Het geheime optreden van Parcels in een club in Parijs is vanaf vandaag voor iedereen te beluisteren. De Australische band brengt namelijk hun nieuwe album Live Vol. 2 uit via Because Music. Op de liveopname zijn twaalf nummers te horen waarvan er vijf gloednieuw zijn en niet eerder werden uitgebracht.

De nieuwe plaat is een vervolg op het vorige live-album van Parcels genaamd Live Vol. 1. Deze plaat werd uitgebracht in 2020 en was favoriet bij de fans vanwege de onderscheidende muzikaliteit van de band. Ook het feit dat het optreden in één keer is opgenomen werd zeer gewaardeerd door de Parcels aanhang.

De band, afkomstig uit Australië maar gevestigd in Berlijn, verkent met Live Vol. 2 een nieuw clubgeïnspireerd geluid. Bandlid Patrick Hetherington zegt hierover: “We were less purist than we have been in the past. We edited the songs down here and there, took some of them out completely. We produced and mixed more actively, shooting for some sort of live/dance/studio hybrid. At the same time we strived to maintain the spontaneity, the little moments of improvised playfulness, a few sweet mistakes, and hopefully we captured something close to what it really felt like in that club on that strange evening.”

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PARCELS RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘LIVE VOL. 2’

THE ANTICIPATED 12 TRACK RECORD INCLUDES 5 BRAND NEW SONGS

RECORDED LIVE BY THE BAND IN A CLUB IN PARIS

OUT NOW DIGITALLY AND ON VINYL VIA BECAUSE MUSIC

Parcels have today released their new album ‘Live Vol. 2’. Out now via Because Music, it is available digitally and on 180gsm double vinyl.

‘Live Vol. 2′ consists of twelve tracks, all recorded live by the band at a secret gig in Paris last year. Of those twelve tracks, 5 brand new & unreleased songs are included. The album follows on from Parcels’ previous live album, ‘Live Vol. 1,’ released in 2020 and a fan favourite for its display of the band’s distinguished musicianship and one-take performance.

But ‘Live Vol. 2’ sees the 5-piece – from Australia but based in Berlin – explore a new, club-inspired direction and sound, first trialed at their live shows last year.

Of the process behind recording and producing the album, Patrick Hetherington of the band says:

“We were less purist than we have been in the past. We edited the songs down here and there, took some of them out completely. We produced and mixed more actively, shooting for some sort of live/dance/studio hybrid. At the same time we strived to maintain the spontaneity, the little moments of improvised playfulness, a few sweet mistakes, and hopefully we captured something close to what it really felt like in that club on that strange evening.”

Tracklisting for ‘Live Vol. 2’ by Parcels is as follows:

SIDE A:

Shadow – from Le Palace, Paris

LordHennessy – from Le Palace, Paris

Ascend – from Le Palace, Paris

Recast – from Le Palace, Paris

SIDE B:

Reflex – from Le Palace, Paris

Iknowhowyoufeel – from Le Palace, Paris

Gamesofluck – from Le Palace, Paris

SIDE C:

Thefear – from Le Palace, Paris

Transcend – from Le Palace, Paris

SIDE D:

Entrance – from Le Palace, Paris

Lightenup – from Le Palace, Paris

React – from Le Palace, Paris

Originally formed in Byron Bay, Australia back in 2014, Parcels are presently based in Berlin, Germany, and the band’s lineup is keyboardist Louie Swain, keyboardist/guitarist Patrick Hetherington, bassist Noah Hill, drummer Anatole “Toto” Serret, and guitarist Jules Crommelin.

The band released their debut, self-titled album in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim, with NME dubbing it “cheeky, timeless, and devilishly catchy” in their 5-star review. Parcels’ second studio album Day/Night is an ambitious record made up of two self-contained albums. The record was praised by the likes of Rolling Stone UK: “a brilliantly accomplished, genre-spanning record” and Gigwise who proclaimed it “a career-defining record.”

Parcels are a formidable unit as a live band, and completed their biggest tour to date last year, performing at sold-out headline shows and festivals across the globe including Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and New York’s SummerStage in Central Park. The band’s most recent shows in the UK were hailed “a dextrous show of live prowess” in NME’s 5-star review of their Islington Academy Show, adding: “you simply have to see this band live.”

All this is evident in ‘Live Vol. 2,’ the new album by Parcels – available now via Because Music.

Alongside the release, Parcels have also announced an iconic US show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and their first-ever Asia Tour which will see the band perform in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, The Philippines, China, and Taiwan in March 2024.