Human Performance (album)

Human Performance
Studio album by Parquet Courts
Released	April 8, 2016
Genre	Indie rock, art punk, experimental rock
Length	42:20
Language	English
Label	Rough Trade
Parquet Courts chronology
Monastic Living (2015) Human Performance (2016)
Singles from Human Performance
"Dust" Released: February 4, 2016 "Berlin Got Blurry" Released: February 25, 2016 "Outside" Released: March 24, 2016 "Human Performance" Released: April 6, 2016

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A–[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	4/5[6]
Noisey	A[7]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]

Human Performance is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band Parquet Courts, released on April 8, 2016 on Rough Trade Records.^[12]

The album was preceded by the singles "Dust", "Berlin Got Blurry", "Outside", and "Human Performance".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Parquet Courts. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dust"	3:57
2.	"Human Performance"	4:15
3.	"Outside"	1:45
4.	"I Was Just Here"	1:48
5.	"Paraphrased"	3:01
6.	"Captive of the Sun"	2:03
7.	"Steady on My Mind"	3:38
8.	"One Man No City"	6:24
9.	"Berlin Got Blurry"	3:26
10.	"Keep It Even"	2:47
11.	"Two Dead Cops"	3:05
12.	"Pathos Prairie"	2:51
13.	"It's Gonna Happen"	3:20
Total length:		42:20

Digital bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Already Dead"	3:51
Total length:		46:11

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	100
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	109
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	50
US Billboard 200[16]	118

References

1. "Reviews for Human Performance by Parquet Courts". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
2. Sendra, Tim. "Human Performance – Parquet Courts". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
3. Warwick, Kevin (April 8, 2016). "Parquet Courts make anxiety and detachment sound refreshing". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
4. Renner Brown, Eric (April 12, 2016). "Parquet Courts' Human Performance: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
5. Jonze, Tim (April 14, 2016). "Parquet Courts: Human Performance review – a New York punk state of mind". The Guardian. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
6. Homewood, Ben (April 7, 2016). "Parquet Courts – 'Human Performance' Review". NME. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
7. Christgau, Robert (April 15, 2016). "Parquet Courts Are Making Lou Reed Proud: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
8. Pelly, Jenn (April 7, 2016). "Parquet Courts: Human Performance". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
9. Sheffield, Rob (April 15, 2016). "Human Performance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
10. Winograd, Jeremy (March 30, 2016). "Parquet Courts: Human Performance". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
11. Weiss, Dan (April 8, 2016). "Review: Parquet Courts Drop in to See What Condition Their Condition Is in on ‘Human Performance’". Spin. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
12. Monroe, Jazz (February 4, 2016). "Parquet Courts Announce New Album Human Performance, Expand Tour, Share "Dust" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
13. "Ultratop.be – Parquet Courts – Human Performance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
14. "Lescharts.com – Parquet Courts – Human Performance". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
16. Illegal name entered Parquet Courts/Parquet+Courts/chart?f=305 "Parquet Courts – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Parquet Courts. Retrieved April 19, 2016.