Parquet Courts is an American rock band from New York City.[1] The band consists of Andrew Savage (vocals, guitar), Austin Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Sean Yeaton (bass, vocals), and Max Savage (drums).
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.jpg) Parquet Courts from left to right: Andrew Savage, Austin Brown, Sean Yeaton, Max Savage | |
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| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Members | Andrew Savage Austin Brown Sean Yeaton Max Savage |
| Website | https://parquet-courts.com/ |
History
editBand members Andrew Savage and Austin Brown met in Denton, Texas while both students at the University of North Texas, in a student club named Knights of the Round Turntable, where they listened to and shared new records. Andrew had a number of musical projects during college, including Teenage Cool Kids and Fergus & Geronimo. Andrew and brother Max Savage, Parquet Courts' drummer, were both born and raised in Denton. The three relocated to Brooklyn after college and soon started Parquet Courts.[2]
The band released their debut album, American Specialties, as an independent, limited cassette release in 2011.[1] The album was later reissued with Rough Trade Records in 2021.[3]
The band's second studio album, Light Up Gold (2012), was initially released on Savage's Dull Tools label and later reissued on What's Your Rupture? in 2013.[1] Light Up Gold received widespread critical acclaim in both the DIY underground and mainstream rock press.[4]
In 2014, the band reached #55 on the Billboard album chart with its third studio album, Sunbathing Animal.
Later in 2014, the band released "Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth" as a single under an alternative name, Parkay Quarts. Soon afterward they released their fourth studio album, Content Nausea, on which Sean and Max were absent due to other commitments.[5][6]
The following year the band released a collaboration LP Ramsgate with PC Worship under the name PCPC. They also released a mostly instrumental, experimental EP, entitled Monastic Living.
On February 4, 2016, the band announced their fifth studio album, entitled Human Performance. The album was released on April 8 through Rough Trade.[7] Co-frontman and the artist of the album's packaging and art, Andrew Savage, received a Grammy Award nomination for his work.
On October 13, 2017, Andrew Savage released his first solo album, Thawing Dawn, through Dull Tools under the stage name A. Savage.[8]
That same month the band released Milano, a collaboration album with Daniele Luppi featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O.
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On May 18, 2018, the band released their sixth LP, Wide Awake! It was named "album of the year" by Australian radio station Double J.[9] Their song "Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience" is featured in the video game EA Sports NHL 19, "One Man No City" is featured in an Episode of The Blacklist,[10] and "Wide Awake" appeared as soundtrack in Konami football game eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020.
The band's seventh full-length album, Sympathy for Life, was released on October 22, 2021.[11]
Between February and March 2022, Parquet Courts headlined a North American tour, with Nigerien afro-psychedelic guitarist Mdou Moctar as their opening act.[12]
Musical style
editTheir musical style has been described as indie rock,[13][14][15] post-punk,[16] art punk,[17] and garage punk.[18]
Band members
edit- Andrew Savage – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
- Austin Brown – backing and lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Sean Yeaton – bass guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Max Savage – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
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| US [19] |
AUS [20] |
BEL (FL) [21] |
BEL (WA) [22] |
FRA [23] |
GER [24] |
NLD [25] |
SCO [26] |
SWI [27] |
UK [28] | |||||||
| American Specialties |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Light Up Gold |
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—[A] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Sunbathing Animal |
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55 | —[C] | 69 | 181 | — | — | — | 65 | — | 55 | |||||
| Content Nausea (as Parkay Quarts) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Human Performance |
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118 | —[D] | 84 | — | 109 | — | — | 42 | — | 50 | |||||
| Wide Awake! |
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122 | 93 | 42 | 117 | 106 | — | 116 | 19 | 64 | 27 | |||||
| Sympathy for Life |
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—[E] | 26 | 49 | 118 | 160 | 96 | 94 | 14 | — | 42 | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
Collaborative albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Milano (with Daniele Luppi) |
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Live albums
edit- Live at Third Man Records (2015)
EPs
edit- Tally All the Things That You Broke (2013) (as Parkay Quarts) #15 US Heat[29]
- Monastic Living (2015)
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| US AAA [36] |
BEL (FL) [21] |
MEX [37] |
UK Phys. [28] | |||||||||||||||
| "Picture of Health" | 2012 | — | — | — | 99 | Light Up Gold | ||||||||||||
| "Borrowed Time" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Black & White" | 2014 | — | — | 41 | — | Sunbathing Animal | ||||||||||||
| "Sunbathing Animal" | — | — | — | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| "This is Happening Now" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Dust" | 2016 | — | —[F] | 43 | — | Human Performance | ||||||||||||
