“Arlo Parks’ rise feels very timely indeed. Her music is like a warm hug, a reassurance that everything is going to be OK when the world is dark and things seem out of control. True to form, her debut album is a sanctuary of compassionate lyricism and groove-along tunes. Despite the deceptively soothing nature of her sound – soft neo-soul, acoustic guitar, that honeyed voice – Parks is an artist c”
“The London songwriter and poet probes queerness and mental health in debut record”
“Arlo Parks has crafted a debut filled with invigorating yet vulnerable moments”
“Since her emergence as a teenager, west London singer-songwriter and poet Arlo Parks’s work has had plenty of acclaim. Rightly so: her music offers cerebral, softly candid musings, swimming with a gentle poeticism. In interviews, the 20-year-old speaks often about her love of Allen Ginsberg et al, as well as the breadth of music that inspires her, from emo to King Krule to Portishead. Collapsed in”
“Though a bit uneven, the British prodigy’s hotly anticipated debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams is shrewd, vivid and empathetic”
“Arlo Parks was being touted as the spokesperson for Generation Z even before she announced the release of her debut album. If she felt any pressure to live up to that label, or the praise being heaped on her by everyone from Billie Eilish to Florence Welch, then it doesn’t show on Collapsed In Sunbeams. It’s a confident, if perhaps musically safe, release that will help to cement her reputation fo”
