After a ton of touring and a string of literate and scrappy albums recorded for What's Yr Rupture and Rough Trade, Parquet Courts firmly established themselves as one of their era's marquee bands. They do this by blending noisy, punk-friendly clatter with snarky, sometimes serious lyrics delivered in a menacing monotone. As the decade went on, the band started to experiment with their tried-and-true formula. They worked with rapper Bun B on a single, collaborated with Italian producer Daniele Luppi on Milano and looked into new influences (dance punk, new wave) for the records Wide Awake! and Sympathy for Life, both of which were produced by Danger Mouse.
Austin Brown on guitar and vocals, Andrew Savage, a former member of Fergus & Geronimo, Sean Yeaton on bass and Max Savage on drums make up the Brooklyn-via-Texas band. The group frequently performed in the greater New York region, and its debut record, American Specialties, was only available on cassette (a vinyl release followed). The band's first U.S. tour followed the release of its more widely available full-length, Light Up Gold, on the Dull Tools label.
On their album Sympathy for Life, they carried on exploring funk in more intellectual ways. The record, which was put together from unplanned jams and polished with help from Hot Chip producer Rodaidh McDonald, had ambiance and dub elements and was reminiscent of some of the more avant-garde dancefloor experiments by Talking Heads, Primal Scream and Bowie..

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