| "Human Performance" | — | — | 42 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| "Captive of the Sun" | — | — | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| "Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience" | 2018 | — | — | 37 | — | Wide Awake! | ||||||||||||
| "Wide Awake!" | — | — | 48 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| "Mardi Gras Beads" | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| "Total Football" | — | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| "Hey Bug" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||
| "Plant Life" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Sympathy for Life | ||||||||||||
| "Walking at a Downtown Pace" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Black Widow Spider" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Homo Sapien" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Watching Strangers Smile" | 2022 | 33 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
edit- Ramsgate, PCPC (2015) (collaboration with PC Worship)
Notes
edit- ^ Light Up Gold did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[29]
- ^ Light Up Gold did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[30]
- ^ Sunbathing Animal did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number five on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[31]
- ^ Human Performance did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number four on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[32]
- ^ Sympathy for Life did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 19 on the Top Album Sales Chart.[34]
- ^ "Dust" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop Top 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Flanders Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "Parquet Courts Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Alumni come together to form a 'band to watch'". Northtexan.unt.edu. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Parquet Courts to Reissue Debut Album American Specialties". Pitchfork. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Light Up Gold - Parquet Courts : Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Russell (October 16, 2014). "Parkay Quartz (Parquet Courts) share 'Uncast Shadow Of A Southern Myth' and announce new album, 'Content Nausea'". The 405. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Whats Your Rupture?". Whatsyourrupture.bigcartel.com.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (February 4, 2016). "Parquet Courts Announce New Album Human Performance, Expand Tour, Share "Dust" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Thawing Dawn, by A. Savage". Asavage.bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2018". Double J. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ ""The Blacklist" The Debt Collector (No. 46) (TV Episode 2017)". IMDb. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (August 18, 2021). "Parquet Courts Announce New Album Sympathy for Life, Share Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Mdou Moctar announces new U.S. tour dates". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Parquet Courts On World Cafe". KNAU. August 28, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (June 4, 2014). "Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Cimarusti, Luca (November 21, 2018). "Parquet Courts enter their woke funk-punk phase, and it's great". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (October 9, 2016). "On my radar: Andrew Savage's cultural highlights". The Guardian. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Virtue, Graeme (June 17, 2016). "Parquet Courts review – a sweaty hour of buzzsaw riffs and detuned melody". The Guardian. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 15, 2016). "Parquet Courts Are Making Lou Reed Proud: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Parquet Courts – Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Peak positions for albums in Australia:
- All except noted: "Australian Charts > Parquet Courts". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- For Wide Awake:"ARIA Chart Watch #474". auspOp. May 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Belgian Positions (Vlaanderen)". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Belgian Positions (Wallonie)". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "France: Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Parquet Courts". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands: Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Sunbathing Animal: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2014-06-08". Official Charts Company.
- Human Performance: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2016-04-15". Official Charts Company.
- Wide Awake!: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2018-05-25". Official Charts Company.
- Sympathy for Life: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2021-10-29". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Switzerland: Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Parquet Courts full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Parquet Courts". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1250" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1268" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1365" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Rettig, James (June 27, 2021). "Parquet Courts Tease New Album A Sympathy For Life With 10-Minute "Plant Life" Extended Cut". Stereogum. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Parquet Courts - Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Milano by Daniele Luppi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Parquet Courts – Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Parquet Courts – Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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