Parquet Courts

Mistletone, Noisey, Triple R, 4ZZZ and FBi Radio present the return of New York punk rock combo Parquet Courts. Parquet Courts left delirious punters reeling in their wake after last yearʼs brilliantly bombastic Laneway Festival shows and sweaty headline gigs in Sydney & Melbourne. One reviewer wrote of their Sydney show: “The partying gets harder and the screaming gets louder, until it ends abruptly, with no encore, leaving behind a convincing case for Parquet Courts as the best band in the Northern Hemisphere”. The ever-prolific Parquet Courts delivered another impeccable album this year in Sunbathing Animal (Remote Control), which took a huge leap forward in terms of songwriting and vision whilst heightening the heaviness, mania and punk rock drive that has made the band beloved of music nerds everywhere. Still rooted firmly in the unshackled exploration and bombastic playing of their earlier work, everything here is amplified in its lucidity and intent. The songs wander...