Afterlife Parade

Singer/songwriter Quinn Erwin was at a crossroads. Having recently relocated to Nashville, he found himself surrounded by a series of losses in his own life and in the lives of those close to him. Compelled by a desire to comfort the mourning, Erwin suddenly found himself embarking on a new direction musically – one inspired by the notion that death is a homecoming, rather than a reason for grief.

“I couldn't recall if I had ever heard any songs about death that were triumphant and celebratory,” he explains. “So I made it my mission to write one.”

That initial inspiration became a verse. The verse became a song. The song would eventually take Erwin in an unexpected direction entirely, launching the creation of a band.

Afterlife Parade was born.

True to its namesake, its sound is large and triumphant, while being quietly wise; celebrating both life's glories and its tragedies. Afterlife Parade, like any procession, is comprised of a rotating cast of players and personalities giving it a life of its own.

Erwin initially released AP's first concept record Death & Rebirth in two parts in January and August of 2011, but combined them in August 2012. Death was produced by Jeremy McCoy (bass player for The Fray) and Rebirth was produced by Jason Morant, Jeremy Lutito (of Leagues) and Daniel James (of Canon Blue).