Parquet Courts share Captive of The Sun (Chopped and Clopped Remix)

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During a recent interview (32:00-38:00) with Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1, Parquet Courts’ Austin Brown revealed that the band have recorded their collaboration with UGK’s Bun B on the song “Captive of the Sun,” which was first debuted on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The song will be released on a 12″that will also feature a “Chopped and Slopped” remix of the song by legendary Houston producers DJ Candlestick and OG Ron C. Today, the band is sharing a teaser for the remix. The 12″ will be releasedFebruary 17th via Rough Trade Records. “Captive of the Sun” originally appeared on the band’s critically acclaimed album Human Performance, released this spring and widely considered one of the best rock albums of the year.

WATCH CAPTIVE OF THE SUN ON COLBERT: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4kbq7w

LISTEN TO A TEASER FOR THE “CHOPPED AND SLOPPED” REMIX: http://smarturl.it/ChoppedAndSlopped

PRAISE FOR HUMAN PERFORMANCE? ?:

“The most exciting young rock band in America.” – Rolling Stone [4 STARS/LEAD REVIEW]? ?

“You’d be hard pressed to find a contemporary rock band honoring the classic Rough Trade legacy aswell as Parquet Courts, in both sound and spirit, while doing something audacious and new.”? – Pitchfork [BEST NEW MUSIC]? ?

“Human Performance is the moment where they jump to another level, where they find powerful andparticular ways to express weirdly universal sentiments that you don’t often hear in music.” ?– Stereogum [Album of the Week]? ?

“There’s a beating heart and unobstructed brain here for the current consciousness that proves onceand for all they’re more Minutemen than Pavement.”?– SPIN [SPIN Essential Album]? ?

“Nearly every cut on Human Performance–from the quaking paranoia of the album opener “Dust” tothe brooding resignation of the closer “It’s Gonna Happen”–finds Parquet Courts exploring fresh soundsand reaching new heights in the process.” – Entertainment Weekly? ?

“Parquet Courts may have just released their most realized, independent, and articulate album yet.” – Consequence of Sound? ?

“This is the most crisply recorded and varied Parquet Courts record yet. Musical ideas hinted atpreviously appear here in full color.” – Under The Radar

Parquet Courts Online:?

http://parquetcourts.wordpress.com/

http://www.roughtraderecords.com/artist/parquetcourts