Parcels - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Parcels performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded February 23, 2022.
Songs:
Famous
LIGHT
Somethinggreater
Once
Jules Crommelin - Guitar / Vocals
Noah Hill - Bass / Vocals
Patrick Hetherington - Guitar / Keys / Vocals
Louie Swain - Keys / Vocals
Anatole Serret - Drums / Vocals
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Mastering: Julian Martlew
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro & Scott Holpainen
Editors: Alaia D’Alessandro & Jim Beckmann
www.parcelsmusic.com/
kexp.org

[@Parcels]

KEXP and Cheryl Waters, thank you for having us!

[@tanburicemilbey7813]

come turkey

[@Seoanni20]

We love you guys! You're the best! Lots of love from Peru!

[@1nashtyfan]

YOU MADE IT!

[@McShag420]

You guys are the best! We are blessed to have this from you and the amazing people at KEXP!

[@millertime9465]

Legends!

[@jamesvitucci7191]

I love how their outfits range from "date night at a speak easy" to "italian grandfather" to "helping your friend move"

[@okayzimbabwe]

LOL too good

[@SamHowson]

still making me laugh 5mins later

[@nickvannuland5431]

Red strat guitar guy kinda has a grad school for computer science gamer core thing going.

[@juhncanela3524]

@@nickvannuland5431 The name is Patrick, he's such a great guy

[@theqquintessential]

*helping your friend move* 💀

[@ethanschrader]

KEXP audio engineers deserve every award ever.

[@delikatus]

Whenever it's parcels, I can't avoid comparing it to the magnificent Hansa Studios recording though.

[@LucaMusicBeats]

Respect. 💥Yes amazing 🏞🏞🏞

[@jas_bataille]

@@delikatus True true! This was quite well done however. But the Hansa studio session is untouchable still - but to be fair, it's a famous recording studio, whereas KEXP isn't. It's therefore more impressive in a way - if that was the actual live sound... and not altered after the fact. But those guys are so consistent they probably have everything rigged through Ableton for reverb changes on drums and such other things that I would have done after the live audio was already broadcast to polish it up.

[@grenerd161]

Shouts to Mike Ramos then!!!!

[@blackswanmtg]

Basically comes down to them and Tiny Desk Concert audio engineers.

[@juanpialpi]

Parcels has become the best band in the world. Not recognized worldwide yet, but save my word.

[@George2647g]

Most songs on latest album a measly 0.5 Mil.. I'd love for you to be right but I just don't see it sadly.. And how others cant see their obvious talent is inexplicable..

[@arianamusello6896]

0:50 - Famous 7:47 - LIGHT 12:25 - Somethinggreater 20:02 - Once 24:54 - Interview with Cheryl

[@gonzalocopa3967]

Thanks

[@manangatang6931]

Ariana, 24:54 should read Interviewwithcheryl

[@robertsaca3512]

@@manangatang6931 correct weight.

[@chost-059]

Somethinggreater sounds exactly like instant crush by daft punk, did they give writing credits to them?

[@FuckingDracula]

@@chost-059 it doesn't really sound like instant crush but it does sound like other songs from random access memories that's because that style of disco funk is heavily inspired by the band chic, and nile rodgers from chic was a big part of the daft punk album as well

[@starchamberlain]

Hands down, one of the greatest bands writing and performing today! Their musicianship, energy, and overall love of the sound makes them stand head an shoulders above any of their contemporaries. Long live Parcels!! And thank you!!

[@benjaminelicer1307]

i gotta say, they're brilliant, but that title is for King Gizzard

[@bangladeshrios2497]

@@benjaminelicer1307 Yep, that's KG's!

[@shingngaling4357]

@@benjaminelicer1307 not a fan of both but that kg is noisy as hell, I mean didn't rock n roll die ages ago hahaha

[@jw7305]

@@shingngaling4357 L + ratio

[@samanthafranco4538]

Check out khruangbin and L’imperatrice if you haven’t already.

[@Tchikanii]

How I LOVE them with their own personal styles! Pat with his face scrunched in raw musician's passion in his ripped-seams favourite jumper that he probably woke up in (we all have such a fav jacket). Noah the elegant Byron Bay beaut with angel's locks bouncing like his bass. Toto with his half-French style chic and boyish smile. Louie the synth-magician in the background with his unostentatious down-to-earth shirts and flaxen bowl cut. And Jules who is just an iconic mix of music history's greatest styles fused into the incomparable modern Jules-Crommelin-piece-of-art. Oh and their music?! The same beautiful mix of their personalities transcended from visual to audio level! No one else out there sounds quite like them!

