Thursday, July 5, 2018

Wide Awake! by PARQUET COURTS

Wide Awake!, the new long-awaited album from PARQUET COURTS, opens sounding like Austin-flavored MC5 on nicotine, drawing influences from The Fugs and Pavement, with a knowing nod to (the criminally underrated) My Bloody Valentine.

Wide Awake! is the roots-soul-ers' attempt at soaring, ethereal, genre-bending orchestration rock.

Wide Awake! takes some time to sink in—for good reason: Andrew Savage was writing this music in prison. Thus, Wide Awake! marks a musical turning point, รก la the Beatles' White Album (except without the talent).

"Total Football" echoes strains of a Pixies-esque arrangement, with a penchant for visceral guitar pastiche and safe vocal oscillations, while the more accomplished "Violence" returns to form, reminiscent of Link Wray on Pepto Bismol. However, PARQUET COURTS returns to form with "Before the Water Gets Too High". But such lack of design has its own charm. The result? bucolic, cosmic, brilliant twang-country. Perfect for drinking alone during midnight at school.


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