Hear this exclusive premier of the new album: First Listen on npr Sometimes when I hear a new album, I find myself thinking, “Who is this album for? Who’s the audience?” With Sunbathing Animal, the answer appears to be disaffected 20-somethings, still angsty about being underemployed after two undergraduate degrees and thousands of dollars in debt. But in […]
The last time I met Chuck Klosterman, at a reading he gave in Boulder, Colorado, I asked him for an up-and-coming band I should check out. He told me about Parquet Courts. Their new album, Sunbathing Animal is about to drop on June 3rd, but two tracks are making the rounds on YouTube. The title […]