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Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts reviewed by fantano — 9.0/10 | Wavelength | Wavelength

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Wide Awake!

Item: Wide Awake!
Rating: 9
Author: fantano

Parquet Courts (2018)

9.0/ 10

“Not only is Wide Awake! better performed and written than any Parquet Courts album thus far, but on it the band consistently manages to make interesting artistic statements on some very difficult topics.”

Favorite tracks: VIOLENCE, BEFORE THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH, FREEBIRD II, ALMOST HAD TO START A FIGHT / IN AND OUT OF PATIENCE, NORMALIZATION, WIDE AWAKE, DEATH WILL BRING CHANGE, TENDERNESS

Least favorite track: BACK TO EARTH

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**Favorite tracks:** VIOLENCE, BEFORE THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH, FREEBIRD II, ALMOST HAD TO START A FIGHT / IN AND OUT OF PATIENCE, NORMALIZATION, WIDE AWAKE, DEATH WILL BRING CHANGE, TENDERNESS **Least favorite track:** BACK TO EARTH [Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZZREmYnygU)

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