Description

Arlo Parks sophomore album, My Soft Machine, is a deeply personal body of work; a narration of Parks experiences as she navigates her 20 s and the growth intertwined. The album was recorded between London and Los Angeles throughout 2021 2022. Arlo worked alongside producers including Paul Epworth, Ariel Rechtshaid, Romil Hemnani (Brockhampton), Frank Ocean-collaborator Buddy Ross, and Carter Lang (SZA), whilst also self-producing a run of material on the album. The record features a guest vocal from musician and friend, Phoebe Bridgers. – Transgressive

The world our view of it is peppered by the biggest things we experience – our traumas, upbringing, vulnerabilities almost like visual snow. This record is life through my lens, through my body – the mid 20s anxiety, the substance abuse of friends around me, the viscera of being in love for the first time, navigating PTSD and grief and self-sabotage and joy, moving through worlds with wonder and sensitivity- what it s like to be trapped in this particular body. There is a quote from a Joanna Hogg film called The Souvenir, it s an A24 semi-autobiographical film with Tilda Swinton – it recounts a young film student falling in love with an older, charismatic man then being drawn into his addiction – in an early scene he s explaining why people watch films – we don t want to see life as it is played out we want to see life as it is experienced in this soft machine. So, there we have it… My Soft Machine. – Arlo Parks

• sophomore full-length from London poet songwriter feat. collaborations w Phoebe Bridgers, Ariel Rechtshaid, Paul Epworth + more
• green colored vinyl
• housed in gatefold jacket w printed inner sleeve
• limited edition
• music label: Transgressive Records 2023