American Specialties

American Specialties is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Parquet Courts, initially released in 2011 as a limited edition cassette on Cut the Cord That... Records. A vinyl version of the album was subsequently released on Pinball! Records in 2012.

American Specialties
Studio album by
Parquet Courts
Released2011
Recorded2011, New York City
GenreIndie rock
Length27:27
LabelCut the Cord That... Records (cassette)
Play Pinball! Records (vinyl)
ProducerParquet Courts
Parquet Courts chronology
American Specialties
(2011)		 Light Up Gold
(2012)

The album was partly mixed by Woods multi-instrumentalist Jarvis Taveniere.

Recording

In 2016, vocalist and guitarist Andrew Savage noted that the album stands mostly alone within the band's discography, in terms of its songwriting and overall aesthetic: "There’s a lot of stuff on American Specialties that didn’t really get revisited in the band, although its essence has informed everything the band has done."[1]

Release

Regarding American Specialties initial release on cassette, vocalist and guitarist Andrew Savage noted, "Cassettes force you to be patient and digest what you're listening to. People that are curious and go out and search for music are listening to cassettes because maybe there's only a hundred of them – and that's all the more incentive because they'd like to hear it before it becomes completely unavailable. I like to reward people's curiosity."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parquet Courts

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Her Boyfriend's Band"1:12
2."Food Stamps Office"1:17
3."Mezzanine"2:31
4."American Specialties"1:21
5."Other Desert Cities"6:31
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Square States"2:53
2."College Chess Circuit"3:49
3."Nation of Islam: Nunavut"1:46
4."Largish/Dominant"2:58
5."A.M. Reprise (Rebellious Outtake)"0:41
6."Tidal Hisses"2:28

Personnel
Parquet Courts
  • Austin Brown – vocals, guitar
  • Andrew Savage – vocals, guitar
  • Sean Yeaton – bass guitar
  • Max Savage – drums
Recording personnel
  • Parquet Courts – recording
  • Jarvis Taveniere – mixing
  • Jason Kelly – mixing
  • David Willingham – mastering

References
  1. Lastson, Jeremy D. (April 21, 2016). "Ask Yourself the Same Question: An Interview With Parquet Courts". Spin. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. Beaumont, Mark (November 2013). "Parquet Courts: 'We've thawed towards the UK'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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