Parquet Courts
American rock band
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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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- Parkay Quarts
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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
Band members Andrew Savage and Austin Brown met in Denton, Texas while both students at the University of North Texas,[2] 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.[3] Andrew and brother Max Savage, Parquet Courts' drummer, were both born and raised in Denton.[4] The three relocated to Brooklyn after college and soon started Parquet Courts.[5][6]
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.[7]
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 critical acclaim,[8] and entered the UK Record Store chart.[9]
In 2014, the band reached number 55 on the UK albums chart with its third studio album, Sunbathing Animal.[9][10]
Later in 2014, the band released "Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth" as a single under an alternative name, Parkay Quarts.[11] Soon afterward they released their fourth studio album, Content Nausea, on which Sean and Max were absent due to other commitments.[12][13]
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.[14]
On February 4, 2016, the band announced their fifth studio album, entitled Human Performance. The album was released on April 8 through Rough Trade.[15] 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.[16] That same month the band released Milano, a collaboration album with Daniele Luppi featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O.[17]
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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.[18] 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" was featured in an Episode of The Blacklist,[19] 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.[20]
Between February and March 2022, Parquet Courts headlined a North American tour, with Nigerien afro-psychedelic guitarist Mdou Moctar as their opening act.[21]
Musical style
Their musical style has been described as indie rock,[22][23][24] post-punk,[25] art punk,[26] and garage punk.[27]
Band members
- Andrew Savage – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
- Austin Brown – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Sean Yeaton – bass guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Max Savage – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
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| US [28] |
AUS [29] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
BEL (WA) [31] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
NLD [34] |
SCO [35] |
SWI [36] |
UK [37] | |||||||
| 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
| Title | Album details |
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| Milano (with Daniele Luppi) |
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Live albums
- Live at Third Man Records (2015)
EPs
- Tally All the Things That You Broke (2013) (as Parkay Quarts) number 15 US Heat[38]
- Monastic Living (2015)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| US AAA [45] |
BEL (FL) [30] |
MEX [46] |
UK Phys. [37] | |||||||||||||||
| "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
- Ramsgate, PCPC (2015) (collaboration with PC Worship)
Notes
- Light Up Gold did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 25 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[38]
