PARCELS
deliver new single and video
‘LIGHTENUP’
+ DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR 12 OCTOBER
+ AUSTRALIAN TOUR SELLING FAST
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“Euphoric disco-funk from Down Under by way of the Berlin underground”
– NME
“Don’t be surprised when their funky electronic music ends up on some best of the year lists”
– PASTE
“Joyful…the kind of song you’d be happy to live through forever”
– GUARDIAN
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Parcels have announced details of their self-titled, hotly-anticipated debut album, which will be released on 12 October via Kitsuné / Because Music. Immaculately self-produced and written by the band in Berlin, the twelve tracks of ‘Parcels’ will be showcased when they return home this January for a series of summer headline shows. To celebrate the news, the Berlin-based Australian five-piece have revealed new song ‘Lightenup’ alongside a striking visual.
The single takes, says the group, from
“disco and funk and classic grooving music. And it was an important song to us because the lyrics come from thevoice of the band. Usually the lyrics are personal. But these ones are really coming from the band. That’s the most representative of us.”
The ‘Lightenup’ video, meanwhile, explores the seductive allure of power, and was inspired by iconography ranging from Helmut Newton to the Guy-Bourdin-shot sleeve to Bozz Scaggs’ ‘Middle Man’ album.
‘Lightenup’ follows the sultry, disco-infused single ‘Tieduprightnow‘ alongside “beach party jam” (Stereogum) recent track ‘Bemyself‘. Having already surpassed 65 million streams, sold out sizeable venues worldwide, made their US TV debut on Conan and collaborated with Daft Punk (who co-wrote and produced “Overnight”), here is a band – as their arresting artwork and imagery reflects – well and truly on the ascent.
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Ambitious, infectious, and marking the arrival of a genre-crossing new band, Parcels’ debut album is the brainchild of five young guys barely in their twenties, who nonetheless have appeared as if beamed from another planet. Louie Swain (synth), Patrick Hetherington (synth), Noah Hill (bass), Anatole Serret (drums) and Jules Crommelin (guitar) are schoolmates from Byron Bay. Three years ago, they made the big leap of moving to Berlin, finding in one Europe’s most creative cities the prospects that equaled their ambition. Parcels’ early sound suitably reflects this ability to travel, and transform yourself: following an eclectic thread from The Beach Boys and Chic through to yacht rock heroes like Steely Dan, all the while blending elements of electronica, funk and tirelessly-drilled live musicianship into classic but contemporary pop. It’s in their Berlin exile – and its long history of creative breakthroughs – that the alchemy which makes Parcels so refreshing first crystallized. Theirs is a maniacal taste for perfection when it comes to production, composition and arrangement, with a live show so accomplished that Daft Punk offered to work with them on the spot (the first time the duo have chosen an emerging act to add to their list of collaborators, which also includes the likes of Kanye, The Weeknd and Pharrell).
With their debut album and a homeland tour on the horizon, Parcels are set to round out the year with a huge dose of sunshine.
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Parcels
tracklist:
1. Comedown
2. Lightenup
3. Withorwithout
4. Tape
5. Everyroad
6. Yourfault
7. Closetowhy
8. IknowhowIfeel
9. Exotica
10. Tieduprightnow
11. Bemyself
12. Credits (ft. Dean Dawson)
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PARCELS
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2019
Wed 9 Jan 2019 – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD – Tickets
Thurs 10 Jan 2019 – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads NSW – Tickets
Sat 12 Jan 2019 – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW – Tickets
Mon 14 Jan 2019 – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC – Tickets
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‘LIGHTENUP’ IS OUT NOW
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PARCELS ALBUM IS OUT 12 OCT
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This takes me back to the original jazz funk simplicity of Level 42. Infectious and so refreshing to hear from young musicians. More please!