Parcels (band)

{{Short description|Australian electropop band}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Parcels | image = Parcels - Kosmonaut Festival 2017 14.jpg | alt = A band in performance | image_size = | landscape = yes | caption = Parcels performing at the Kosmonaut Festival near [[Chemnitz, Germany]] in June, 2017 | origin = [[Byron Bay]], [[New South Wales]], Australia | genre = {{hlist| [[Electropop]]| [[indietronica]]|[[nu-disco]]|[[funk music|funk]]|[[psychedelic pop]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[alternative dance]]|[[indie pop]]}} | years_active = 2014–present | label = [[Because Music]] | website = {{url|parcelsmusic.com}} | current_members = * Louie Swain * Patrick Hetherington * Noah Hill * Anatole "Toto" Serret * Jules Crommelin | past_members = }}

'''Parcels''' are an Australian [[electropop]]<ref name="Vogue">{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/parcels-interview/ |title=Boyeurism: Parcels |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=9 May 2017 |access-date=11 January 2018 |author=Pentelow, Orla}}</ref> group consisting of Louie Swain, Patrick Hetherington, Noah Hill, Anatole Serret and Jules Crommelin. The group formed in 2014 in [[Byron Bay|Byron Bay, Australia]] and moved to [[Berlin, Germany]] the same year.<ref name="Byron to Berlin">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/parcels-debut-album-feature-interview-byron-to-berlin-success/10559444|title= From Byron to Berlin, Parcels are a tightly packaged, retro chic success story|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=27 November 2018|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> Signed to [[Music of France|French]] label [[Kitsuné]], the band rose to prominence after collaborating with the electronic duo [[Daft Punk]] on the production and writing of their 2017 single "[[Overnight (Parcels song)|Overnight]]".<ref name="Byron to Berlin"/>

In 2018, Parcels released their self-titled debut record with singles "[[Tieduprightnow]]", "Bemyself", "Lightenup", and "Withorwithout". Parcels describe themselves as "sort of a blend between [[electropop]] and [[disco]]-[[soul music|soul]]".<ref name="Vogue"/>

==Music before Parcels and Formation== Band members Swain, Hetherington, Hill, Serret and Crommelin all grew up in the beach town of Byron Bay, New South Wales<ref name="Newstead">{{Cite web|title=From Byron to Berlin, Parcels are a tightly packaged success story|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/parcels-debut-album-feature-interview-byron-to-berlin-success/10559444|last=Newstead|first=Al|date=27 November 2018|website=triple j|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> Swain, Hetherington, Hill, and Crommelin attended [[Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School]] in [[Ewingsdale, New South Wales|Ewingsdale]]. Serret went to [[Byron Bay High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alumni News! {{!}} Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School|url=https://capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au/alumni-news/|last=Dugdale|first=Jon|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029073542/https://capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au/alumni-news/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The band members were involved in a host of musical projects together before the formation of Parcels,<ref name="Meet Parcels">{{Cite web|title=Meet Parcels|url=http://officemagazine.net/meet-parcels|date=3 November 2017|website=Office Magazine|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> playing music together in and out of bands beginning when they were 13 years old.<ref name="Boyeurism: Parcels">{{Cite web|title=Boyeurism: Parcels|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/parcels-interview|website=British Vogue|date=9 May 2017|language=en-GB|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> They played in groups experimenting with genres of funk, folk, metal, and bluegrass.<ref name="Newstead"/> Serret and Crommelin were the only two members of Parcels who had not previously played music together.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parcels talk finding their sound and collaborating with Daft Punk|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/parcels-interview-finding-their-sound-daft-punk-a3960296.html|date=12 October 2018|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

Swain and Hetherington had formed as an acoustic folk duo named ''Louie and Patrick'' releasing two digital albums via [[Bandcamp]], ''We Thought a Kitten Might Lift Our Mother's Spirits'' in April 2013 and ''We Are Not Convinced There Has Been Any Significant Improvement'' in May 2014. Swain, Hetherington, Crommelin, and non-Parcels members Merryn Boller and Nick Scales had formed as a roots group, uploading to national youth broadcaster [[Triple J]]'s [[Triple J Unearthed|unearthed website]] as ''The Sugar Spinners'' in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sugar Spinners|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/sugar-spinners|website=triple j Unearthed|date=29 June 2013 |language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The Sugar Spinners won the 2013 [[Byron Bay Bluesfest|Byron Bay BluesFest]] busking competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sugar Spinners live in the studio|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2013/11/14/3890577.htm|last=Burin|first=Margaret|date=14 November 2013|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

