Day/Night

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2021 Ratings: #70 / 756
User Score
Based on 510 ratings
2021 Ratings: #165
November 5, 2021 / Release Date
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Because / Label
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Critic Reviews

90
Gigwise

Implementing their already successful sonic formula alongside a completely new array of sounds to choose from, ‘Day/Night’ celebrates individuality and creativity.

85
Northern Transmissions

It’s an epic undertaking that Parcels successfully execute. Whether it’s disco hopefulness or somber jazziness, they reach you in all your feelings in this record.

80
NME

This daring album sets yet another high bar for this band, and leaves us itching to find out where they’ll go next.

80
Loud and Quiet

Rather than plucking out specific songs to play on repeat or extract into separate playlists, Day/Night feels more like a case of sitting down and buckling up for the ride; but its transcendental, multi-faceted disposition suggests that maybe the journey is better than the destination.

70
DIY

A second record that’s part sunshine, part solitude.

DonCorleone
85

This album is fucking great! I loved the first part a bit more than Disc 2 tbh, but it's all so smooth.

swifty30
86

super nice experience and so goddamn effortlessly smooth
it's pretty cool to see the different things they can do with their music and how they're evolving

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NoOffenseBut
85

What a magnificent album! Day/Night is effortlessly smooth, incredibly mesmerizing, and overall a highly enjoyable listening experience, front-to-back.

Disc 1 or the day part of the album is bubbly, bright in sound, and at moments unbelievably beautiful, such as the Disc 1 closer "Outside" which absolutely blew me away. The day part could represent many things, eg the optimistic child part of us, the masked extroverted exterior we display, the honeymoon phase of a relationship, a ... read more

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HULIBULI
75

⭐Somethinggreater⭐

JC99
66

I still prefer them doing Funk over Boogie.
The "Night" side also feels too bland at times.
The single versions are all more enjoyable than the full renditions.

63

Kind of got boring to me, it felt long and not as interesting as their newer work
Disc 1 was a lot stronger than Disc 2 to me
Highlights : Free (single version)

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