[@emiliae.4415]

Perfect description!!!

[@juhncanela3524]

you're damn right!! That's totally them

[@belenonthenet]

I love this comment! 👏🏻😁

[@nellymoreno4774]

Outstanding wrap of Parcels 🙌

[@zacgilhooley2107]

Perfectly described!

[@marioduran7219]

"Our philosophy in a way is to keep moving, keep changing everything. We can never really play the same thing twice because we get bored very easily"... Now that's why they are the greatest. Always finding a different way to play a song with changing tempos, intros, transitions, arrangements. Each studio session, live session, concert is unique. We may like one version better, but we will NEVER be bored. The Parcels you get when you see them live is a unique Parcels and that's exactly what keeps it real.

[@franciscopastranalucio9390]

Damn better said impossible! Long live parcels !!!

[@Gumbo72203]

Sounds like you need Phish and the Grateful Dead! This is exactly their ethos as well

[@mdee8784]

There’s a unique energy in Australia and its people

[@fatjake2003]

Cheryl Waters you are an absolute treasure!

[@DK-ny1ey]

Did she have no idea they were from Australia and not Germany? They looked at her after that question like hey dummy, we're Aussies who live in Germany.

[@ilie-razvanturcanu8539]

To the newcomers What you've just felt is the deepest soul of Pat, Noah, Louie, Toto and Jules, who came up with an emotional, orchestral oriented album, that shows their growth as artists and their pure sensibility. It's even beyond the catchy grooves that had already blown our minds in Live Vol. 1 (the live album that made me love them forever, check it ASAP). Their harmonies are like melting sugar and their rhythmic chemistry is ridiculously BADASS. To me, it's a story of ego sacrifice in the name of shared, noble ART. They wouldn't be the same apart. They've built something greater than themselves, for us to lighten up and to be ourselves. Welcome to the Parcels family!

[@belenonthenet]

I have no words for live Vol. 1. It's sublime and perfect from start to end. I've listened to it many times so far and I still get mesmerized! As I read somewhere in the comments, it's like they were born to play together ♥️

[@ilie-razvanturcanu8539]

@@belenonthenet I feel you sooo well. I know every inch of it haha. And it feels heart warming to see the same passion in people like you ❤️ Let's also give credits to their new stuff, because this is the current Parcels vibe and we should lift them up as much as we can! Please, check this live of "Somethinggreater". It gave me a whole new perspective about their musicianship... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqxkJiDiK9mqbs

[@belenonthenet]

@@ilie-razvanturcanu8539 I've listened to a few somethinggreater performances lately but this one. I'll definitely check it out! Thanks!! 🙌🏻

[@martinrivero1862]

Cringed hard at this comment

[@JLucas94]

hahaha wtf

[@zebolasha]

what a transition at 6:30!

[@carter_tate]

For real!!🔥

[@internet_internet]

They have a lot of really good transitions from different sets.

[@Genious.]

I was really hoping for a band that didn't knock me on my ass because, financially, KEXP is killing me. 2 minutes into this and I knew I'd be buying their stuff. What a great band.

[@EG-ww4bz]

Saw them live in LA! They were amazing !

[@Seanfitznz]

Check out thier live album recording video. Otherworldly.

[@viper3269]

you have to see their live from La Cigale, Paris, the performance, video, audio, everything was a m a z i n g

[@josedanielvillegas4475]

Same here. I drained my credit cards just to see them live in Asheville this march 28th...I live in Colombia 🤭

[@GratefulShredd]

@@josedanielvillegas4475 you made the right call. I just saw them in Denver and Im trying to figure out where I can see them again.

[@rusty2222]

I know it's not a particularly original point but I'm always floored by the quality of production KEXP squeeze out of live performances. Almost studio quality audio.

[@MusicManiacRob]

KEXP's engineers are always on point!

[@dominiksabat]

If you're into such stuff check parcels concert in la cigale or concert of Olivia Dean in cafe club.

