#my soft machine

[itsallhoney]

I RADIATE LIKE A STAR

Impurities | ARLO PARKS

[poprocklyrics]

Melt my heart of stone and Make my dream come true

Jasmine, Arlo Parks

[thebowerypresents]

Arlo Parks – Brooklyn Steel – April 2, 2024

Arlo Parks’ sophomore long-player, My Soft Machine, arrived last May, quickly earning praise from fans and critics alike: “UK pop prodigy’s second album provides plush armor against life’s slings and arrows,” raves Rolling Stone. “Parks has a skill for inviting listeners not only into her mind, but into her immediate environment, and the effects bring her racing emotions right to the forefront.” Last night the London singer-songwriter-poet came to a sold-out Brooklyn Steel to close out her North American tour.

Photos courtesy of Samantha Schraub | @samcsch

[driftwoodsix]

boygenius the national arlo parks what the hell is going on this wednesday morning

[some1willrememberus]

Arlo Parks - Impurities (Official Video)

[lunapaper]

It’d be easier to list who hasn’t done a collab with Phoebe Bridgers... 

This time, it’s Arlo Parks’ turn. Although the video for ‘Pegasus’ doesn’t feature Phoebe, her presence is easily felt in the ghostly shimmer of Parks’ 90s-alt lullaby, not too dissimilar to her contribution to SZA’s aptly titled ‘Ghost in the Shell.’ 

But she more than holds her own in the clip, the British singer/songwriter driving through the desert with her old-school Walkman, reminiscing about a past love while picking up a few random strangers along the way. There’s plenty of bittersweet nostalgia as Parks acquaints herself with her fellow lost souls, trying to regain her place in the world. 

Says the singer (via Stereogum): 

‘The desert landscape has always had a special place in my heart, the scorched land, the dust, the sense of absence […] Films like Gerry, My Own Private Idaho, and Paris, Texas all use the desert as its own character representing isolation, nostalgia and the journey to a place outside of yourself. Bedroom did an incredible job of meshing surreal dreamscapes with real intimacy to make one of my favourite music videos I’ve ever made.’ 

‘Pegasus’ is about experiencing the warmth and lightness of good love for the first time. It also explores how the absence of chaos and the presence of real connection can be a little bit terrifying after a long time of not having it.’ 

Arlo Paris’s My Soft Machine is out May 26. Read the review for her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams here.    

- Bianca B. 

[itsallhoney]

WHEN YOU EMBRACE ALL MY IMPURITIES

Impurities | ARLO PARKS

[stevenvenn]

Arlo Parks - Weightless (from My Soft Machine out May 26) Sorry for being so incognito for 2023 so far. But I had a lot going on over the holidays and haven’t had the itch to post about new music for a few weeks. But today that changes as I am loving the new Arlo Parks single, “Weightless.” I have posted my best albums of 2022, The Nifty 50 (sorry for the delay). It has links to both the Spotify playlist and the YouTube videos playlist.  Check it out at the link! Hope your 2023 is off to a great start!

[sometimesalien]

sometimesalien's top 10 albums

hey everyone, sorry for being inactive again, life has been mega crazy so instead of a really well thought out post i’ve been thinking about my top 10 albums of all time (well more like released in the last six years) so here we go. none of these are in order, they are just my top 10. 

Wasteland, Baby! - Hozier (2019)

First time I heard this album it felt like I was floating the entire time. How it changes throughout with no two songs sounding the same but the message carrying through overall. The title track is by far the best one off the album. Wasteland, Baby! is definitely the one I reach for the most because, well…

Unreal Unearth - Hozier (2023)

I listened to this so much I became so obsessed with the idea of the circles of Hell and Dante’s Inferno that I bored anyone who would listen about it. There are so many little references and so many little quirks that mean I have to listen to it fully every time I listen, like I cannot stop halfway through and then carry on. The attention to detail is just incredible.

the record - boygenius (2023)

Summer 2023 in one album. I was lucky enough to see them on tour and it changed my entire perspective on life. Sad girl summer was the prologue to Brat summer this year. Aside from the tour, the whole thing is just an insane journey of friendship and caring about people and encouraging them to carry on in life. 

Trench - twenty one pilots (2018)

Trench my beloved. Trench is love, Trench is life. Trench makes the world go round. It’s like an eargasm every time I listen to it. The songs are just impeccable, the mixing, the drums, the lyrics, all of it. It got me through a tough period of my life. Leave the City remains the best closing track they have ever put out in my opinion. (happy birthday trench <3)

Hypersonic Missiles - Sam Fender (2019)

I first listened to Hypersonic during lockdown and I think it was ultimately what got me into politics and what influenced me to try to change the world in some way. The way that Sam Fender writes such poetic lyrics and puts them to tunes that sound right, and then can bring that into stadiums and festivals and not change the essence of them, amazing. 

My Soft Machine - Arlo Parks (2023)

I have never met another Arlo Parks fan irl and it actually hurts. There’s just something about the way her voice flows and sounds that just immediately makes me want to hear more. My Soft Machine is such an eclectic mix of songs and every time I listen to it I wish I could listen to it again for the first time. It reminds me of summer, of those final weeks of happiness before moving on to do bigger things. Dog Rose supremacy. DOG ROSE SUPREMACY.

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan (2023)

I once had a drunken conversation with a friend of a friend about TRAFOAMP and a few weeks later I was at a pub quiz and a friend and I fought over the quiz answer sheet because Red Wine Supernova came on and we both knew the answer and wanted to write it down. It’s fun, gay, and creates such a sense of community. I have forced so many people to listen to it, and every person has loved it. If I ever want to dance around my room to something, I put it on. 

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers (2020)

It’s easy to say that Phoebe’s voice is incredible but I would say she has the voice of a generation. It’s not often I go a whole day without hearing snippets of her voice on social media, but her soft vocals throughout the album move me every time. The variety in the album too, going from Kyoto to I Know The End and all the songs in between. It’s a timeless album.

Prelude to Ecstacy - The Last Dinner Party (2024)

I looped this album over and over and over whilst on a train journey and every song sounded so incredible and so unique and the crescendos were amazing. I love how the band performs, with complete theatrics and aesthetics that you don’t see as much with bands nowadays. 

Clancy - twenty one pilots (2024)

My most anticipated album of the year and it didn’t disappoint. I listened to the whole thing with my partner and I wrote notes on how each song made me feel and how the lore was going down. I screamed at the end of Paladin Strait and my housemate was so startled he asked if I was ok. It feels like every time I listen to it I discover something else about it. 

Let’s be honest, this list will change in a week and something new will drop. We shall see what happens, but as of today, this is it.

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This came to me in a vision

[thankonomics]

Arlo Parks - Purple Phase (Official Video)

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Artista: Arlo Parks Álbum: My Soft Machine Ano: 2023 Faixas/Tempo: 12/40min Estilo: Bedroom Pop/alt-Pop Data de Execução: 26/09/2023 Nota: 7,2 Melhor Música: Blades