Oct 06, 2023 By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)

Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires all helped me decide what should make the list. It was a quiet week for new tracks, so we settled on a Top 7. More

Oct 02, 2023 By Mark Redfern

A. Savage (aka Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts) is releasing a new album, Several Songs About Fire, this Friday via Rough Trade. Now he has shared the album’s third single, “David’s Dead,” in which he reminisces about an earlier time and his old neighborhood. More

Aug 23, 2023 By Mark Redfern

A. Savage (aka Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts) has announced a new album, Several Songs About Fire, and shared a new song from it, “Elvis in the Army,” via a music video. He’s also announced some new tour dates. More

Mar 08, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their 2022 lineup. The National, Mitski, and The Roots will be headlining. Other acts include Spiritualized, Parquet Courts, Dawn Richard, Indigo De Souza, SPELLLING, Camp Cope, Wiki, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, Low, Magdalena Bay, Dry Cleaning, Toro y Moi, and Cate Le Bon, among others. The festival will take place from July 15–17 at Union Park in Chicago. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (March 11) at 10 a.m. CST. More

Feb 16, 2022 By Joey Arnone

P.E. (featuring members of New York-based bands Pill and Eaters) have shared a new single, “Tears in the Rain,” which features A. Savage of Parquet Courts. It is the latest release from their forthcoming album The Leather Lemon, due out on March 25 via Wharf Cat. More

Jan 11, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Today, Parquet Courts debuted a brand new song on The Ellen Degeneres Show. The new song, “Watching Strangers Smile,” is their first new music since the release of their latest album, Sympathy for Life. More

Jan 05, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Mdou Moctar has announced a set of North American tour dates for winter 2022. Several dates on the tour coincide with the band’s previously announced supporting act dates for Parquet Courts. More

Dec 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

Dec 08, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Parquet Courts have shared a video for the song “Marathon of Anger” off their newest album, Sympathy for Life. The video was originally featured on the band’s Sympathy for Life, Visualized livestream event earlier this year, which featured a video for every song off the new album. A new video will be released every subsequent weekday, leading up to the release of Sympathy for Life, Visualized in its entirety on the band’s YouTube channel on December 19 at 12 p.m. EST. More

Oct 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 40th Songs of the Week of 2021. More

Oct 19, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Parquet Courts are releasing a new album, Sympathy for Life, this Friday via Rough Trade. Now they have shared its next single, “Homo Sapien,” via a video for it. More

Sep 24, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2021. Whereas last week’s list was a supersized Top 14, this week was a bit calmer, with 10 songs we particularly liked. More

Sep 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Parquet Courts are releasing a new album, Sympathy for Life, on October 22 via Rough Trade. Now they have shared its next single, “Black Widow Spider,” via an animated claymation video for it. They have also announced some new 2022 tour dates. Shayne Ehman directed the video. More

Aug 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2021. It wasn’t the most overwhelmingly amazing week for new songs, so instead of a Top 10 we’ve picked eight songs we liked. More

Aug 18, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Parquet Courts have announced a new album, Sympathy for Life, and shared its first single, “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” via a frantic video for it featuring New York City street life. Sympathy for Life finds the band embracing their more danceable electronic side and is due out October 22 via Rough Trade, with a visual album featuring videos for every song premiering two days earlier. They have also announced some unique global events connected to the album. More

Jun 28, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Parquet Courts have announced some new 2021 tour dates. They have also released a new limited edition 12-inch single, “Plant Life,” that isn’t currently available digitally. More

Nov 10, 2020 By Joey Arnone

Parquet Courts have just announced On Time, a concert livestream that will commemorate the 10th anniversary of their first ever live performance. They have also released “Hey Bug,” a previously unreleased song from 2013. More

Dec 30, 2018 By Mark Redfern

And here we are, the end of another year. The last 12 months tried the patience of anyone who longed for civility in politics, with divisive policies and a president beloved by only his most ardent supporters. More

Oct 05, 2018 By Matt the Raven

As if the South By Southwest (SXSW) extravaganza isn’t enough for Texas’ Capital city, it is the annual Austin City Limits music festival in October that truly keeps Austin weird. Inspired by the musical television series of the same name, the festival began as an annual one weekend (3-day) music festival in 2002. More

Aug 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, back May via Rough Trade. A few weeks back the band released a video for “Freebird II” but it was an Apple Music exclusive. This week the Claes Nordwall-directed video was finally posted to YouTube for all to see. More

Jul 10, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, back May via Rough Trade. Now the band have announced a new remix EP, Wide Awake Remixes, and shared a track from it, “Wide Awake (Danny Krivit Re-Edit).” It also includes two remixes by Mikey Young of Australian band Total Control. More

Jul 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, back May via Rough Trade. Now the band have stopped by BBC Radio 6 where they did a cover of Ramones’ “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World,” a song from the iconic punk band’s self-titled debut from 1976. More

May 18, 2018 By Michael Watkins

In the now four years since her double EP A Sea of Split Peas announced Courtney Barnett as a force to be reckoned with in the indie singer/songwriter sphere, there has been little-to-no let up in the proficiency of this Australian 30-year-old. More

