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Black and White
Rock · 2014

Black and White

Parquet Courts

High-tension post-punk featuring jittery guitars and monotone vocals. A frantic: intellectual exploration of urban anxiety and cognitive dissonance.

May 2, 2014 · What's Your Rupture?

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Black and White is the sound of a mind moving faster than its environment can handle. It is defined by a rigid: motorik pulse that feels both mechanical and deeply human. The guitars are brittle and sharp: eschewing any sense of lushness for a dry: percussive attack that mirrors the frantic pace of New York City living. There is no room for sentimentality here: only the cold: hard facts of existential inquiry delivered through a megaphone of staccato riffs.

Moments Worth Listening For
the frantic transition into the repetitive guitar feedback loop during the bridge of the title track
the way the bassline locks into a rigid: unyielding groove that feels like a ticking clock
the unexpected rhythmic shift in the B-side cover of Prisoner in a Rio which loosens the band's usual stiffness
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Black and White sound next to the rest of Parquet Courts's catalogue?

Self Examination+1.3σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

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