Parquet Courts Announce Debut Lp 'Light Up Gold' Released April 15th 2013

The last few months have seen a wildly accelerated trajectory for Austin Brown and Andrew Savage, aka Parquet Courts. Formed from the ashes of bands such as Fergus & Geronimo and Teenage Cool Kids, Parquet Courts are a glorious encapsulation of everything NYC punk should be; a frenzied and frantic ramraid on the history of garage rock but with more whip smart intelligence, cutting humour and - crucial to the band - emotional honesty than most other bands muster.
 
Parquet Courts initially released their debut LP "Light Up Gold" on their own label Dull Tools in July last year, but the resultant buzz and excitement (with the tastemaking likes of Spin, Pitchfork, Village Voice and many others joining the ranks of the converted) has seen the album get an official release in the US in January and in the UK on April 15. From start to finish, this is a full throttle experience which you have no choice but to dive in to headfirst, with ridiculously infectious melodies and propulsive guitars which grab you as Brown and Savage (with assist from Max Savage and Sean Yeaton) spin their short, sharp tales of quarter-life ennui ("Borrowed Time"), weed-induced inertia ("Stoned and Starving") and job anxiety ("Careers in Combat") with concise, laserlike precision.
 
It only follows that they are phenomenal live - the band have already embarked on their first tour across the US before returning to sold out hometown crowds in NYC. They will also be playing all the key parties at SXSW later this spring before heading over to the UK for their first ever live shows, one of which is supporting the like-minded rabble rousers The Men. Make sure you don't miss what are sure to be absolutely incendiary live experiences from Parquet Courts.

TRACKLISTING 
1.        Master of My Craft
2.        Borrowed Time
3.        Donuts Only
4.        Yr No Stoner
5.        Yonder is Closer to the Heart
6.        Careers in Combat
7.        Light Up Gold I
8.        Light Up Gold II
9.        N Dakota
10.        Stoned and Starving
11.        No Ideas
12.        Caster of Worthless Spells
13.        Disney P.T
14.        Tears O Plenty
15.        Picture of Health 
 
UPCOMING LIVE DATES 
March
 
19 - The Garage, Highbury (w/ The Men)
20 - The Shacklewell Arms
21 - Sebright Arms