Parquet Courts frontman A. Savage signed to Rough Trade Records, marking the announcement with a new single called ‘Thanksgiving Prayer’. It’s produced by John Parish and arrives with a music video directed by Tiff Pritchett. Check it out below, along with Savage’s upcoming tour dates:
Savage shared the following statement about the new song:
Well, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and every year on that day I write down some words having to do with gratitude. Some years are better than others, but the last one I celebrated these words just sort of came out of me. It was a pretty special holiday actually, because in fact we were recording this song, but I made everybody take a day off. [Producer] John Parish and his wife Michelle were kind enough to allow me to take over their kitchen to cook the meal for everyone. Dylan [Hadley, drums] and I were the only Americans, so there was a bit of explaining to do. So it was the band, the studio staff and the Parish family, and it was an absolutely lovely day. I was in awe of the kindness and mercy, and that’s what the song is about; being in awe of humans. When I got back to my room I was on such a high so I started writing and this song is what was on the page the next morning, when we recorded it.
Parquet Courts’ last LP, Sympathy for Life, arrived in 2021.
A. Savage 2023 Tour Dates:
Sep 30 – Newport, Essex, UK – Murmuration Festival
Oct 20 – Portland, ME – SPACE
Oct 21 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
Oct 22 – Portsmouth, NH – Press Room
Oct 24 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Oct 25 – Kalamazoo, MI – Eccentric Cafe
Oct 27 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Oct 28 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Oct 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Colectivo
Oct 30 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Nov 1 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
Nov 2 – Louisville, KY – Whirling Tiger
Nov 3 – Nashville, TN – Third Man
Nov 4 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Nov 5 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
Nov 7 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov 9 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Nov 10 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian
Nov 11 – New York, NY @- Bowery Ballroom