[@yeskimkim]

@@dominiksabat Better check Live from Hansa Studio. The audio from that performance is insane

[@jas_bataille]

@@yeskimkim Sure, but it *is* studio quality because it's *in* a studio - which is somehow less impressive than getting near it in an environment that has no rights sounding this good. This is direct sound!! I can achieve this after the stream as an audio engineer, but live, that's a whole other level (it may have been altered after the live performance but I do believe this is what people heard on KEXP that very day with perhaps some exceptions like reverb switch on drums etc but even those could be controlled in an Ableton Live session with a click)

[@christopherskinner9140]

I get what you're saying, but the KEXP audio folk know what they're doing and are a big part of why these sessions sound so great. (Obviously the bands play a pretty big part too 😉) I like to think of it less as "squeezing" and more like "enhancing."

[@MrMorelloJr]

If we still make music in a hundred years, I'm sure musicians will still play Rhodes pianos, telecasters, jazz basses & Strats. Their sounds are timeless.

[@davidskirk7355]

these Aussies and their awesome bands....

[@MarioKazooie]

Parcels changed my life, what a perfect addition to KEXP, glad to see they're becoming really famous (pun intended)

[@josedanielvillegas4475]

Same here pal, they changed my life. Their Live just when the pandemic started was a relief.

[@FRESHENDEAVOUR]

@@josedanielvillegas4475 YES! so so true. glad you guys both think so.

[@McShag420]

The way to paradise!

[@jeric3857]

whats the pun

[@1nashtyfan]

@@jeric3857 FAMOUS, FAMOUS!

[@doddgarger6806]

Aussie bands are just killing it

[@electrikefeel]

OK now I'm thinking in getting a ticket for the México City show

[@marb8117]

do it, make yourself a wonderful gift! honestly the best live I've ever been at, the energy is just otherwordly

[@locle8852]

100%

[@bossbaby2112]

I truly think we will look back on Parcels as being one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@tomansell7996]

Sorry did anyone get that unreal tempo/groove change at 6:33??! bravo ! much love

[@wolfreyet]

Slick wasn't it!

[@terminalglimmer]

Goddamn that was sick

[@MarijnRoze]

@@terminalglimmer holy shit!

[@SergeBelkin]

They do these quite frequently on livesessions =)

[@Schmitzelhaus]

They are the tightest band i´ve ever seen live, it is actually insane how on point they are, especially live. Can´t recommend enough to go to one of their shows, you wont regret it! 👌

[@jack_freeman]

Sees video in feed- *puts on headphones*

[@ZacharyWThomas]

I actually feel like my life was just changed for the better having found this band

[@georgeonz0la]

I would like access to those 150 demos haha

[@user-ux5wh4qj1h]

me too 😂

[@kenmatsurika6008]

Now I torturethe replay button. Thanks KEXP for having Parcels with you. And the boys are great as always.

[@Pepijnisdebom]

The greatest band in the world! I have tickets for their show in the netherlands. Love you guys please never stop making music

[@cazador2711]

Will be going there too, can't wait

[@z459niles]

Get ready for the best vibes at a show you’ve ever seen.. I just saw them in PDX two weeks ago!

[@meesschoenmaker9370]

Gezellig

[@MissMoraline]

so... apparently i was living under a rock, i was today years old when i discovered this masterpiece of a band! as always thanks KEXP!!!

[@itsroobeats]

I just discovered them today, too! What a feeling!

[@adrianamichelle1670]

"Once" definitely my fav, love you Patrick❤️ you almost made me cry

[@lazylion420]

it's 2022 outside but it's 1977 inside of my headphones god bless KEXP

[@pauldougherty1585]

i like how raw the vocals are

[@HARTYNMUGHES]

This was utterly ridiculous. Huge props to the audio team too, stellar job as always

[@davidgbrockway]

The MID-measure tempo shift at 6:35 is incredible. It's somehow more abrupt than it should be and yet completely seamless at the same time.

[@leoslovato]

Once again These guys will head the pop funkadelic scenery the following years, a unique tone I can't explain how but so original

[@user-tl4ss4db5f]

I think it’s the result of an incredible natural talent combined with an anthroposophic education

[@patrickcarroll5624]

Parcels are the band everyone needs in their life

[@miguel.angel.lugo21]

The best band at the moment , and I speak for all of us

[@pilekarker]

I really wish that riff Patrick does at 18:05 was in the studio version of Somethinggreater, it sounds so good.

