BY: JOEY REAMS
Parquet Courts, a New York City rock band, has announced a new studio album, Sympathy for Life, due Oct. 22 via Rough Trade. This album, produced alongside Rodaidh McDonald and John Parish, has come from a series of improvised jam sessions inspired by New York Clubs, Primal Scream, and Pink Floyd. Along with the announcement, the band has shared the first single, titled “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” along with a music video. Finally, the band announced The Power of Eleven—a series of 11 “global happenings” with unique merch. You can see the music video and tracklist below.
Sympathy for Life:
01 Walking At A Downtown Pace
02 Black Widow Spider
03 Marathon of Anger
04 Just Shadows
05 Plant Life
06 Application Apparatus
07 Homo Sapien
08 Sympathy for Life
09 Zoom Out
10 Trullo
11 Pulcinella