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Day/Night Due Out November 5 via Because Music
Oct 21, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Australian electro-pop group Parcels have shared a video for their new song “Theworstthing.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming sophomore studio album, Day/Night, which will be out on November 5 via Because Music. The new song features string arrangements from Oscar-nominated composer and songwriter Owen Pallett. More
Day/Night Due Out November 5 via Because Music
Sep 15, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Australian electro-pop group Parcels have announced the release of their sophomore studio album, Day/Night, which will be out on November 5 via Because Music. They have also shared a video for a new single from the album titled “Somethinggreater.” More
Live Vol. 1 Due Out April 30 via Kitsuné Musique/Because Music; IknowhowIfeel Live EP Out Now
Apr 16, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Australian electro-pop group Parcels have announced a new live album, Live Vol. 1, and shared a new EP, IknowhowIfeel, via a video that features them performing three songs. Live Vol. 1 was recorded at Berlin’s esteemed Hansa Studio. More
Parcels Out Now via Kitsuné/Because Music
Apr 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Parcels are an Australian five-piece, although they are based in Berlin and have French connections. Last October they released their self-titled debut album, via Kitsuné/Because Music. Now, ahead of their Coachella performances, they have shared a video for the album’s “Tape.” More
Plus Mitski, Blood Orange, U.S. Girls, Charli XCX, Soccer Mommy, and Others
Jan 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Governors Ball has announced the lineup for their 2019 festival, which goes down in New York City’s Randall’s Island Park the weekend of May 31 to June 2. The line-up includes Florence + the Machine; The Strokes; Tyler, The Creator; Mitski; and more. More
A Soccer Mommy Sends Some Snail Mail to a Flasher, a Goat Girl, and a Serpent with Feet; What a Shame
Dec 21, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Ahead of our forthcoming Top 100 Albums of 2018 list, we present our favorite debut albums of the year. To qualify, an album simply had to be the artist’s first full-length release under their current artist name. More
Parcels Out Now via Kitsuné/Because Music
Oct 17, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Parcels are an Australian five-piece, although they are based in Berlin and have French connections. Last Friday they released their self-titled debut album, via Kitsuné/Because Music. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “Withorwithout.” Benjamin Howdeshell directed the slasher film-themed video, which stars actress Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, Resident Evil). More
Plus Little Dragon, Sampha, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
While it was a very healthy week for new album releases, so much so that we had eight runner-ups for this week’s Album of the Week, it was more of a challenge to find 10 new songs we felt worthy of this week’s Songs of the Week list. More
Love Is Magic Out Now via Partisan and Bella Union
Oct 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
John Grant released a new album, Love Is Magic, today via Partisan in the U.S. (and Bella Union elsewhere) and it’s our Album of the Week. It was a strong week for new albums and the new albums by Kurt Vile and Jaakko Eino Kalevi could’ve just as easily taken the crown and there are eight runner-ups this week in total. More
Plus Men I Trust, Okkervil River, Phosphorescent, The Twilight Sad, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Last week’s Songs of the Week was sparse, with only a Top 8 (and two of those songs were from the same artist), probably due to it building up a three-day weekend. There wasn’t much to write about at the start of this week, due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but labels, bands, and publicists more than made up for it with plenty of new songs the rest of the week. More
Parcels Due Out October 12 via Kitsuné/Because Music
Sep 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Parcels are an Australian five-piece, although they are based in Berlin and have French connections. Now they have announced their self-titled debut album and shared a video for a new song from it, the flute-inflected “Lightenup.” More
Interviews
Dec 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
To end out the week, we ask Anatole “Toto” Serret of Parcels some questions about endings and death.