Swain, Hetherington, Serret and Jade Deegan (who has not been in Parcels) formed as a rock, roots band as ''Lifeline''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lifeline|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/lifeline|website=triple j Unearthed|date=12 June 2013 |language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The band received airplay on [[Triple J]]'s [[Triple J Unearthed|unearthed station]] and won a spot at the 2012 [[Splendour in the Grass]] line-up.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unearthing talent at Splendour|url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/unearthing-talent-at-splendour-matt-stockwell/1444021/|website=Northern Star|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> Swain, Hethrington, Hill and aforementioned non-Parcels vocalist Boller formed as ''Potato Potato'' receiving airplay on national youth broadcaster Triple J's unearthed station<ref>{{Cite web|title=Potato Potato|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/potato-potato|website=triple j Unearthed|date=10 June 2014 |language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> and winning a spot at the 2013 Splendour in the Grass line-up.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final day of Splendour starts off a treat|url=https://www.dalbyherald.com.au/news/final-day-splendour-starts-treat/1961885/|last=Morrow|first=C|date=2013|website=Dalby Herald}}</ref>

In their final year of high school in 2014, Swain, Hetherington, Hill, Serret and Crommelin, formed as Parcels.<ref name="happymag.tv">{{Cite web|title=Parcels chat their new album, Japanese disco, and the Aussie music scene|date=4 October 2018|url=https://happymag.tv/parcels-interview/|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Newstead" /><ref name="wonderlandmagazine.com">{{Cite web|title=New Noise: Parcels {{!}} Wonderland Magazine|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2016/08/12/new-noise-parcels/|date=12 August 2016|website=Wonderland|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The story behind the name ''Parcels'' differs from source to source. Consistently, the members report having taken the name from an old train sign at Swain's parents' house.<ref name="Meet Parcels" /> In one interview the sign is said to be seen in one of Swain's parent's pastry cafè.<ref name="wonderlandmagazine.com" /> Another says that Swain stole the sign from their local train station and hung it in his basement.<ref name="indie-mag.com">{{Cite web|title=Parcels are the Aussie-Berlin band bringing indie-pop back on top - INDIE|url=https://indie-mag.com/2019/01/parcels-interview/|date=7 January 2019|website=INDIE Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

==Parcels== === 2014: Byron to Berlin === After forming in 2014, the band moved to Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A pub date with Parcels|date=30 January 2019|url=https://happymag.tv/a-pub-date-with-parcels-2/|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The band notes watching a video in high school of band [[The Whitest Boy Alive]] performing in a shop window in [[Mitte|Mitte, Germany]] as influential to the move, saying that the "huge crowd on the street [...] was super cool".<ref name="festicket.com">{{Cite web|title=Parcels: "We're a little nervous about doing the album justice live..." - Festicket Magazine|url=https://www.festicket.com/magazine/interviews/parcels-interview/|website=Festicket|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Berlin is known for its culture of music creativity being a hub for new wave, techno, electro, and hip-hop in addition to its distinctive subculture flair.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bader|first1=Ingo|last2=Scharenberg|first2=Albert|date=2010|title=The Sound of Berlin: Subculture and the Global Music Industry|journal=International Journal of Urban and Regional Research|language=en|volume=34|issue=1|pages=76–91|doi=10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00927.x|issn=1468-2427}}</ref> The lure of existing in the German city's melting-pot of music and culture has attracted many international artists including [[David Bowie]] and [[Nick Cave]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Arandelovic|first=B|title=Public Art and urban Memorials in Berlin|publisher=Cham: Springer International. Publishing|year=2018|pages=23}}</ref> two artists which Parcels has said are influential to their sound.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The neverending tour: An interview with Parcels — TEXTMOOD|url=https://textmood.co/The-neverending-tour-An-interview-with-Parcels|website=textmood.co|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="nme.com">{{Cite web|title=Parcels: Inside their immaculate live album recorded at David Bowie old stomping ground|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/parcels-live-album-hansa-studio-berlin-interview-2660527|date=6 May 2020|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

