Loved (Parcels album)

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.

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]

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]

All tracks are produced by Jules Crommelin and Patrick Hetherington.