08/parquet courts/ducking and dodging
there's a lot going down and being said on ducking and dodging.
chastising, anger, and slaps on the wrists? check. finger pointing,
words of disappointment, and banishment? present. stripes and bars
unlocked doors, contest prizes, grand pianos, all remarked and dwelled upon
at breakneck speed. it means something, but then it again it doesn't. is
it supposed to? does it matter? you could spend countless minutes and
hours trying to unlock or dissect what is being said, and even still,
your search for something deeper could wind up being fruitless. the
one certainty here is how serious parquet courts is. about what is being
said, and what is being played. this can not be denied. you hear it in
the delivery and rapid fire presentation of the lyrics, and of course,
in the music itself. this is confirmed around the two minute mark where
the band unleashes a wonky and fun loving bridge that comes in, does
what it does, and does it well in under a minute. for parquet, doing
what it does is delivering a sharp and precisely executed toe tapping
garage rock stomp that is indicative of what can be found on the rest
of their album and in their back catalog. no ducking and dodging this. for four
and a half minutes here, this is clearly understood.
09/lady gaga/g.u.y.
10/ilovemakonnen feat. drake/tuesday
11/haim/if i could change your mind
12/sisyphus/rhythm of devotion
13/tweedy/high as hello
14/black lips/boys in the wood
15/julian casablancas + the voidz/take me in your army
16/sbtrkt & ezra koenig/new dorp. new york
17/banks/this is what it feels like
18/avey tare's slasher flicks/little fang
19/metronomy/love letters
20/st. vincent/birth in reverse
21/the black keys/turn blue
22/death from above 1979/right on, frankenstein!
23/fka twigs/lights on
24/jessie ware/you & i (forever)
25/jenny lewis/just one of the guys
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