The band lived in a small one-bedroom apartment for the first three months with "three [band members] on the bed two on the couch".<ref name=TwentyFour>{{Cite web|title=TwentyFour: Parcels|url= https://lifewithoutandy.com/featured/twentyfour/twentyfour-parcels/ |website=Life Without Andy|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> For almost the entire first year in Berlin the band did not play any live shows.<ref name="TwentyFour" /> Their first performance was put together at a small café in Berlin.<ref name="TwentyFour" />

=== 2015–2016: ''Clockscared'' EP and working with Daft Punk === Parcels released their first EP ''Clockscared'' on 2 March 2015 while they were beginning in [[electronic music]].<ref name="Rebel on a Rainbow">{{cite news|date=2 March 2015|title=ROAR Music Review: Parcels|url=http://rebelonarainbow.com/roar-reviews-posts/2015/3/2/roar-music-review-parcels/|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> The EP has six listed tracks and was an independent release made with a single condenser mic.<ref name="wonderlandmagazine.com"/> The release of ''Clockscared'' caught the attention of Parisian label Kitsuné,<ref name="Ross">{{Cite web|title=Byron Bays's Parcels are rapt to be making music and living their dreams|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/byron-bayss-parcels-are-rapt-to-be-making-music-and-living-their-dreams-20171228-h0avyw.html|last=Ross|first=Annabel|date=1 January 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> which signed the band in 2015.

In April 2016, Parcels played their first show in France at [[Paris]]' Les Bains bar with Daft Punk in the audience.<ref name="abc.net.au">{{Cite web|title=This is what it's like to work with Daft Punk, Parcels talk 'Overnight'|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/how-parcels-hooked-up-with-daft-punk/8946262|last=Newstead|first=Al|date=14 September 2017|website=triple j|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> Daft Punk invited Parcels to their studio.<ref name="Newstead" /> Parcels said that they had not initially planned to create a song with Daft Punk, "it was just like, let's get creative together and see what happens".<ref>{{Citation|title=Rencontre avec le groupe australien Parcels| date=6 September 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aXoRFbxmuU|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The band showed Daft Punk an early demo of "[[Overnight (Parcels song)|Overnight]]" which they agreed to work on.<ref name="abc.net.au" /> The track was in production for over the course of a year with many studio trips and months in the studio. In an interview on the process, Parcel's keyboardist Patrick Hetherington said that "First we spent seven days in the studio with them, every day from 12 midday up until 4 in the morning, literally working on it overnight."<ref>{{cite web|title=This is what it's like to work with Daft Punk, Parcels talk 'Overnight'|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/how-parcels-hooked-up-with-daft-punk/8946262|last1=Newstead|first1=Al|date=14 September 2017|website=Triple J|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

On 21 June 2017, Parcels released single "[[Overnight (Parcels song)|Overnight]]" with production and co-writing credits from Daft Punk's [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] and [[Thomas Bangalter]]. The single entered the French charts at position 62, and remained for 11 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=lescharts.com - Parcels - Overnight|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Parcels&titel=Overnight&cat=s|website=lescharts.com|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The song ended up being Daft Punk's final song produced together prior to the duo's split in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kupfer|first=Rachel|title="Overnight" by Parcels Is Officially Daft Punk's Last-Ever Production: Listen|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/overnight-parcels-daft-punk-last-production|access-date=2021-09-23|website=EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists|date=27 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The single was not listed on the band's following album ''Parcels'', with the band stating that "including it would've felt dishonest to the rest of the record," noting that the time between recording the tracks on their debut and "Overnight" was two years difference and would taint the historical "snapshot" of the album.<ref name="festicket.com" /> "Overnight" was performed on [[Conan (talk show)|Conan]] in September 2017 as Parcels' U.S. television debut.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Watch Ex-Byron Band Parcels Make Their US TV Debut On 'Conan'|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/09/14/watch-ex-byron-band-parcels-make-their-us-tv-debut-on-conan/|date=14 September 2017|website=TheMusic.com.au|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>

