Beverly Breckenridge, Big Craig Faye, Bill Armstrong, Billy Ormerod, Bloodshot Bill, Bonnie Hunter, Brad Barr, Brandon Parsons, Brian Connelly, Brian Good, Brian McFarlane, Brian Moffitt, Brian Queen, Brian Taylor, Brian Thomas Gall, Brian Thompson, Britt Hubert, Bruce Evans, 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