May 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Last week’s Songs of the Week encompassed two week’s worth of songs. This week we’re back to normal. This week’s list features lots of Songs of the Week alumni, with three of the top four being former #1s. More

Apr 30, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, on May 18 via Rough Trade. Now the band have shared another new song from the album, “Mardi Gras Beads,” via a video for the song. More

Apr 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, on May 18 via Rough Trade. Now the band has stopped by Ellen to perform its almost title track “Wide Awake” (unlike the album title, it doesn’t feature an explanation point), which is a song Ellen DeGeneres “loves very much,” so says the host when introducing the band. More

Mar 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More

Mar 21, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This year’s Lollapalooza is going down August 2-5 at Grant Park in Chicago and now the lineup has been revealed. The headliners are The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend, and Odesza. More

Mar 09, 2018 By Mark Redfern

After a couple of strong weeks for Songs of the Week, it was more much more of a challenge this week to come up with 10 songs we were truly excited about. But we’re really fully passionate about this week’s Top 5 and stand behind the rest of the Top 10. More

Mar 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing a new Danger Mouse-produced album, Wide Awake!, on May 18 via Rough Trade. Previously they shared its first single, “Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared a video for another song from the album, almost title track “Wide Awake” (unlike the album title, it doesn’t feature an explanation point). More

Feb 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

It was a crazy good week for new songs. So much so that we could only narrow down this week’s Songs of the Week to 12 tracks, as opposed to our normal 10. Speedy Ortiz almost made the list with “Lucky 88,” the first single off their newly announced new album Twerp Verse, but then it would’ve been 13 songs and we gave into superstition. More

Feb 22, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts have announced a new album, Wide Awake!, and shared its first single, “Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience.” Wide Awake! was produced by Danger Mouse and is due out May 18 via Rough Trade. More

Feb 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage released his debut solo album, Thawing Dawn, under the name A. Savage last October via Dull Tolls. Mark E. Smith, the lead singer and main creative force of prolific post-punk icons The Fall, passed away last month at age 60. More

Sep 26, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage is releasing his debut solo album, Thawing Dawn, under the name A. Savage on October 13 via Dull Tolls. He previously shared the album’s first single, “Winter in the South,” which was followed by the crisp and sparse “Wild, Wild, Wild Horses.” More

Sep 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts have teamed up with Daniele Luppi for a new collaborative concept album, MILANO, due out October 27 via 30th Century. Previously they shared the song “Soul and Cigarette.” Now they have shared another song from the album, “Talisa,” which features the vocals of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O. More

Aug 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage is releasing his debut solo album, Thawing Dawn, under the name A. Savage on October 13 via Dull Tolls. He previously shared the album’s first single, “Winter in the South.” Now he has shared another song from the album, the crisp and sparse “Wild, Wild, Wild Horses.” More

Jul 14, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The first four singles from Arcade Fire‘s forthcoming new album, Everything Now, seem to have gotten a mixed response from fans, but we make no apologies for naming the album’s excellent and catchy first single, title track “Everything Now,” our #1 Song of the Week back on June 2. More

Jul 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage has announced his debut solo album, Thawing Dawn, which is being released under the name A. Savage. He has also shared the album’s first single, “Winter in the South.” Thawing Dawn is due out October 13 via Dull Tolls. More

Feb 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released their excellent latest album, Human Performance, back last April via Rough Trade. Last July they stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform Human Performance track “Captive of the Sun.” More

Jan 19, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released their excellent latest album, Human Performance, back last April via Rough Trade. Now they have shared a video for “Outside.” More

Dec 06, 2016 By Mark Redfern

Oh well. After showing signs that they might welcome indie rock artists (or in some cases at least indie rock adjacent artists) into the big categories in recent years, with Album of the Year wins by Beck, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, and Daft Punk, and Courtney Barnett being nominated for Best New Artist last year, this year it’s business as usual. More

Jul 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released their new album, Human Performance, back in April via Rough Trade. Last night they stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform Human track “Captive of the Sun.” More

Jun 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts released their new album, Human Performance, back in April via Rough Trade. Now they have shared a video for the album’s title track in which the band are puppets. More

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our May/June 2016 issue (out May, June, and into July), which has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug. The issue features M83 on the cover. More

Apr 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing their new album, Human Performance, this Friday via Rough Trade. Now they have shared the album’s title track in your final chance to try before you buy before the album is out. Check it out below. More

Mar 24, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Today Parquet Courts shared a new song off their upcoming album Human Performance called “Outside.” More

Mar 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing their new album, Human Performance, on April 8 via Rough Trade. Previously they had shared the videos for “Dust,” the album’s opening track, and “Berlin Got Blurry.” Last night they performed the latter on Conan. Conan O’Brien approved, telling the band at the end, “That was great, I like that hook.” More

Feb 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are releasing their new album, Human Performance, on April 8 via Rough Trade. Previously they had shared the video for “Dust,” the album’s opening track. Now the band has shared a video for “Berlin Got Blurry,” which was fittingly shot in Berlin. More

