Brooklyn noise makers Parquet Courts teased their Record Store Day single for “Sunbathing Animal” a few months back by releasing the song as sheet music. While it was nice to know they were working on something, it didn’t really give us a legitimate taste of the song. The band finally released the actual song this week, along with somewhat unexpected details for an album of the same name. The album will be out in June on What’s Your Rupture/ Mom + Pop, heralded by the aforementioned 7″ out on Record Store Day (that’s April 19th).
“Sunbathing Animal” itself fits the malleable rock style that Parquet Courts have worked in since their beginning. There isn’t really a sense of any rhythm section, as the drums are just a constant pounding forward. Coupled with Andrew Savage’s meandering vocals and no obvious chorus, the song feels a little disorienting, but it’s a style that feels explicitly chosen to do just that. It’s still fast paced and fun, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep it up for a whole album. Listen below.
Sunbathing Animal track list:
01 Bodies
02 Black and White
03 Dear Ramona
04 What Color Is Blood
05 Vienna II
06 Always Back in Town
07 She’s Rollin
08 Sunbathing Animal
09 Up All Night
10 Instant Disassembly
11 Duckin and Dodgin
12 Raw Milk
13 Into the Garden
Sunbathing Animal is out June 3 on What’s Your Rupture/Mom + Pop.
