Sunbathing Animal, by Parquet Courts

Sunbathing Animal

by Parquet Courts

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marc_ian Catchy psychedelic punk tunes. A few of the songs are beyond awesome. Very entertaining record. Favorite track: Ducking And Dodging.

bummeritaville most of "sunbathing animal" is about the groove, and this is the grooviest groove. Favorite track: Instant Disassembley.

*sad yeehaw* A SUNBATHING ANIMAL A SUNBATHING ANIMAL A SUNBATHING ANIMAL Favorite track: Sunbathing Animal.

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When WYR heard about all the On Time festivities they raised their hands to the heavens and breathed a deep sigh of relief that the worst has passed... However after checking the stock levels on the Parquet Courts classics LUG and SBA they gasped to see availability of those
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1.	Bodies Made Of 03:21	buy track
2.	Black And White 03:03	buy track
3.	Dear Ramona 02:34	buy track
4.	What Color Is Blood 03:24	buy track
5.	Vienna II 01:02	buy track
6.	Always Back In Town 02:37	buy track
7.	She's Rolling 06:33	buy track
8.	Sunbathing Animal 03:52	buy track
9.	Up All Night 01:02	buy track
10.	Instant Disassembley 07:12	buy track
11.	Ducking And Dodging 04:29	buy track
12.	Raw Milk 03:59	buy track
13.	Into The Garden 03:00	buy track

about

The year and change since the release of Parquet Courts monumental
Light Up Gold is reflected in ways expected and not with Sunbathing
Animal, its sharper, harder follow up. Light Up Gold caught the ears of everyone paying even a little bit of attention, garnering glowing reviews across the board for its weird colors and raw energy, saturated punk songs that offered crystal clear lyrical snapshots of city life. It was immediately memorable, a vivid portrait of ragged days, listlessness, aimlessness and urgency, broadcast with the intimacy of hearing a stranger's thoughts as you passed them on the street.

As it goes with these things, the band went on tour for a short eternity, spending most of 2013 on the road, their sound growing more direct in the process and their observations expanding beyond life at home. Constant touring was broken up by three recording sessions that would make up the new album, and the time spent in transit comes through in repeated lyrical themes of displacement, doubt and situational captivity. To be sure, Sunbathing Animal isn't a record about hopelessness, as any sort of incarceration implies an understanding of freedom and peace of mind. Fleeting moments of bliss are also captured in its grooves, and extended at length as if to preserve them. Pointed articulations of these ideas are heard as schizoid blues rants, shrill guitar leads, purposefully lengthy repetition and controlled explosions, reaching their peak on the blistering title track. A propulsive projection of how people might play the blues 300 years from now, "Sunbathing Animal" is a roller coaster you can't get off, moving far too fast and looping into eternity.

Much as Light Up Gold and the subsequent EP Tally All The Things That You Broke offered a uniquely tattered perspective on everyday city life, Sunbathing Animal applies the same layered thoughts and sprawling noise to more cerebral, inward- looking themes. While heightened in its heaviness and mania, the album also represents a huge leap forward in terms of songwriting and vision. Still rooted firmly in the unshackled exploration and bombastic playing of their earlier work,everything here is amplified in its lucidity and intent. The songs wander through threads of blurry brilliance, exhaustion and fury at the hilt of every note. Parquet Courts remain, Austin Brown, A. Savage, Sean Yeaton, and M. Savage.

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released June 3, 2014

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Parquet Courts are Austin Brown, A. Savage, Sean Yeaton and Max Savage. They’ve toured everywhere and will continue to do so.

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