Parades

Overview

You wouldn’t believe me if, after listening to Parades’ debut Foreign Tapes, I told you that the Sydney four-piece started off as a hardcore band. The complex yet free-spirited arrangements topped with Daniel Cunningham’s dream-like, ethereal vocals just don’t seem like they’d have ever thought of being in the same boat as The Devil Wears Prada.

It’s good that Foreign Tapes became what it is though – it’s received praise from all over the board, including a SMAC award nomination for Record of the Year and a triple j nomination for Best Video (if you haven’t seen it, please do. It’s all kinds of slow motion, coloured-powder throwing amazing).

They’ve followed up Foreign Tapes’ success with their new single, Water Stories, which they’re taking on a tour this month with local dream pop lovers Little Scout. Woodland is hosting the Brisbane leg of the tour and Parades hopes you can come, but remember: Parades =/= hardcore! Leave the circle pit for another day.