[@jamiemellor7417]

That is absolute luxury. Just imagine coming up with this groove in a rehearsal room. I’d want to play it for about an hour.

[@user-ux5wh4qj1h]

and together with his face expressions 200% better, it's on repeat. Thanks, kind man!

[@marb8117]

that's the point of the concert where I felt I was flying

[@NikolasGutierrezCasallas]

Props again to Cheryl for making such good questions and go deep into the artists she is interviewing. So happy to see Parcels next week in Toronto. A day/night to never forget!

[@olgaruiz1687]

she's the best

[@benjaminelicer1307]

What a great band. I saw them in Lollapalooza Chile... i gotta say, they sound crazy AF live...

[@yedidguerrero850]

Los veré por primera vez acá en México, no puedo esperar 🙌🏻

[@benjaminelicer1307]

@@yedidguerrero850 Son increíbles!

[@blarc1]

Vinieron al Lolla en chile? Ctm donde puedo ver eso

[@Makanisurfin]

Have been at concerts twice and it was insane!

[@ClimateDude]

I for one am ready for Parcels musical world dominance.

[@TARRS1]

Be advised: I played "Once" while at the office... I had to swallow my tears... It's just so beautiful ✨✨✨

[@AdaUrsa]

Nice to see Parcels in KEXP!

[@matias.linares]

and now, the band you should have known long ago

[@oskarlindahl580]

The live "Famous" build-up is crazy!

[@jamierogers]

here before this blows up 😅

[@josedanielvillegas4475]

I've been waiting for this KEXP performance for two years now, when they released their Live Vol. 1. Finally, you've made me so happy people of KEXP.

[@lu1s4ngel]

Los Parcels son la mera vena.

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

this video started my Parcels addiction .. they are all i have been listening to for a month or so ...

[@elwoodzo]

I almost never make it through a KEXP live set from start to finish in one sitting - that just blew me away

[@itzelcisneros4]

The best band

[@smokeythebearhug]

We'll see you in ATL, Parcels! Thank you KEXP for supporting great music. PS Cheryl Waters is the best DJ on the planet today!

[@PeterYacono]

dat soft intro. lovely, boys

[@jstn9914]

Stupendous! Thank you KEXP for sharing this fantastic supergroup. For anyone interested, I HIGHLY recommend checking out Parcels' live set "Vol. 1" on KZbin. Imo, they are the epitome of musicianship and jamming.

[@NicKnJ0hnProductions]

Saw these guys at M3F last weekend in Phoenix! Best set of the weekend!

[@millertime9465]

They absolutely KILLED it!

[@cedemachi]

Famous - 00:46 Light - 07:46 Somethinggreater - 12:25 Once - 20:03

[@caelb9764]

It's awesome & weird to see a bunch of lads from my hometown going off on KEXP. Good stuff as always.

[@bbg515011]

God the most music is so good!

[@vixhex]

Phenomenal all around.

[@user-ux5wh4qj1h]

Parcels♥️🥰🤗😭 Here these guys proved me I was right following their band. Adore watching them groove.

[@maxinthedam]

I have been dreaming of this day. Thank you KEXP.

[@Pidxr]

Let's all move to Berlin

[@Pidxr]

I hope you play with Fancy

[@ulisesmezap]

Somethinggreater its definily something so much greater

[@mckazoo8766]

I love how the singer changes from looking like almost every beatle to freddy mercury

[@samuelegalli3494]

In their best dimension... They really sound better live....you can feel the energies... I find them just awesome

[@tombarron2468]

Taking old school style funk and bringing it to 2020’s. Good vocals and good variety of leads. Great work guys!!!

[@ivanniaromo9882]

Simplemente, asombroso !! Parcels es otro nivel, definitivamente.

[@chasestevens2117]

Full groove!!! Thank you all for making this one happen!

[@deryalves9779]

Mais uma banda maravilhosa no kexp parcels não consigo parar de ouvi soa tão clássico , direto daqui do Brasil viva parcels.

[@ana.p_ramos]

Torcendo pelo dia que eles virão ao Brasil 😭😭😭😭

[@gustavokim4000]

THIS KEXP SESSION IS HARDDDDDDD

[@TheLastSecretGarden]

Music so good and so perfect and transcendent that I literally feel like we're not meant to hear it. I've just never heard anything like this before. This is a whole other level. "Once" is the saddest song I've ever heard, dude. Really really really reminds me of my deceased brother. Just, wow. WOW.

