Australian indie favourites Parcels are returning home late 2025 for a trio of shows.
The 'Tieduprightnow' and 'Overnight' hitmakers, fresh from their double-performance at Coachella, will headline concerts in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. "We're coming home Australia! See you in November and December. We're looking forward to playing on home soil again x."With members scattered between Australia and Berlin, 2025 will see Parcels release their third studio album, the follow-up to 2021's 'Day/Night' that features 'Somethinggreater', 'Free' and 'Theworstthing'.
The band teased the new record last month, with the delightfully lush 'Safeandsound' that followed late 2024 single 'Leaveyourlove'.
"The lyrics were inspired by a podcast I heard called 'The Cloud Of Unknowing' by Tom Lutz," guitarist Jules Crommelin reflects on 'Safeandsound'. "He talks about the good side of not knowing; where you are, where you're going, what time it is, your future. He shows a kind of practice in embracing the unknowable of everyday.
"It really resonated with me, as I often feel quite daunted thinking about what will happen next in my life, so I was writing to myself with a positive framing inspired by that.
"I'd also just moved to Sydney, and was feeling really happy in my backyard with its little veggie garden and the planes flying by, which is mentioned in the first verse.
"We tracked the song live, with all five of us in one room at Golden Retriever studios in Sydney. Pat and I on guitar, Louie on whirly, Noah on bass and Toto on drums. All the group vocals were sung together around a mic. Probably got the take post lunch; I'm sure we ate a good sandwich at Angus Cafe in Marrickville that day."
With upcoming gigs at iconic settings Red Rock Amphitheatre and Forest Hills Stadium as well as European festival dates including Primavera Sound and Glastonbury, the new album was recorded in Berlin, Mexico and Australia.
"You're exploring the boundaries within yourself all the time and experimenting," explains Jules. "It's just a beautiful thing to pull these words out of the air, find these meanings, and you put it to a song."
Adds Patrick Hetherington (keys/guitar): "It's very internal for all of us, so personal and so deep, which is sometimes quite uncomfortable, but I guess that's what Parcels is – at least at the moment – all of us having that individual journey, then trying to make a space so we can funnel everybody's experiences into the same world and express it as a celebration."
Tickets to Brisbane and Melbourne concerts as well as the Sydney concert on sale from 12pm (local time) on 29 April.
Parcels 2025 Tour Dates
Fri 28 Nov - The Riverstage (Brisbane)Thu 4 Dec - Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
Sat 6 Dec - On The Steps @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt
