Leave it to Parquet Courts, the ever-inventive, erudite indie rock outfit, to make a pandemic record before the pandemic. The Brooklyn band’s seventh album, Sympathy for Life, out October 22nd, is a meditation on technology, alienation, and impersonal relationships; masks are a recurring theme, albeit in a more classic psychological …
Read More »Parquet Courts' 'Black Widow Spider' Soundtracks a Tale of Claymation Heartache
Parquet Courts pair their new song, “Black Widow Spider,” with a claymation tale of artistic malaise and heartbreak. “Black Widow Spider” boasts a psychedelic garage sound, with co-frontman A Savage saying of the song in a statement, “I told [producer] Rodaidh McDonald that I wanted to find a sound that …
Read More »Parquet Courts Detail New Danger Mouse-Produced LP 'Wide Awake!'
Indie rock outfit Parquet Courts unveiled a two-part garage rock song, “Almost Had to Start a Fight/In And Out of Patience.” It comes from their upcoming Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, out May 18th via Rough Trade. Over fast drums and guitars, singer Andrew Savage and the rest of Parquet …
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