===2017: ''Hideout'' === 27 January 2017, Parcels released their second EP ''Hideout'', which was the band's first project with Kitsuné and was entirely computer-produced.<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite news|date=27 January 2017|title=Hideout - EP|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hideout-ep/1171721208/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072707/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hideout-ep/1171721208/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=6 February 2017|title=New band of the week: Parcels (No 138) – rapturous retro-pop and studio slickness|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/06/new-band-of-the-week-parcels-no-138|access-date=11 January 2018|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Culture Trip">{{cite web|title=Who Is Parcels, the Australian Band Daft Punk Just Randomly Co-Signed?|url=https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/who-is-parcels-the-australian-band-daft-punk-just-randomly-co-signed/|last1=Kristobak|first1=Ryan|date=22 June 2017|website=The Culture Trip|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Wonderland">{{cite news|last1=Lunnon|first1=Annabel|last2=Rosslee|first2=Mariah|date=12 August 2016|title=New Noise: Parcels|work=Wonderland Magazine|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2016/08/12/new-noise-parcels/|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> ''Hideout'' centers around the theme of inner turmoil despite external serenity, which impels the desire to "hide out".<ref name="Lester">{{Cite news|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=6 February 2017|title=New band of the week: Parcels (No 138) – rapturous retro-pop and studio slickness|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/06/new-band-of-the-week-parcels-no-138|access-date=23 May 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The band has linked this concept with their own experience of leaving for Berlin.<ref name="Lester" /> After the release of ''Hideout'' and the exposure of "Overnight," Parcels began to headline their own European shows.<ref name="Ross" /> They opened for Northern Irish indie band [[Two Door Cinema Club]] for their European tour in February 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blaenavon are supporting Two Door Cinema Club on their European tour|url=https://diymag.com/2016/11/23/blaenavon-supporting-two-door-cinema-club-european-tour|last=Subscribe|website=diymag.com|date=23 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and French pop band [[Phoenix (French band)|Phoenix]] for their European Tour in September of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daft Punk's Byron Bay proteges are heading to Sydney|url=https://thebrag.com/daft-panks-byron-bay-proteges-heading-sydney/|date=15 August 2017|website=Brag Magazine - Everything Sydney|language=en-AU|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> Both bands are signed to the Kitsuné label.

=== 2018–2019: ''Parcels'' === Ahead of their debut album, Parcels in April 2018 released the single "[[Tieduprightnow]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=Parcels - "Tieduprightnow" Video|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1993704/parcels-tieduprightnow-video/video/|website=www.stereogum.com|date=27 April 2018|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> engineered and recorded by British producer, Ed Bentley, at Bakermoon Studios. In July 2018, they released the single "Bemyself",<ref>{{cite web|title=Parcels Debut New Single from Their Forthcoming Debut Album|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/07/parcels-debut-a-new-single-from-their-upcoming-deb.html|website=www.pastemagazine.com|date=13 July 2018|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> and in September 2018, they released the single "Lightenup"<ref>{{cite web|title=PARCELS CONFIRM DETAILS OF DEBUT ALBUM AND SHARE 'LIGHTENUP'|url=https://diymag.com/2018/09/06/parcels-debut-album-details-lightenup-video-watch|website=www.diymag.com|date=6 September 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref>

