Parquet Courts Human Performance premierads multi-tracked vocal sections against roiling

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Michael McDonald (vocals)

Leslie Hawkins (background vocals)

Alan Parsons

since their brevity and haphazard sampling tends to obscure the scope and depth of his artistry

Parquet Courts Human Performance premierads multi-tracked vocal sections against roilingAfter getting a bunch of weirdness out of their system on the Monastic Living EP, Parquet Courts return with their most focused album to date. Human Performance finds the band at its songwriting peak: almost every song is catchy and tight enough to be a single. Kicking off the album with the driving, droney "Dust" sets the tone right away, with its clean production and punchy rhythm section pounding the chorus directly into the brains of listeners.