{"product_id":"parquet-courts-sunbathing-animal","title":"Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year and change since the release of \u003cstrong\u003eParquet Courts\u003c\/strong\u003e monumental\u003cem\u003e Light Up Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is reflected in ways expected and not with \u003cem\u003eSunbathing Animal\u003c\/em\u003e, its sharper, harder follow up.\u003cem\u003e Light Up Gold \u003c\/em\u003ecaught the ears of everyone paying even a little bit of attention, garnering glowing reviews across the board for its weird colors and raw energy, saturated punk songs that offered crystal clear lyrical snapshots of city life. It was immediately memorable, a vivid portrait of ragged days, listlessness, aimlessness and urgency, broadcast with the intimacy of hearing a stranger's thoughts as you passed them on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs it goes with these things, the band went on tour for a short eternity, spending most of 2013 on the road, their sound growing more direct in the process and their observations expanding beyond life at home. Constant touring was broken up by three recording sessions that would make up the new album, and the time spent in transit comes through in repeated lyrical themes of displacement, doubt and situational captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be sure, \u003cem\u003eSunbathing Animal\u003c\/em\u003e isn't a record about hopelessness, as any sort of incarceration implies an understanding of freedom and peace of mind. Fleeting moments of bliss are also captured in its grooves and extended at length as if to preserve them. Pointed articulations of these ideas are heard as schizoid blues rants, shrill guitar leads, purposefully lengthy repetition and controlled explosions, reaching their peak on the blistering title track. A propulsive projection of how people might play the blues 300 years from now, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunbathing Animal\u003c\/em\u003e is a roller coaster you can't get off, moving far too fast and looping into eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":52938742694195,"sku":"NPV","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/7655\/8387\/files\/i_e22fba6d-1150-439e-9d9e-7f0642a2de01.jpg?v=1768040583","url":"https:\/\/www.polyvinylrecords.com\/products\/parquet-courts-sunbathing-animal","provider":"Polyvinyl Record Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}