On 12 October 2018, the band released ''[[Parcels (album)|Parcels]]'', their debut studio album, and including the single 'Tieduprightnow', recorded in Berlin at Bakermoon Studios by Ed Bentley, with Because Music, Kitsuné and Caroline Music. In an interview, Hill said the album's sound was "a little less slick, and a little less disco",<ref name="happymag.tv"/> "Tieduprightnow" peaked at number 48 on the Mexican Billboard charts for one week.<ref name="Mexico charts">{{Cite magazine|title=Parcels|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/parcels/chart-history/min/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and just missed the Triple J [[Triple J Hottest 100|Hottest 100]] of 2018, charting at number 103.<ref>{{Cite web|title=101-200 {{!}} Hottest 100 2018 {{!}} triple j|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/18/|date=11 November 2018|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The single's film clip gave recognition to the band's Byron Bay roots and "play[ed on] the Australian stereotype".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Berlin-via-Byron's Parcels walk us through their self-titled debut album|url=http://pilerats.com/music/bands/parcels-album-track-by-track/|website=PILERATS|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The clip was directed by Beatrice Pegard and shows the band driving through their home town and the Australian North Coast, depicting quintessential Australia surf lifestyle and culture. Pegard, for the Australian publication Pilerats, noted the clip was an environmental statement saying, "Northern NSW and Byron Bay are coastal areas that are currently being destroyed by profit-motivated policies and lobbies, and where marine life and ecosystems are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Australian lifestyle as we know it, the joys of summer, of surfing and living by the beach would not be much without its marine ecosystem and wildlife".<ref name=":1" /> "Tieduprightnow" was certified Gold in Australia by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) in 2021,<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> and Silver in the United Kingdom by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) in 2025.<ref name="BPI"/> On 18 October 2018, Parcels released the "Withorwithoutyou" film clip. The clip starred American horror actress [[Milla Jovovich]] and [[Cinema of Denmark|Danish]] actor Carsten Nørgaard.<ref name="Roberts">{{Cite web|title=The End: Anatole Serret of Parcels|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/the_end_anatole_serret_of_parcels|last=Roberts|first=Christopher|website=undertheradarmag.com|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The band met the former at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] after she has admitted she was a fan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Looks like Parcels made a horror music video with mega-fan Milla Jovovich|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/parcels-withorwithout-video-milla-jovovich-horror/10360896|last=Newstead|first=Al|date=11 October 2018|website=triple j|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The clip paid homage to classic American slasher films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parcels Share Horror-Themed Video for "Withorwithout" Starring Milla Jovovich|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/parcels_share_horror-themed_video_for_withorwithout_starring_milla_jovovich|last=Roberts|first=Christopher|website=undertheradarmag.com|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

The fifth single "Tape" is described by the band as a "surf rock inspired electronic pop song about self-affirmation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berlin-via-Byron's Parcels walk us through their self-titled debut album |url=http://pilerats.com/music/bands/parcels-album-track-by-track/ |website=PILERATS |access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The film clip premiered 10 April 2019 and was directed by Carmen Crommelin, Jules' sibling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dance Like Nobody's Watching with Parcels' Lighthearted "Tape" Video / Ones To Watch |url=http://www.onestowatch.com/blog/dance-like-nobodys-watching-with-parcels |website=Ones To Watch |access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-17 |title=scenestr - After A 3-Year Gap Parcels Are Back With New Music With The Lush Single 'Free' |url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/after-a-3-year-gap-parcels-are-back-with-new-music-with-the-lush-single-free-20210617 |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=scenestr |language=en-gb}}</ref> The clip starred Pearl Spring Voss, playing Penelope, a character seen on the ''Parcels'' album cover.<ref name="undertheradarmag.com">{{Cite web|title=Parcels Share Video for "Tape"|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/parcels_share_video_for_tape|last=Roberts|first=Christopher|website=undertheradarmag.com|language=en|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> In the film clip Voss is transported from her bedroom to the crowd of Parcels' live performance of the song. The performance was filmed live at Chicago's [[Lincoln Hall (University of Illinois)|Lincoln Hall]] in one-shot in March 2019.<ref name="undertheradarmag.com" /> ''Parcels'' peaked at number 48 on the official German album charts<ref>{{Cite web|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album/for-date-1539943200000|website=www.offiziellecharts.de|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> and number 49 on the French album charts.

