sunbathing album

The band: Parquet Courts are slowly drip-feeding us tracks from their upcoming album Sunbathing Animal, and this latest one is definitely a twist in the tale. The album is due out at the start of June, and if new track ‘Instant Disassembly’ is anything to go by, it could one of the most interesting albums of the year.

The sound: Unlike their usual rocket propelled, 100mph sound, ‘Instant Disassembly’ is a long and lackadaisical ballad, full of morose emotion and longing. It’s accompanied by a light, repetitive guitar melody and some carelessly strummed chords, and fronted by some world weary lyrics. This may all sound a little dreary, and well, it is. But it is brilliantly dreary, and masochistically addictive.

The lowdown: After the release of the new album, out on the 2nd of June, they will be on a mini-tour around the country, including playing SWG3 in Glasgow on the 21st June, and Glastonbury Festival.