Parcels: Influences

Aussie wunderkinds Parcels produce a relentlessly smooth strain of electro-pop that's not just inventive but also beholden to the genre-bending artists who've come before. A close listen reveals traces of Gorillaz's renegade beat mastery, The Rolling Stones' fearless rock and roll swagger, the studio-fresh sheen of Steely Dan—and propulsive electronic funk with echoes of Justice and Caribou.