Feb 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts have announced a new album and shared a video for one of its tracks. Human Performance is due out April 8 via Rough Trade. Below is the video for “Dust,” the album’s opening track. They’ve also announced a bunch of tour dates, which are also below. More

Aug 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts are switching labels, from the great small New York based indie label What’s Your Rupture? to the much bigger but still great London based indie label Rough Trade. More

Jan 15, 2015 By Laura Studarus

A few months ago Parquet Courts put out a new album called Content Nausea. More

Nov 06, 2014 By Laura Studarus

On Nov 11, Parquet Courts…err…pardon me, Parkay Quarts, will release their new album Content Nausea. More

Oct 29, 2014 By Laura Studarus

“Fell Into the Wrong Crowd” isn’t on the track list of Parquet Courts’ forthcoming album Content Nausea. More

Oct 16, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Although they already have one album under their belts this year with Sunbathing Animal, Parquet Courts will release their new effort Content Nausea on Nov 11. More

Sep 11, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Parquet Courts has followed up last year’s Sunbathing Animal with a new single called “This is Happening Now.” More

Sep 08, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Releasing their newest album Sunbathing Animal earlier this summer, Brooklyn punks Parquet Courts have offered up a brand new music for the LP’s opening track “Bodies.” More

Jun 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Fresh off the release of their latest album Sunbathing Animal New York punk outfit Parquet Courts have premiered a new music video for the included track “Black and White.” More

May 27, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Brooklyn punk outfit Parquet Courts will release Sunbathing Animal, the follow-up to their 2012 breakthrough Light Up Gold. More

May 01, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night Parquet Courts stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers where they premiered Sunbathing Animal track, “Black and White.” More

Apr 16, 2014 By Laura Studarus

The video for Parquet Courts cut “Sunbathing Animal” is hilariously understated. More

Apr 01, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Brooklyn punk outfit Parquet Courts have announced the release of their next album, Sunbathing Animal. More

Mar 05, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Parquet Courts is hitting the road. More

Jan 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last night New York punk four-piece Parquet Courts made their network television debut with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Oct 08, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Coinciding with the release of their new EP Tally All The Things That You Broke today, New York punks Parquet Courts has shared a lyric video for one of its included tracks “You Got Me Wonderin’ Now.” More

Oct 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Oct. 8 Brooklyn punk rockers Parquet Courts will release their brand new EP, Tally All the Things You Broke. More

Aug 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Brooklyn punk rockers Parquet Courts will follow their breakthrough album Light Up Gold with a brand new EP this fall titled Tally All the Things That You Broke. More

Jun 06, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Because the punk stops for no man, Parquet Courts are back in the studio and rcording a follow up Light Up Gold. More

Mar 04, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

New York punk revivalists Parquet Courts have announced that they will embark on an extensive North American tour in support of their breakthrough LP Light Up Gold. More

Feb 03, 2021 By Caleb Campbell

Under the Radar caught up with Maxband to discuss their new EP and where the project is going next. More

May 15, 2018 By Kyle Mullin

America is angry, but Parquet Courts are here to provide a cathartic release. More

Jul 26, 2016 By Matt Fink

Though no one worries about it much in an era when indie rock bands routinely jump to major labels and continue on with their integrity intact, there was a time not too terribly long ago when a band’s decision to sign to a label with deeper pockets was greeted with trepidation. More

Oct 26, 2021 By Kyle Kersey

Parquet Courts have been a band on the cutting edge of the rock scene for a while now. Between Light Up Gold, Human Performance, and, most recently, Wide Awake!, these country-boys-turned-punks have amassed one of the most consistently good discographies of the past decade in a genre oft-called dead. More

May 18, 2018 By Adam Turner-Heffer

Wide Awake! is Parquet Courts’ fifth album (or seventh, if you include the trimmings of Parkay Quarts and last year’s Daniele Luppi collaboration) in as many years, with scarily prolific Andrew Savage releasing his first solo album late last year as well. More

Apr 07, 2016 By Ed McMenamin

Andrew Savage works through tough emotions on the title track to the new Parquet Courts record. He questions his own emotional sincerity after a breakup and parses whether his reactions were the result of societal programming. Was he acting, giving a “human performance?” Did he, in his words, simply behave as a malfunctioning apparatus? More

Nov 09, 2015 By Michael Wojtas

Hell-bent on grappling with moderate success on their own terms, Parquet Courts open Monastic Living with the straightforwardly titled “No, No, No!,” which finds them rejecting everything that can be stuffed into a 73-second song. Fair enough. However, after this fairly enlightened burst of primitive punk, the band settles into a numb groove that aims for No Wave devolution but arrives at little more than an audible grumpiness. More

May 30, 2014 By Ryan E.C. Hamm

With their third full-length, Parquet Courts seemed at a precipice. They’d released a well-received album that had gotten national attention in Light Up Gold, and a blistering EP just a year later. More

Oct 09, 2013 By Kate Bennett

Parquet Courts’ new EP starts out on familiar territory with the first two tracks’ laid-back, irreverent garage punk, and then it all gets a little bit weirder. More