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Mar 19, 2024 By Andy Von Pip Photography by Jamie Wdziekonskl

Melbourne four-piece Parsnip are releasing a new album, Behold, on April 26 on Upset the Rhythm. Now they are back with a new song from it, “Turn to Love.” This time around the band look to the spiritual for divine inspiration. The track expands on an English translation of a poem by Indian saint Mirabai, featured in Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. Parsnip’s energetic, DIY punk sound collides with Mirabai’s message of love being the key to finding the divine, a sentiment echoed in the song’s closing lines.

The music video for “Turn to Love” is just as eclectic as its inspiration. A burst of color during the chorus evokes the transition to the magical Land of Oz. Influences from photographer Serge Lutens, the Oskar Schlemmer Triadic Ballet, Yohji Yamamoto’s fashion campaigns, and even costumes from the Ziegfeld Follies and American circuses (1870s-1950s) all come together to create a visually stunning accompaniment to the song.

Of the track Parsnip’s Paris Rebel Richens says: “Imagine what the world would be like if everyone stopped for a moment or two every day and fixed their attention on the heart. All anyone really wants is love. This song is a plea, for everything that you do in the outer, the most profound changes must be made within. It is not a weakness, if anything, choosing love is courageous and wise.”

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