Today, Parquet Courts have shared the video for “Human Performance,” conceived, directed, and puppeteered by renowned English visual artist (and Turner Prize nominee) Phil Collins. This needs to be seen.
All this feeds into the narrative of the song. As songwriter Andrew Savage said earlier this year to NPR Music, “The catalyst of the song ‘Human Performance’ [reflects] my own flawed performance of humanity, and how it affects those around me.” How better to represent a staged performance of humanity than to strip away the human element so only the performance remains?
Finally, on July 14th, the band will be performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! Expect a memorable performance of one of the most unique songs of Human Performance, a record that is being praised as one of the best of the year so far by Rolling Stone, Stereogum, SPIN, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, Q, and more.
Human Performance is out now on Rough Trade Records, and you can purchase it from all good record stores near you!
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/human-performance/id1077755596?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D6
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