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Monastic Living

Parquet Courts

Monastic Living

A mainly instrumental EP from the Brooklyn garage rock / post-punk band led by Austin Brown and Andrew Savage

ADM rating[?]

4.8

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
13/11/2015
US Release date
13/11/2015
  1. 7.0 |   Spin

    A litmus test for just how far down you’re willing to follow one of the most challenging, enigmatic, and brilliant bunch of wiseasses to emerge from this generation of indie rock
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  2. 6.5 |   Paste Magazine

    While it would be foolish to dismiss Monastic Living as simply unlistenable, its concept far outweighs its content
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  3. 6.0 |   Exclaim

    Provides meditative, probing insight into the ever-evolving attitude of Parquet Courts
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  4. 6.0 |   All Music

    It seems like Parquet Courts might be taking notes from labelmates Girl Band, producing some of their most uncompromising work to date. Monastic Living is a very curious move for the band
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  5. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Impulsive, flickering, ideas caught in pencil lines on scrunched pages
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  6. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An excuse to cut loose and have fun in unexplored musical territory, but it’s ultimately a self-indulgent quest
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  7. 4.9 |   Pitchfork

    The EP has little textural detail; the music is not immersive, much less transcendent
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  8. 4.2 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Monastic Living doesn’t have to be enjoyable—and it certainly isn’t—but by the end, after trudging through a half-hour of sonic mud, it has failed to expand the mind
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  9. 4.0 |   NME

    If you’re out to explore Parquet Courts for the first time, the facts are plain: you should pick any record rather than this
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  10. 4.0 |   Under The Radar

    It plays like a joyless formal exercise that precludes a dialogue with the listener
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  11. 4.0 |   NOW

    There's no doubt Parquet Courts consciously made the album challenging. If only it weren't so unlistenable
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  12. 2.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Monastic Living is a half an hour you’ll never get back
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