Day 89 (June 16): Parquet Courts - Freebird II

Wide Awake!: Amazon.co.uk: MusicIn yet another glaring omission from the first too-many days of this blog, I have realised that I haven't even given Parquet Courts the time of day. Specifically, I haven't given their album Wide Awake the time of day. This is a sign of moral cowardice on my part, and I am genuinely embarrassed about it. I mean, have you listened to Wide Awake? Is it not just really, really good? I expected to be more articulate there, but 'really good' felt right.

Today, I'm trying to correct some wrongs - my song of the day is "Freebird II" from Wide Awake. I could pick any tune off the album, but I don't know, I like the brazen confidence of naming your song a sequel to "Free Bird". It's like announcing your unaffiliated indie flick is the true successor to Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (the best film of all time).

Is it a true "Free Bird" sequel? Unclear. I don't know if it resolves whether the guy from "Free Bird" can change or not. But damn it, I'm never not going to love a song that aims for "Free Bird" and hits the target. That's the kind of self-assurance I crave to have a single ounce of. My only complaint is that they never sing "Freebird two" during the song, which would be amazing, but we'll live.

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