Day/Night

Day/Night
digital cover
Studio album by
Parcels
Released5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
StudioLa Frette Studios, Paris
LabelBecause
ProducerParcels and James Ford [1]
Parcels chronology
Live Vol. 1
(2020) 		Day/Night
(2021) 		Live Vol. 2
(2023)
Singles from Day/Night
  1. "Free"
    Released: June 2021[1]
  2. "Comingback"
    Released: July 2021[1]
  3. "Somethinggreater"
    Released: September 2021[1]
  4. "Theworstthing"
    Released: October 2021
  5. "Famous"
    Released: November 2021

Day/Night is the second studio album by Australian electropop band Parcels. The album was announced in September 2021, alongside third single "Somethinggreater" and released on 5 November 2021.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[3]
Still Listening Magazine[4]88/100

Rhys Buchanan from NME said "Parcels have gone all in to produce a sprawling and inventive double album" and "This daring album sets yet another high bar for this band, and leaves us itching to find out where they'll go next."[3]

Greg Walker from Northern Transmissions said "It's a long album, one hour and 36 minutes, but every moment keeps you engaged, with their brilliant disco-infused, then slow jazz-tinged modern rock."

Al Newstead from Triple J said "Double albums are unruly beasts" but went on to explore to two sides saying Day contains the more familiar Parcels sound: scratchy guitars, popping basslines, elegant piano, everything luxuriates in string arrangements from violinist-to-the-stars Owen Pallett. [whilst] Night has some of the same bump n' grind but slips into its evening gown - all moody, nocturnal atmosphere. Lyrically, it's a much more sombre affair, too."[5]

Fraser Johnson said "They sound (and dress like) like every great pop, rock, and disco band of the last 60 years, all rolled into one. It's absolutely infectious." Johnson compared the two sides sayig "The first, Day, is loose, raw and uplifting. In Night, the production shifts ever-so slightly into a brooding, darker and more affected affair."[4]

Track listing

Day track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Light"
  • Jules Crommelin
  • Patrick Hetherington
6:13
2."Free"
  • Crommelin
5:27
3."Comingback"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
  • Noah Hill
5:11
4."Theworstthing"
  • Hetherington
3:03
5."Inthecity" (interlude)
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
  • Owen Pallett
1:57
6."NowIcareSomemore"
  • Hetherington
2:59
7."Somethinggreater"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
  • Hill
5:31
8."Daywalk"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
  • Hill
  • Anatole Serret
  • Loius Swain
3:39
9."Outside"
  • Hetherington
7:13
Night track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shadow"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
3:01
2."Neverloved"
  • Crommelin
4:11
3."Famous"
  • Crommelin
4:49
4."Icallthishome"
  • Hetherington
1:09
5."Lordhenry"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
5:32
6."Thefear"
  • Hetherington
3:26
7."Nightwalk"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
6:47
8."Reflex"
  • Crommelin
4:44
9."Once"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
4:39
10."Inside"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
  • Hill
  • Serret
  • Swain
3:02

Charts

Chart (2021–2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 103
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 43
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 55
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] 30
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 70
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 31
UK Sales Chart (OCC)[15] 83

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Parcels announce second album Day/Night". NME. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ "NewMusicFriday: ABBA, Parcels, Diana Ross and more out now!". ARIA. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Parcels – Day/Night review: an ambitious and arresting step forward". NME. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Parcels - Day/Night Review". Still Listening Magazine. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Unwrapping the extremes of Parcels: daylight funk, night time melancholy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Parcels – Day / Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Parcels – Day / Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Parcels – Day / Night" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Parcels – Day / Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Parcels – Day / Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Parcels – Day / Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Parcels – Day / Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Parcels – Day / Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Parcels – Day / Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Official Chart History Parcels". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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