Parcels is a dance-oriented synth pop band that is originally from Byron Bay, Australia (New South Wales) but is currently based in Berlin. They are a fairly eclectic band whose genre identification becomes more elusive the closer one listens to their work: they clearly start off from a disco base, from revival disco along the lines of Daft Punk to its retro variety including '70s Bee Gees (with all the falsetto) and Chaka Khan, among others. But they also have serious neo-soul bits in there, some solid funk lines, and jazzy parts, and they go as far as to insert some classically inspired accompaniment parts and swelling violins dispersed in and around their music, along with a little ambient music, as well. Their songs are rich and catchy; they are lushly arranged and almost flawlessly delivered.