Parquet Courts joins host Raina Douris

Over the course of seven studio albums, Parquet Courts have proven hard to define – They’re re a rock band…A post-punk band…They’re a bit experimental, and kind of funky. True to form, their new record, Sympathy For Life, introduces a new sound, with more synths, keyboards, and dance than ever before. We’ll learn how Parquet Courts embraced improvisation in the making of the record, and singer Andrew Savage, who writes their razor-sharp lyrics, discusses his writing process.

*Coldplay “God Put A Smile On Your Face” A Rush of Blood to the Head
Parquet Courts “Walking at a Downtown Pace” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Parquet Courts “Sympathy for Life” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Parquet Courts “Homo Sapien” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Parquet Courts “Watching Strangers Smile” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Rufus Wainwright “April Fools” Rufus Wainwright
The Beatles “The Fool On The Hill” Magical Mystery Tour
Joe Jackson “Fools In Love” Look Sharp!
Valerie June “Call Me A Fool” The Moon and Stars: Presc
Aretha Franklin “Chain Of Fools” Lady Soul
The Smiths “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore” Meat Is Murder

Hour Two
*Rickie Lee Jones “Satellites” Flying Cowboys
The Lumineers “Where We Are” Brightside
Amos Lee “Worry No More” Dreamland
Indigo De Souza “Hold U” Any Shape You Take
R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” Out Of Time
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers “Talkin’ To Myself” Nightroamer
World Party “Private Revolution” Private Revolution
Lucius “Next To Normal” Second Nature
The Lemonheads “It’s About Time” Come On Feel The Lemonhead
Lo Moon “Expectations” A Modern Life
Booker T “Hey Ya” Potato Hole
The National “Guilty Party” Sleep Well Beast
Tame Impala “Solitude Is Bliss” Innerspeaker
Travis “Why Does It Always Rain On me?” The Man Who

*Optional Song