PARCELS
Release Live
‘TIEDUPRIGHTNOW’
Video Filmed On NYC Rooftop
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“Slick grooves inspired by the hi-fi funk of 1970s AM radio” – PITCHFORK
“A piece of lush, meticulous disco-flavored studio-pop” – STEREOGUM
“Bright, upbeat…bursting with funk” – MIXMAG
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Parcels’ irresistible new single “Tieduprightnow” has amassed more than 5 million streams since its release a month ago. To celebrate, the Berlin-based Australian five-piece have released a vibrant live session of the song filmed atop a New York City rooftop and is reminiscent of The Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night. The session was filmed while the group were in town for their sold out Bowery Ballroom show – their first-ever NYC show, the effervescent of which was not unlike early Fab Four performances. The instantly infectious sound of “Tieduprightnow”, praised as a “beach party jam” by Stereogum and an “intricately-layered disco-tinged ditty” by Idolator, previews the band’s debut full length album, set to arrive later this year on Kitsuné/Because Music distributed by Caroline.
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WATCH: Tieduprightnow (Live in New York)
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2017 was a breakout year for Parcels who surpassed 50 million streams, sold out sizeable shows worldwide (including a date at London’s Koko, on top of touring with Phoenix) and made their US TV debut on Conan for “Overnight,” their single co-written and produced by Daft Punk. They came home for the summer and played a sold out run of headline shows as well as a spot on the inaugural NYE In The Park festival.
If a chance encounter with the world’s most reclusive robots offered the band a surprise break, ‘TIEDUPRIGHTNOW’ more than confirms Parcels’ early promise as one of the most vibrant and vital new bands around. Already building a truly global, musically-diverse audience, Parcels are still-just-20-year-olds Louie Swain (keyboards), Patrick Hetherington (keyboards), Noah Hill (bass), Anataole Serret (percussion) and Jules Crommelin (guitar). Three years ago, the Byron Bay schoolmates made the big leap of moving to Berlin, finding in one Europe’s most creative cities the prospects that equalled 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 and local heroes Tame Impala, all the while blending elements of electronica, funk, yacht rock 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 crystallised. 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).
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‘TIEDUPRIGHTNOW’ IS OUT NOW
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