Parquet Courts Release Title Track for Human Performance, Out 4/8

By Jackie Swisshelm   Brooklynite band Parquet Courts have an album due out Friday, April 8th, but they’ve given fans one final tease before Human Performance is officially released via Rough Trade. The four-minute long song is starts out weighted with regret and simple strumming, but the four-piece ramps it up for their title track’s chorus, filling any dead space […]

Parquet Courts Sign to Rough Trade

By Allston Pudding The Brooklyn based rock quartet Parquet Courts sawed their way onto the garage rock scene with their 2011 cassette release American Specialties. Since that time they have worked with labels such as What’s Your Rupture and Dull Tools. Now Rough Trade Records announced they have signed Parquet Courts to their label, putting […]

Parquet Courts Adopts Name Parkay Quarts, and Announces New Album

Jack Wall Well, this will lead to some confusing conversations. “No, not Parquet Courts. I’m talking about the new Parkay Quarts album.” Yep, Parquet Courts has rebranded itself as the phonetically identical Parkay Quarts, and announced a new album that will carry their new moniker. This alternate spelling begs the question why? Well, the change of name […]

Post-Album Woods Track(s)/Stream New Parquet Courts

By Allston Pudding The AP staff were lucky enough to catch Woods and Quilt at the Sinclair a week ago. Though Jeremy Earl’s falsetto voice was obviously tired and thin, Woods still sent its pleasant folk harmonies and ripping pysch blasts through the venue speakers. The band is set to release a 7″ as a compliment to […]