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Apr 10, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Parcels

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.” Carmen Crommelin directed the video, which was partially filmed last month at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall during a recent North American tour. It features Pearl Spring Voss as Penelope, who is also featured on the album’s cover. She attends the band’s concert dressed in a rope, with her hair wrapped in a towel. Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.

When Parcels was announced the band shared a video for a new song from it, the flute-inflected “Lightenup” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Their 2017 single “Overnight” was co-written and co-produced by Daft Punk, although the song isn’t on the album. Then album track “Everyroad” was our #1 Song of the Week when the album was released. They also shared a slasher film-themed video for “Withorwithout,” which starred actress Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element, Resident Evil) and Danish actor Carsten Nørgaard (The Man in the High Castle) as a married couple whose house is invaded by masked murderers (played by the band).

The band features Louie Swain (synth), Patrick Hetherington (synth), Noah Hill (bass), Anatole Serret (drums), and Jules Crommelin (guitar), who are all schoolmates from Byron Bay. A previous press release compared Parcels to The Beach Boys, Chic, and Steely Dan, filtered through modern pop music. The band might appeal to fans of Phoenix, for example.

Read our The End interview with Parcels.

Parcels Tour Dates:

02.20 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall *SOLD OUT
02.21 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle *SOLD OUT
02.22 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *SOLD OUT
02.23 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair *SOLD OUT
02.25 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount *SOLD OUT
02.26 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace *SOLD OUT
02.28 Detroit, MI - El Club *SOLD OUT
03.01 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *SOLD OUT
03.02 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry *SOLD OUT
03.05 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club *SOLD OUT
03.06 Seattle, WA - the Crocodile *SOLD OUT
03.07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *SOLD OUT
03.29 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Lollapalooza
03.29 Santiago, Chile - Lollapalooza
04.06 Mexico City, Mexico - Ceremonia
04.08 Austin, TX - Mohawk
04.09 Dallas, TX - Trees
04.11 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
04.13 Indio, CA - Coachella
04.16 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
04.17 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
04.18 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
04.20 Indio, CA - Coachella
06.02 New York, NY - Governors Ball
06.14 Mannheim, Germany - Maifeld Derby
06.15 Neuchâtel, CH - Festi’Neuch
06.16 Aachen, Germany - Kimiko Isle of Campus
06.21 Paris, FR - Solidays
06.22 Dunkerque, FR - La Bonne Aventure
06.30 St. Gallen, CH - St. Gallen Open Air
07.06 Chemnitz, Germany - Kosmonaut Festival
07.18 London, UK - Somerset House
07.19 Henham Park, UK - Latitude
07.20 Carhaix-Plouguer, FR - Les Vieilles Charrues
08.11 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08.14 Paredes De Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival
08.16 Hamburg, Germany - Dockville Festival
08.17 Hasselt, BE - Pukkelpop
08.18 Biddinghuizen, NL - Lowlands
09.01 Vlieland, NL - Into the Great Wide Open
09.07 Berlin, Germany - Lollapalooza Berlin

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