Loved (Parcels album)

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Loved
Parcels Loved.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
Genre
Length45:47
Label
Producer
  • Jules Crommelin
  • Patrick Hetherington
Parcels chronology
Live Vol. 2
(2023)
Loved
(2025)
Singles from Loved
  1. "Leaveyourlove"
    Released: 27 November 2024
  2. "Safeandsound"
    Released: 12 March 2025
  3. "Yougotmefeeling"
    Released: 6 May 2025
  4. "Summerinlove"
    Released: 1 August 2025
  5. "Sorry"
    Released: 12 September 2025 [1]

Loved (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by Australian electropop band Parcels. It was released on 12 September 2025, through Because Music.

Contents

Background

Loved is described as the album of unity. In an interview for Rolling Stone Australia , the band explained the album is "a personal, yet celebratory journey", further stating, "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." [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Dork 4/5 [4]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [5]

Neive McCarthy from Dork said "Parcels are looser and more relaxed than ever before – they lean into each track fully, letting it take them wherever it needs. The palette of sounds are more diverse than ever, and there is an unpolished quality to the record that makes it feel warmer and more resonant." McCarthy added, "They've tried on different versions of themselves across over a decade as a band, but the iteration of them on Loved feels like the truest yet – it's sincere and honest, and fundamentally, celebratory." [4]

Chris Connor from The Line of Best Fit described the album as "a richly rewarding record that showcases their seemingly disparate influences and channels them into a funk-infused melting pot." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Jules Crommelin and Patrick Hetherington.

Loved track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tobeloved"
  • Jules Crommelin
  • Patrick Hetherington
4:06
2."Ifyoucall"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
4:02
3."Safeandsound"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
4:38
4."Sorry"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
3:18
5."Yougotmefeeling"Noah Hill3:04
6."Leaves"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
3:42
7."Everybodyelse"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
3:39
8."Summerinlove"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
4:32
9."Leaveyourlove"
  • Crommelin
  • Louie Swain
  • Hill
  • Hetherington
3:52
10."Thinkaboutit"
  • Anatole Serret
  • Crommelin
  • Swain
  • Hill
  • Hetherington
2:52
11."Finallyover"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
3:12
12."Iwanttobeyourlightagain"
  • Crommelin
  • Hetherington
5:03
Total length:45:47

Charts

Chart performance for Loved
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 110
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 87
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 53
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 73
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [12] 20
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 6

Release history

Release dates and formats for Loved
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogueRef.
Various12 September 2025 Because BEC5615757 / BEC5615760 [14]

References

  1. "Parcels Release New Single "Sorry" and AlbumLoved". noise11. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. "Parcels Announce New Album 'LOVED'". Rolling Stone Australia . 7 May 2025. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. "LOVED - Parcels | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Parcels – Loved - Dork". Dork . 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Parcels: LOVED review - enjoyable calm". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Parcels – Loved" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Parcels – Loved" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Parcels – Loved" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Parcels – Loved" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. "LOVED by Parcels on Apple Music". Apple Music . 12 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.