PARQUET COURTS new video “MARDI GRAS BEADS” + Tour

It had been a whirlwind for Parquet Courts lately. They flew to Los Angeles for a brief visit to serenade Ellen and her TV studio audience with a jubilant performance of “Wide Awake,” the title track off their album (OUT NOW on Rough Trade). After that, they headed straight to Houston for quick jaunt through Texas around Levitation Fest in Austin. On May 18th, they shared their new single, “Mardi Gras Beads.” The song is the first Austin Brown-penned Wide Awake! track revealed thus far, and the sonic difference cannot be denied. While the A. Savage songs have presented a “D. Boon-meets-Dee-lite” vibe, Brown’s songs represent a more tender and emotionally exposed side to the album.

The video picks up where “Wide Awake” left off, focusing on Austin as he contemplatively walks the streets and lots of New Orleans. “It’s a song about commitment to yourself for better or worse,” says Brown. As with “Wide Awake,” Brother Willis directed “Mardi Gras Beads” during Mardi Gras. The song was released as a Record Store Day exclusive two weekends ago, so fans who purchased the 7″ got an early listen.

WATCH THE “MARDI GRAS BEADS” VIDEO: https://youtu.be/iir8HyAKqQM

ORDER NOW / LISTEN: https://smarturl.it/wideawakealbum

The band has also announced a bunch of tour dates and play Latitude Festival on Saturday, July 14^th;

PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES

Sat. May 5 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
Wed. May 23 – Boston, MA @ Royale w/ Goat Girl
Thu. May 24 – Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom w/ Goat Girl
Fri. May 25 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall w/ Goat Girl
Sat. May 26 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount w/ Goat Girl
Sun. May 27 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre w/ Goat Girl
Mon. May 28 – Detroit, MI @ El Club w/ Goat Girl
Wed. May 30 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Goat Girl
Thu. May 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 1 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada w/ Goat Girl
Sat. June 2 – St Louis, MO @ Ready Room w/ Goat Girl
Sun. June 3 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East w/ Goat Girl
Tue. June 5 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel w/ Goat Girl
Wed. June 6 – Carborro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle w/ Goat Girl
Thu. June 7 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Goat Girl
Fri. June 15 – Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island
Wed. July 4 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Thu. July 5 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
Fri. July 6 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
Sun. July 8 – Hérouville saint Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard Festival
Thu. July 12 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Festival
Sat. July 14 – Beccles, UK @ Latitude Festival
Sun. July 15 – Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
Tue. July 17 – Duedingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Thu. July 19 – St. Tropez, FR @ Plage de Rock
Fri. July 20 – Biarritz, FR @ Biarritz En Ete
Sun. July 22 – Benicassim, ES @ Benicassim Festival
Fri. Aug. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapolooza
Sat. Aug. 4 – Sun. Aug. 5 – Missoula, MT @ Travelers’ Rest Festival
Mon. Sept. 17 – Sat. Sept. 22 – Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling Festival
Sun. Sept. 23 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Mon. Sept. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial
Tue. Sept. 25 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Thu. Sept. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Fri. Sept. 28 – San Jose, CA @ The Ritz