[@brandedbyamit3276]

Every time there is a Parcels live performance I find on the internet, my day shines brighter. I am beyond grateful for their contribution to music at-large. I am beyond grateful for their impact on my standard for sonic experiences.

[@samuelpalacios9661]

The production, the transitions, everything about parcels is magic

[@kpynckuu]

80's forever! Love you guys!

[@samueledmonds7358]

Killer band. Jeez they love that minor IV - I - VII - VI progression on that second song, what a vibe setup

[@juggie962]

THIS SOMETHINGGREATER VERSION, it's is just superior to everything i've heard. Noah voice is sooo beautiful, vibey and space-creating! i haven't listened to anything else this song like for a week (even the voice of common sense). It makes me wanna just lay on the beach and daydream

[@jbridgy123456]

Parcels you blow my socks off each time I hear you perform. Amazing stuff boys.

[@Jadair215]

Already have my ticket. Can't wait to April 1st. See you guys in México.

[@belenonthenet]

Estoy enganchada con Parcels desde hace una semana y me encuentro con esta joyita! Blessed👏🏻👏🏻✨

[@ucielsola]

Escuchaste Live VOL. 1? Fue lo primero que vi de ellos, es una locura. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2W3d3dohcuJhtk

[@belenonthenet]

@@ucielsola Siiii! Me lo recomendaron en uno de sus videos hace un par de días y desde ya te digo, perdí la cuenta de cuántas veces lo escuché! Es impresionante el power de esta banda!

[@garnica7539]

literalmente los amo

[@oscaraznar4634]

Por fin gente con creatividad,gusto musical en estos tiempos de decadencia de grupos repetitivos y comerciales larga vida a parcels

[@paolorojas8242]

Pero el Funk es comercial :V . Creo que que tan popular sea un estilo no le quita ni calidad ni merito y Parcels es un ejemplo de ello.

[@estebanvega8885]

Yeeeeees.!!! The Best of the best!!!

[@loucat2779]

wow, hello Parcels!! What a nice, enthusiastic sound. Just what we needed. Cheryl always delivers, thanks hon.😘

[@krisnaaaaaa]

Wooooo! They're getting bigger out there! So proud of parcels!

[@komora3628]

Estos chicos merecen todo lo bueno, que grandes musicos, parece que nacieron para tocar juntos

[@McDoinky]

Would love to see these guys make a soundtrack for something

[@guan8571]

Holy shittttt, FINALLY.

[@catsandweed2107]

Cheryl Waters tiene el mejor trabajo de este mundo!!!! 😁👏🏻

[@constantinoVino]

Good that I also move to Germany, I hope to see you live not once but a few times when you play around South Germany, I will be there for sure.

[@EricK-fq8lr]

Saw them in Chicago on their first US tour. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen in my life. They were so engaging and felt so unique. Can really see the Daft Punk influence in the first album. Love the continued evolution!

[@babakamusic7184]

OMG! What a band! Thanx KEXP for inviting them!

[@user-ux5wh4qj1h]

Cheryl ♥️🌹

[@McShag420]

YESSSSSS!!!!! Finally!

[@jarrod4115]

PARCELS ON KEXP!!!

[@troywebb2062]

Glow of sunshine on a rainy day

[@ColetivoLunar]

Glad to see Parcels getting more and more attention! I saw them live in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago, and they're as good as it gets.

[@Matheus.t.e]

Guys, your music has such a power over me that i literally started crying on the first key notes, please come to Brazil!!! ❤

[@javierherrera2113]

Lord Henry is an underrated song! :(

[@EEZAL]

Hasn't Cheryl Waters got such a beautiful soul... great music too guys

[@dawnwarren4440]

Cheryl you always impress me with your interviewing skills. You asked some questions I was dying to know and opened this band up a bit. Since the pandemic they are one of my favs and I was glad to hear them on one of my favorite live segments. Thanks all!!

[@VLAD_P_]

Great band :) Luka Modric can really play the keyboard & guitar well & has a great voice . Not only killing it on the football field this year 😀

[@julssss8157]

Every performance with Cheryl is pure gold!!!