Light Up Gold

Light Up Gold is the second studio album by American indie rock band Parquet Courts, initially released on August 18, 2012 on the lead frontman A. Savage's label Dull Tools. It was later released on a larger label, What's Your Rupture?, on January 15, 2013.[2]

Light Up Gold
Studio album by Parquet Courts
Released	August 18, 2012
Genre	Indie rock post-punk revival garage rock
Length	33:06
Label	Dull Tools What's Your Rupture?
Producer	Jonathan Schenke
Parquet Courts chronology
American Specialties (2011) Light Up Gold (2012) Tally All the Things That You Broke (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[1]
Metacritic	84/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Irish Times	[5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A−[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]
Uncut	8/10[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Parquet Courts.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Master of My Craft"	3:10
2.	"Borrowed Time"	2:32
3.	"Donuts Only"	1:21
4.	"Yr No Stoner"	1:50
5.	"Yonder Is Closer to the Heart"	2:59
6.	"Careers in Combat"	1:07
7.	"Light Up Gold I"	0:18
8.	"Light Up Gold II"	1:13
9.	"N Dakota"	2:19
10.	"Stoned and Starving"	5:11
11.	"No Ideas"	2:37
12.	"Caster of Worthless Spells"	1:18
13.	"Disney P.T."	1:12
14.	"Tears O Plenty"	3:16
15.	"Picture of Health"	2:45
Total length:		33:06

Personnel

Parquet Courts

• A. Savage – vocals, guitar
• Austin Brown – vocals, guitar
• Sean Yeaton – vocals, bass guitar
• Max Savage – drums, percussion

Recording personnel

• Jonathan Schenke – recording, mixing, mastering

References

1. "Light Up Gold by Parquet Courts reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
2. "Reviews for Light Up Gold by Parquet Courts". Metacritic. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
3. Thomas, Fred. "Light Up Gold – Parquet Courts". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
4. Hughes, Tom (January 10, 2013). "Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
5. Carroll, Jim (January 25, 2013). "Parquet Courts". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
6. Christgau, Robert (February 26, 2013). "Parquet Courts/Alt-J". MSN Music. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
7. Wilkinson, Matt (January 24, 2013). "Parquet Courts – 'Light Up Gold'". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
8. Thompson, Paul (January 14, 2013). "Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
9. "Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold". Q (323): 104. June 2013.
10. Dolan, Jon (January 28, 2013). "Light Up Gold". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
11. Menconi, David (January 11, 2013). "Parquet Courts, 'Light Up Gold' (Dull Tools/What's Your Rupture?)". Spin. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
12. "Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold". Uncut (193): 78. June 2013.