Content Nausea is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Parquet Courts, released on November 28, 2014 under the name Parkay Quarts. Recorded chiefly by bandmates Andrew Savage and Austin Brown, the album was released less than six months after its predecessor, Sunbathing Animal.
| Content Nausea | ||||
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| Released | November 28, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 35:00 | |||
| Label | What's Your Rupture? | |||
| Parkay Quarts chronology | ||||
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Background and recording
editBass guitarist Sean Yeaton and drummer Max Savage were largely absent from the recording process for Content Nausea, due to Yeaton starting a family and Savage focusing on a mathematics degree.[1]
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than two weeks, on a four-track cassette, by vocalists and guitarists Andrew Savage and Austin Brown.[1]
Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76%[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| American Songwriter | [9] |
| Consequence | B–[6] |
| Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | A–[8] |
| NME | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
In a positive review for Pitchfork, Mike Powell wrote: "Nausea is easier to listen to than Sunbathing Animal in part because it seems less ambitious. Four of its tracks are around a minute long; one is a so-so cover of "These Boots are Made For Walkin’" (itself a punk staple as ubiquitous as the safety pin); one is basically spoken word over noise—a reminder that for all the band’s nervous intensity, they’re basically bookworms."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everyday It Starts" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Content Nausea" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Urban Ease" | 0:55 |
| 4. | "Slide Machine" (The 13th Floor Elevators cover) | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Kevlar Walls" | 0:59 |
| 6. | "Pretty Machines" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Psycho Structures" | 2:53 |
| 8. | "The Map" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "These Boots" (Nancy Sinatra cover) | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Insufferable" | 1:35 |
| 11. | "No Concept" | 0:43 |
| 12. | "Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth" | 6:26 |
References
edit- ^ a b Webb, Rob. "Parkay Quarts - 'Content Nausea'". nme.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Content Nausea". Metacritic.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Content Nausea Review". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Powell, Mike. "Parkay Quarts: Content Nausea". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Colin (25 November 2014). "Content Nausea Review". PopMatters.
- ^ Henry, Dusty (11 November 2014). "Content Nausea Review". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (11 November 2014). "Parkay Quarts: Content Nausea". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (29 May 2015). "Parkay Quarts / Slutever / Wire / White Lung / Total Babes / Spider Bags Parkay Quarts: Conte". Cuepoint. Medium. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Rutledge, Chris (3 November 2014). "Parquet Courts: Content Nausea". American Songwriter.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (11 December 2014). "Parkay Quarts – 'Content Nausea'". NME.