PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal LP pop Enthusiasm was fanned by ex-Hobartians

Enthusiasm was fanned by ex-Hobartians who had achieved a degree of influence in the Australian music scene

Neither are tributes to the jazz greats that the record titles reference

But unlike other artists with massively prolific output

and a pummeling rhythm section—everything is tighter

Spin listed it at #13 on their “125 Best Albums of 1985-2010”

PARQUET COURTS - Sunbathing Animal LP pop Enthusiasm was fanned by ex-HobartiansAt first the album does feel a lot like traditional indie rock, but rather quickly the whole album opened up a bit more, making it quite clear it's not just the typical somewhat noisy indie rock you're used to. The attitude gets rather punky in some of the tracks, both for the sound and attitude, whereas some tracks are more high energy noisy garage rock.