Crystal Castles. While on tour in 2007–08, Findlay spent much of his free time recording demos of what would later become the foundation of Parallels’ current repertoire. Through an exchange of email with Holly, half‑finished songs he had been working on became their first single “Ultralight”. Cameron returned to Toronto at the end of Crystal Castles’ 2008 tour, and turned his main focus to the development of Parallels. Holly and Cameron continued to write more material, releasing “Ultralight” as a digital single later that year. They found co‑writing to be a refreshing break from working solo – each bringing their diverse musical backgrounds to their new project – stemming in ambient electronic music, cold‑war new wave, and classical music.

As word spread around Toronto, they were offered a spot to open for Glass Candy about a month before the show, and quickly had to begin rehearsing as an actual band. They brought in Joey Kehoe to play live keyboards. Parallels recorded the material for their first EP, entitled “Ultralight,” at Marigold Studios in Toronto which was released on vinyl Thisisnotanexit Records in London, England. The band looks forward to their full‑length album «Visionaries», scheduled for release in February 2010.