Parcels – Live Vol. 1 (Vinyl 2LP)

Australian-born, Berlin-based Parcels drop the in-studio live album, Live Vol. 1. Recorded live to tape and mixed on a hardware console at the legendary Hansa Studio in Berlin, Live Vol. 1’s 18 songs feature everything fans love about Parcels. A generous offering, filled to the brim with the band’s hit songs, with a heightened live feel, and those experimentations and glorious transitions which give their performances a unique touch. “For us two years ago, this idea was the perfect bookend to the debut album. A lush 24 track tape recording of all the album songs being performed in a classic studio,” explains Parcels. “Surprisingly it still feels like a good idea now, which never really happens unless it’s the right thing to do.” Parcels’ music is never more powerful than in the fleeting, singular moments where uncertainty is met with adrenaline. Jules Crommelin, Noah Hill, Louie Swain, Patrick Hetherington and Anatole Serret – all of them singers and multi-instrumentalists – are ambitious, dedicated virtuosos with effortless vocal harmonies and relentless musical explorations.

1. Enter
2. Myenemy
3. Bemyself
4. Comedown
5. Lightenup
6. Gamesofluck
7. Intrude
8. Withorwithout
9. Retuned
10. Everyroad
11. Overnight
12. Untried
13. Yourfault
14. Closetowhy
15. Redline
16. IknowhowIfeel
17. Elude
18. Tieduprightnow