Parcels Collaborate For The First Time on ‘Leaveyourlove’ EP – Out Now

PARCELS

RELEASE LEAVEYOURLOVE EP

Collaborations Featuring King Stingray, Ximena Sariñana, Rawayana, MARO, Cosmos People, HaoTing from Sunset Rollercoaster, Robert Owens and Tobi Neumann

Photo Credit Marina Monaco

Today, the beloved Australian indie-pop band Parcels has added a first to their stacked catalog of songs– a collaboration with featured artists. Unveiling their Leaveyourlove EP, out now via Because Music,the EP sees the group working with artists across the globe for fresh spins on their new, and already fan-favorite song, “Leaveyourlove.” Parcels had a hand in each of the reworked songs, balancing different time zones, languages and more to create a beautiful new project for the world inspired by the world.

About the EP, the band reflected, “The idea for the ‘Leaveyourlove’ EP came early. The song was a simple and fun expression of love from different angles, Pat, Jules and Noah each traded verses. We enjoyed this sweet collaborative feeling, it felt right with the song, so we quickly had the idea to open it up to people outside of the band too! We imagined friends and artists we liked from around the world jumping in and writing their own expressions of love into the song. In different languages, in different styles. It would be the first time we ever collaborated with feature artists, so it felt good to open that up to a group of great artists from around the world, something that felt larger and deeper than the song itself.

Some of the artists were already friends, some were connections made online from many miles away. Some of the sessions were had together recrafting the song in the studio, some from a distance, sharing files and ideas. Some will never see the light of day.”

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO LEAVEYOURLOVE EP

The EP features recent Latin GRAMMY-award winner Rawayana and Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sariñana. She noted, “I love Parcels so I jumped at the opportunity to work with them. I loved the freedom with which they allowed the collaboration to happen, and I loved the energy that Beto from Rawayana added to the song, it felt very inspiring and unique.I think our version of the song wanted to emphasize that creative and bouncy energy new love brings, as well as the excitement of uncertainty.”

In addition to the Latin flare Rawayana and Sariñana bring to their collab, the EP explores a variety of styles (Berlin house greatness Robert Owens & Tobi Neumann to stripped back to basics stylings of MARO) and languages (King Stingray’s verses in native Yolŋu Matha and Mandarin raps and Cosmos People and HaoTing from Sunset Rollercoaster). Full tracklisting, including all featured artists, is below.

EP TRACKLISTING:

1- Leaveyourlove (Original)

2- Leaveyourlove (with King Stingray)

3- Leaveyourlove (with Ximena Sariñana, Rawayana)

4- Leaveyourlove (with MARO)

5- Leaveyourlove (with Cosmos People, HaoTing from Sunset Rollercoaster)

6- Leaveyourlove (with Robert Owens, Tobi Neumann)

7- Leaveyourlove (Instrumental)

Cosmos People said about the collaboration, “To me, this song represents the universality of love. I felt love when Parcels invited us to collaborate on Leaveyourlove. I felt it while producing the song, and I feel it every time I listen. My hope is that listeners will feel that same love—even if they don’t fully understand the lyrics. Love can really transcend language.” With HaoTing adding, “When I first heard this song, it made me think of the feeling of first love.”

Fellow Australians King Stingray said, “We were absolutely over the moon when we first got asked to do a song with Parcels. We are huge fans of the band and have been for many years. The song is so beautiful and fun and we had so much fun working on it.”

“Leaveyourlove” was the first single of 2024 from the group and has swiftly become a fan-favorite from the group. Released last month, the song has amassed over 2 million streams as the band returns to the studio to work on their anticipated third studio album, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2021 album Day/Night. Watch this space for more details…

Parcels recently came off an extensive tour that saw them perform to their biggest crowds to date across the world, including a one-off, sold-out, special live performance at iconic outdoor music venue Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado and appearances at the world’s biggest festivals such as Bonnaroo and Corona Capital. The band will head to South America in early 2025 to play 4 dates on the Lollapalooza festival series. Following the series, the group will head to Indio, California for two weekends playing the iconic Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Parcels are 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 and it has since gone double Platinum. Aside from studio albums, Parcels have also showcased their performance prowess on live albums Live Vol. 1 and Live Vol. 2, both of which display a different side to the band in terms of musicianship and approach to their studio material. To date they’ve amassed over one billion streams, 600k album sales worldwide, with cross-continental tours under their belt.

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What the Press is Saying…

“Parcels seem to navigate every song with an indestructible groove, balancing complex musicianship with dance-worthy jams”

– Consequence

“Soulful”

 – Variety

“…you’re guaranteed to want to come back for more”

– NME

“They go at the aim in their own way, smooth and silky. Like a familiar voice in your ear”

– American Songwriter

“truths told through beautiful strings, sweeping melodies, high highs, and low lows”

– Atwood

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