=== 2020: ''Live Vol. 1'' === On 30 April 2020, Parcels released their live studio album, ''[[Live Vol. 1 (Parcels album)|Live Vol. 1]]'', an 18 track tape recording mixed on an analog console in the [[Hansa Tonstudio|Hansa Studios]] in Berlin,<ref name="nme.com"/> mastered without any edits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PARCELS - Live Vol. 1 - Out Apr. 30, 2020|url=https://www.parcelsmusic.com/|website=www.parcelsmusic.com|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> Alongside the album, Parcels released instrumental tutorials for the song "IknowhowIfeel" to their [[Instagram]] account. Hill said that "it felt very insensitive and not aware to be releasing anything that wasn't in some way connected to the coronavirus ‘cause that was encapsulating everyone's thoughts".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parcels Are Ready To Party With You, Once Lockdown Ends Of Course|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/parcels-are-ready-to-party-with-you-once-lockdown-ends-of-course-20200529|author=Staff Writers|website=scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment|date=29 May 2020 |language=en-gb|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

''Live Vol. 1'' was released with a video of the recording session. Director Carmen Crommelin, also responsible for directing the "Tape" film clip, said in a press release that she "wanted the camera to be both passive and intimate, so you could politely observe from a distance and walk through the room like a friend".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parcels Announce New Live Album Recorded at Berlin's Hansa Studio, Share New Live EP and Video|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/parcels_announce_new_live_album_recorded_at_berlins_hansa_studio_share_new_|last=Guthrie|first=Lily|website=undertheradarmag.com|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

=== 2021–2024: ''Day/Night'' === On 15 June 2021, Parcels released the single "Free" with an accompanying video directed by Carmen Crommelin.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-15|title=Parcels Release Video for First New Single Since 2018, "Free"|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/parcels/parcels-new-single-free/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en}}</ref> On 28 July 2021, they released the single "Comingback".<ref>{{cite news|date=28 July 2021|title=Comingback (Single Version)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/comingback-single-version/1575721653|access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> On 15 September 2021, Parcels released the single "Somethinggreater" alongside an announcement of their second album ''[[Day/Night]]'', a double album, released on 5 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=Parcels announce second album 'Day/Night'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/parcels-announce-second-album-day-night-3046623|access-date=2021-09-15|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en}}</ref> The band also embarked on a world tour in 2022, with legs in North America, Europe and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Pop Funkers Parcels Announce North American & European Headline 2022 Tour |url=https://glidemagazine.com/264005/australian-pop-funkers-parcels-announce-north-american-european-headline-2022-tour/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=glidemagazine.com|date=30 September 2021 }}</ref>

=== 2025: ''Loved'' === In May 2025, the group released the single "Yougotmefeeling" and announced the release of their third studio album, ''Loved'', which was released on 12 September 2025.<ref name="loved announce">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/parcels-announce-new-album-loved-share-yougotmefeeling/|title= Parcels Announce New Album 'Loved', Share 'Yougotmefeeling'|website= Parcels Announce New Album ‘Loved’, Share ‘Yougotmefeeling’|date=7 May 2025|access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> The band toured extensively in support of the record, playing shows across North America, South America, Europe and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=Parcels announce return to Australia for summer tour |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/parcels-2025-australian-tour/105202780 |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=triple j |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Musical style == The band have been compared to musical icons from the 1960s and 70s, including [[the Beatles]] and the [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]], drawing upon both their look and sound.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with Parcels: Eclectic, Groovy, Retro, and Current|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/parcels-2019-interview-debut-album/|date=15 February 2019|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> Their 1970s uniform aesthetic was chosen as a last-minute dress-up for their performance at the 2016 [[Lollapalooza]] afterparty, and became a staple throughout the ''Live Vol. 1'' years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Byron Bay's Parcels Have Won Over Europe, Now They're Coming For Australia|url=https://junkee.com/parcels-profile/185310|date=5 December 2018|website=Junkee|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

Parcels' sound has been described as having "an unmistakable penchant for the 70s <nowiki>[...]</nowiki> fusing together the old and the new".<ref name="Culture Trip" /> In their own words, musically the band draws influence from [[Steely Dan]],<ref name="indie-mag.com" /> [[Marvin Gaye]],<ref name="indie-mag.com" /> [[The Whitest Boy Alive]],<ref name="Roberts" /> and [[Toto (band)|Toto]].<ref name="Boyeurism: Parcels" /> The strong rhythm guitar and 3-part vocals recall some of the Bee Gees' 1975–1979 disco era work.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Also, a touch of Kraftwerk's early EDM is part of their sound.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Ahead of their appearance at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2025|2025 edition]] of the festival, the [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] website described Parcels' music as influenced by [[Daft Punk]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], and [[Chic (band)|Chic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Line-Up 2025|url=https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2025/?view=stages|website=Glastonbury|language=en-US|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref>

