Parquet Courts’ New Album ‘Wide Awake!’ Out Now
Parquet Courts’ new album ‘Wide Awake!’ is now out everywhere and (spoiler) it’s their finest yet! But don’t just take our word for it:
Their finest LP to date 8/10 Uncut
A gut punch of an immediate classic 5/5 DIY
The perfect rock record for the times 4/5 Q
The proclamation that this is currently the world’s most exciting rock band was suggested a couple years ago, now Parquet Courts have claimed the throne 8.5/10 Under The Radar
A letter-perfect musical contemplation of modern times 9/10 Exclaim!
One of the best albums this year! 5/5 Louder Than War
Brooklyn’s Parquet Courts are the rock ‘n’ roll band we deserve in 2018 – Paste
Their most fully-realised record yet 4/5 NME
In range, energy and freshness, this may be their best album yet 5/5 The Independent
Savage is possibly the finest lyricist working in rock and roll today, and he’s certainly one of our most engaging vocalists 9/10 Line of Best Fit
Yet more proof of their burgeoning legacy 8/10 Loud & Quiet
So what are you waiting for? Pay a visit to your local record shop or bag a copy online here on deluxe vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and MP3. T-shirts and scarves designed by the band are also available exclusively from the Rough Trade Records webstore. Check out a sneak peek inside the deluxe package, which features a 16-page booklet of art and illustration by A. Savage from the band here.
Once you’ve listened to the record you’ll no doubt have a tonne of questions for Andrew, Austin, Sean and Max, and you can fire them over to their Reddit AMA at 1pm EST today.
Finally, Parquet Courts will be taking New York by land (at Public Arts), sea (on Liberty Belle ship) and air (on Elsewhere’s roof) for three exciting shows next month! The band have also announced their biggest ever UK/EU tour in November, which includes a show at London’s Roundhouse. Tickets for all dates can be found here.
PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES
Wed. May 23 – Boston, MA @ Royale w/ Goat Girl
Thu. May 24 – Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom w/ Goat Girl
Fri. May 25 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall w/ Goat Girl
Sat. May 26 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount w/ Goat Girl
Sun. May 27 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre w/ Goat Girl
Mon. May 28 – Detroit, MI @ El Club w/ Goat Girl
Wed. May 30 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Goat Girl
Thu. May 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 1 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada w/ Goat Girl
Sat. June 2 – St Louis, MO @ Ready Room w/ Goat Girl
Sun. June 3 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East w/ Goat Girl
Tue. June 5 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel w/ Goat Girl
Wed. June 6 – Carborro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle w/ Goat Girl
Thu. June 7 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Goat Girl
Sat. June 9 – New York, NY @ Public Arts w/ Flexi
Sun. June 10 – New York, NY @ Liberty Belle at Pier 36/ Hailu Mergia
Mon. June 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (roof) w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 15 – Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island
Wed. July 4 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Thu. July 5 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
Fri. July 6 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
Sun. July 8 – Hérouville saint Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard Festival
Thu. July 12 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Festival
Sat. July 14 – Beccles, UK @ Latitude Festival
Sun. July 15 – Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
Tue. July 17 – Duedingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Thu. July 19 – St. Tropez, FR @ Plage de Rock
Fri. July 20 – Biarritz, FR @ Biarritz En Ete
Sun. July 22 – Benicassim, ES @ Benicassim Festival
Fri. Aug. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapolooza
Sat. Aug. 4 – Sun. Aug. 5 – Missoula, MT @ Travelers’ Rest Festival
Mon. Sept. 17 – Sat. Sept. 22 – Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling Festival
Sun. Sept. 23 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Mon. Sept. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial
Tue. Sept. 25 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Thu. Sept. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Fri. Sept. 28 – San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
Sat. Nov. 3 – Dublin, IRL @ Academy 2 – tickets
Sun. Nov. 4 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz – tickets
Mon. Nov. 5 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop – tickets
Tue. Nov. 6 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 – tickets
Wed. Nov. 7 – Leeds, UK @ The Church – tickets
Sat. Nov. 10 – Bristol, UK @ SWX – tickets
Mon. Nov. 12 – London, UK @ Roundhouse – tickets
Wed. Nov. 14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Fri. Nov. 16 – Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmarte
Sun. Nov. 18 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
Mon. Nov. 19 – Munich, DE @ Ampere
Tue. Nov. 20 – Frankfurt, DE @ Brotfabrik