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Borrowed Time

Parquet Courts

from Light Up Gold (2013)

140 BPM ·2:32 ·1 playlist
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About This Track

Parquet Courts' guitarist Austin Brown mixed "Borrowed Time," a track where the band felt "burgeoning waves of purpose creep back slowly." Positioned as a wall breaker, the band's feeling of renewed purpose translates into a rhythmically magnetic intensity that leaves no room to coast.

Why It Works for Running

The intense, consistent rhythm, hitting at 140 BPM, provides a metronomic undercurrent that subtly resists any impulse to slow down and walk, maintaining a steady cadence without feeling forced.

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