== Notable performances == *[[Glastonbury Festival]] at the Silver Hayes Pussy Parlure on 25 June 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Glastonbury Festival Line-up 2017|url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2017/|website=www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> *U.S. television performing "Overnight" on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' on 12 September 2017<ref name=":0" /> * Interviewed and performed "Overnight", "Anotherclock", and "Older" live on [[BBC Radio 1]], on 8 January 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Parcels in session at Maida Vale|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05sgz9s|date=8 January 2018|website=Huw Stephens|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> * "Lightenup" live on [[Neo Magazin Royale]] on 20 September 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Parcels feat. RTO-Ehrenfeld|url=https://www.zdf.de/comedy/neo-magazin-mit-jan-boehmermann/parcels-lightenup-100.html|date=20 September 2018|publisher=[[ZDF]]|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref> * [[Metro Theatre, Sydney|The Metro Theatre]] in [[Sydney]], Australia on 27 December 2019 * [[La Cigale]] in [[Paris]], on 5 November 2021 * "Somethinggreater" from their album ''Day/Night'' on ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]'' on 17 February 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parcels: Somethinggreater |author= |work=YouTube |date=18 February 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlRN0eLf1nA}}</ref> * [[Enmore Theatre]] in Sydney on 27 October 2022 * Tivoli, [[Brisbane]], on 29 and 30 October 2022 * [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] in [[Morrison, Colorado]] on 17 June 2024 * [[Festival Estéreo Picnic]] Inauguration Concert, [[Teatro Royal Center]] in [[Bogotá]], Colombia on 26 March 2025 * Festival Estéreo Picnic, [[Simón Bolívar Park]] in Bogotá on 28 March 2025; they performed "Leaveyourlove" with a special on-stage appearance by Alberto "Beto" Montenegro, lead vocalist of [[Rawayana]] *[[Coachella]] on 11 and 18 April 2025; they performed on the outdoor stage *[[Glastonbury Festival 2025]] – performed on the West Holts stage on Sunday 29 June

== Band members == * Anatole "Toto" Serret – percussion * Jules Crommelin – guitar, vocals * Louie Swain – keyboard, vocals * Noah Hill – bass guitar, vocals * Patrick Hetherington – keyboard, guitar, vocals

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>Peaks in Australia: * ''Parcels'': {{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1495.pdf |title=The ARIA Report (Australian Record Industry Association) – 23 Oct. 2018 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |via=Trove |access-date=11 May 2020 |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20181023042202/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20181023-0000/Issue1495.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} * ''Day/Night'': {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Parcels|title=Discography Parcels|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (WA)]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Parcels#charts|title=Discographie Parcels|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=fr|access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Parcels|title=Discographie Parcels|website=lescharts.com|language=fr|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="German charts">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Parcels|title=Discographie von Parcels|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NED]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Parcels&titel=Loved&cat=a|title=Parcels – Loved|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]] <ref name="por-ch"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Parcels/Parcels-369613|title=Parcels – Parcels|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK Sales]] <ref name="UK-chart"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Parcels (album)|Parcels]]'' | * Released: 12 October 2018 * Label: [[Kitsuné]], [[Because Music|Because]] * Formats: CD, [[LP record|LP]], digital download, [[streaming media|streaming]] | 94 || 200 || 49 || 48 || — || — || — || 63 || 61 |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Day/Night]]'' | * Released: 5 November 2021 * Label: Because * Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download, streaming | 30 || 43 || 33 || 19 || 55 || 30 || 77 || 31 || 83 |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Loved (Parcels album)|Loved]]'' | * Released: 12 September 2025<ref name="loved announce"/> * Label: Because Music * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 24 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2025-09-22|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=22 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> || 87 || — || 53 || 78 || — || — || 22 || 20 |}

