2021-11-05
Day/Night
Parcels
By Maeve C.
Writing for Day/Night began in a forest on Australia’s east coast at the start of 2020, as bushfires gave way weeks later to floods. Parcels cut more than 150 demos down to 19 songs, recorded them at La Frette Studios in Paris and produced the album themselves, with James Ford mixing and Owen Pallett arranging the strings.
The record is built as two self-contained halves: nine songs on Day, opening with “Light”, and ten on Night, which starts with “Shadow” and ends on “Inside”. Day is the lighter side and Night the darker. “Free”, “Comingback” and “Somethinggreater” went out as singles before Because Music released the double album.
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Rights-holder Apple Music metadata (℗ 2021 Because Music) gives release date 5 November 2021; editorial notes: “Whittled down from more than 150 demos”, written “in a forest on the east coast of Australia at the start of 2020” when bushfires “were followed weeks later” by floods, a “19-track double album”, Day the lighter side and Night the darker. This listing shows 23 songs (bonus material) against the 19-track original. 2005+ release, used with the corroboration below.Independent, 15 September 2021: “The album will be released on November 5 via Because Music”; recorded at Paris’ La Frette Studios; produced by Parcels with James Ford mixing; Owen Pallett string arrangements; two self-contained albums, nine tracks on Day and ten on Night; singles ‘Free’, ‘Comingback’, ‘Somethinggreater’.
ARIA #NewMusicFriday, 5 November 2021, lists Parcels’ second album Day/Night among the 5 November releases.
Corroborates 5 November 2021 (Because), La Frette Studios. Infobox credits Parcels and James Ford as producers, while NME describes Ford’s role as mixing; the copy follows NME (Ford mixing). MusicBrainz also lists only 2021-11-05 events (worldwide digital, FR 2×CD); no earlier day found.