Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold GN15201.1

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold GN15201.1Originally released in 2012, Light Up Gold is being made available via Rough Trade Records on November 28, 2025. Light Up Gold Parquet Courts first proper LP is a dynamic and diverse foray into the back alleys of the American DIY underground. Bright guitars swirl serpentine over looping, groovy post punk bass lines and drums that border on robotic precision. While the initial rawness of the band's early output remains, the songwriting has gracefully

genres were splintered

this new edition comes in a gatefold sleeve and is being pressed on bottle green vinyl

“Bombtrack” 4

trafficking instead in shuffling grooves like "Oak Hurst's Art" and vibes-led ballads like "Judy's Moods" and "One More Day

SEND ME THE PILLOW [3:03]

These recordings present a sound radically different from that of the hip-hop sound generally associated with the band

Now Or Never

The album celebrates escapism

fold out poster and embossed lyric booklet

4 Sanguine Mask

The music sweeps listeners into the adventures of main protagonist Aang and his friends

Dorm rooms coast to coast transform into audio dub houses where young women with aching arms scratch out hand-written labels and personal letters like "you have to hear this