===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of live albums, with release date and label shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name="FRA"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="German charts"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]] <ref name="por-ch"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Live Vol. 1 (Parcels album)|Live Vol. 1]]'' | * Released: 30 April 2020 * Label: Kitsuné, Because * Formats: 2×LP, digital download, streaming | 171 || 95 || 40 |- ! scope="row"| ''Live Vol. 2'' | * Released: 20 October 2023 * Label: Kitsuné, Because * Formats: 2×LP, digital download, streaming | — || — || — |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of EPs, with release date and label shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| EP details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name="fra-ch-single"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]] <ref name="por-ch">Peak chart positions in Portugal: * All except where noted: {{cite web |url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Parcels&titel=Leaveyourlove&cat=s |title=Parcels |publisher=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Clockscared'' | * Released: 2 March 2015 * Label: Parcels {{small|([[independent record label|independent]])}} * Formats: CD, digital download | — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Hideout (EP)|Hideout]]'' | * Released: 27 January 2017 * Label: Kitsuné * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 61 || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Hideout Remixed'' | * Released: April 2017 * Label: Kitsuné * Formats: digital download, streaming | — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Day/Night Remixed'' | * Released: August 2022 * Label: Because Music * Formats: digital download, streaming | — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Leave Your Love'' | * Released: 27 November 2024 * Label: Parcels {{small|([[independent record label|independent]])}} * Formats: digital download, streaming | — || 173 |}

===Charted and certified singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of charted or certified singles by Parcels ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (FL) (tip)]] <ref name="Bel-Vl-single">Peak chart positions for songs in Belgium Flanders: * All except where noted: {{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?cat=s&search=parcels |title=Parcels |publisher=ultratop.com|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Monitor Latino|{{abbr|CRI Ang. Air.|Costa Rica Anglo Airplay}}]] <ref name="CR"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Monitor Latino|{{abbr|CRI Ang. Stream.|Costa Rica Anglo Streaming}}]] <ref name="CR">{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/costa%20rica/anglo/20250804|title=Top 20 Costa Rica – Anglo – Del 4 al 10 de Agosto, 2025|trans-title=Top 20 Costa Rica – English – From 4 to 10 August, 2025|accessdate=August 17, 2025|date=August 11, 2025|language=es|publisher=[[Monitor Latino]]}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name="fra-ch-single">Peak chart positions for songs in France: * All except where noted: {{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=parcels&cat=s |title=Parcels |publisher=leschart.com|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Mexico Ingles Airplay|MEX Ingles Airplay]] <ref name="Mexico charts"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official Aotearoa Music Charts|NZ Hot]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-09-19|title=Official Hot 40 Singles|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=19 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK singles chart|UK Physical]] <ref name="UK-chart">Peak chart positions in UK: * All except where noted: {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51820/parcels/ |title=Parcels songs and albums {{!}} full Official Chart history |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=20 September 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Herefore" | rowspan="2" | 2016 | — || — || — || 120 || — || — || — | | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Myenemy" | — || — || — || 173 || — || — || — | | ''Hideout'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[Overnight (Parcels song)|Overnight]]" | 2017 | 36 || — || — || 62 || — || — || 55 | * [[SNEP]]: Gold<ref name="SNEP">{{cite certification|region=France|artist=Parcels|access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref> | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "[[Tieduprightnow]]" | rowspan="2" | 2018 | — || — || — || — || 48 || — || 79 | * [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Gold<ref name=ARIA-2021-Singles/> * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|title=Tieduprightnow|artist=Parcels|access-date=26 June 2025|id=21160-7221-1}}</ref> * [[RMNZ]]: Platinum<ref name="RMNZ-singles">{{Cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Parcels|source=radioscope|access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref> * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP" /> | rowspan="2" |''Parcels'' |- ! scope="row" | "Lightenup" | 34 || — || — || — || — || — || — | * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP" /> |- ! scope="row" | "Yougotmefeeling" | rowspan="2" | 2025 | — || 15 || 10 || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" | ''Loved'' |- ! scope="row" | "Sorry" | — || — || — || — || — || 30 || — | |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{AllMusic|parcels-mn0003588620|label=Parcels}}

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