Aquarium Drunkard — Because of the type of music they play — proudly traditional alternative rock ‘n’ roll that finds its genesis in The Velvet Underground and stumbles forward from there — and because they do it well and in a way that’s altogether fresh, Parq... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Graham and Rae Graham Haim / Brody Dalle / La Luz @ Sasquatch 6/1/2014 Everyone has their own opinions on what makes for a memorable day of Sasquatch. Some believe that it's a chance of a lifetime... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thee-day Oregon music festival Pickathon returns this year from August 1-3 in Happy Valley. The lineup includes Nickel Creek, X, Warpaint, The War on Drugs, Jonathan Richman, Mac DeMarco, Operators, Foxygen, Destroyer (solo), Courtney Barnett, Parque... more info

NME — Band channel William Burroughs in video for 'Sunbathing Animal' track more info

Stereogum — What a great day for punk rock. My real favorite album of the week is Fucked Up’s bleary, anxious, grown-up hardcore masterwork Glass Boys, a grand and surging piece of work that I can’t write about because they’re my friends. (Our own Chris De... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Parquet Courts' Sunbathing Animal is by far my favorite new album this week. Centro-matic's Take Pride in Your Long Odds, Gabriel Kahane's The Ambassador, and The Orwells' Disgraceland are other new releases I can recommend. Remastered and expanded e... more info

Stereogum — Today Parquet Courts release their anticipated new album, Sunbathing Animal, and to mark the occasion they’ve released a new video for the single “Black And White.” True to the song’s name it’s a black-and-white video with several screens d... more info

Stereogum — Within two minutes of sitting down, Andrew Savage leans forward on his elbows and begins to play mock narrator. “So here we are at East Japanese Restaurant in New York City,” he deadpans. “In front of us is an array — an assortment, really �... more info

NME — Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Paul Weller and James also have new LPs out today (June 2) more info

Stereogum — It’s a major rite of passage for a band to get interviewed by Nardwuar The Human Serviette, and now Parquet Courts have received that honor. Nardwuar talks to the band about their Texas origins, the artwork created by band member Andrew Savage, and... more info