If “Light Up Gold” is a party album, “Sunbathing Animal” is the album for the morning after.

I just finished listening to Parquet Courts’ new album via Spotify. It was alright from what I could tell. It was just playing in the background whilst I was watching YouTube videos on my phone, which isn’t the best way to go about listening to something before giving an opinion on it. But this is not a review. The term ‘review’ would be used very very loosely in that case. This more of a…. first thought kind of thing.

The majority of the tracks are slow and very chill, apart from the album’s title track, “Ducking and Dodging” and possibly the second track “Black and White” which I think would all fit in with “Light Up Gold” had those tracks been thought of or developed at the time.

I’m all for slow and chill material. I will listen to it again, just to get a proper feel of it. And so I can hear for what it itself is, instead of comparing it to their previous album.

If you are a Parquet Courts fan, there is no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy “Sunbathing Animal”. Unless you were a huge fan of the energy that “Light Up Gold” had, then you may have to give this a few listens.