Parquet Courts’ "Outside" Is Named Best New Track
At the top of Parquet Courts’ 2015 Monastic Living EP, Andrew Savage vehemently denies the title of poet, reasoning that the role carries unwanted prestige. All apologies to Savage, but what better description is there for the tautly woven meditations on existence that fill his band’s songs, even when actual words are few and far between? Parquet Courts understand the importance of cramming a lot into a little, of being obtuse yet eloquent, and of juxtaposing delicate opposites.
Clocking in at a smidge under two minutes, “Outside” is a picture of melancholy that feels infinite. It goes by quickly, leaving strings of memory to grasp and decipher, or in Savage’s words, “it passes slowly through a fast night.” Savage’s frank tone may be mistaken for indifference, but on the contrary, “Outside” is a close rumination on how to live alongside your own regrets. “Intimate” may be too strong a word for the window Parquet Courts let us peer through, but we’re certainly not outside of their psyche.
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