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My Soft Machine Due Out This Friday via Transgressive
May 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks is releasing a new album, My Soft Machine, this Friday via Transgressive. Now she has shared its fifth single, “Devotion,” via a music video. More
My Soft Machine Due Out May 28 via Transgressive
May 10, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks is releasing a new album, My Soft Machine, on May 28 via Transgressive. Now she has shared its fourth single, “Pegasus,” which features Phoebe Bridgers and was shared via a music video. More
My Soft Machine Due Out May 28 via Transgressive
Apr 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks is releasing a new album, My Soft Machine, on May 28 via Transgressive. Now she has shared its third single, “Blades,” via a music video. More
My Soft Machine Due Out May 28 via Transgressive
Mar 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks is releasing a new album, My Soft Machine, on May 28 via Transgressive. Now she has shared its second single, “Impurities,” via a music video. More
Plus The National, Wednesday, Braids, Murray A. Lightburn, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a stacked week for new songs and album announcements. Boygenius alone released three songs to consider! There were enough tracks we liked that we settled on a super-sized Top 13 this week. More
My Soft Machine Features Phoebe Bridgers and is Due Out May 28 via Transgressive
Jan 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks has announced a new album, My Soft Machine, and shared its first single, “Weightless,” via a music video. The album features Phoebe Bridgers on one song. Parks has also announced some European tour dates. More
Plus SASAMI, Lucy Dacus, Röyksopp, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 04, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2022. This week saw the start of the Winter Olympics in China, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day, the U.S. military took out the head of ISIS, and tensions continued between Russia and the Ukraine. More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Out Now via Transgressive
Feb 01, 2022
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks has shared a new song, “Softly,” via a video for it. The song follows her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, released in January 2021 via Transgressive. More
Our Favorite 2021 Tracks That You Can Listen to All Day Long, All Day Long
Jan 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern
It is confounding that so many outlets insist on posting best songs of the year lists in early December. Not only are there several more weeks left in the year, in which a number of potential great songs could be released, it also takes time to digest all the tracks released in November and earlier in the fall. We’ve obviously taken too much time. More
Jan 07, 2022
By Mark Redfern
2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More
Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and Others Also Nominated
Jul 22, 2021
By Mark Redfern
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice; Arlo Parks; Mogwai; Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and more. More
Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Out Now via Transgressive
Apr 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern
London-based singer Arlo Parks released her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, back in January via Transgressive. Now she has announced her first full on North American tour. More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Out Now via Transgressive
Apr 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Last night, Arlo Parks made an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where she performed “Hope,” a song from the British singer’s debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams. She was also interviewed by Corden. More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Out Now via Transgressive
Mar 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Last night, Arlo Parks made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed “Black Dog,” a song from the British singer’s debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams. Her performance, filmed in London, was backed by a band. More
Plus Madeline Kenney, Ohtis, Tune-Yards, Arlo Parks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2021. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week. Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the inauguration, it was a week light on compelling new tracks. So this week we chronicle the best songs of the last two weeks, so it’s a Top 12 (and our Top 2 are both super long songs). More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Out Now via Transgressive
Jan 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Arlo Parks has released her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, today via Transgressive. Last night she was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, making her network TV debut performing “Hurt.” Also, now that the album is out you can stream it here. And yesterday we posted our rave review of the album. More
Collapsed in Sunbeams Due Out This Friday via Transgressive
Jan 27, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Arlo Parks is releasing her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, this Friday via Transgressive. Now she has shared another song from it, “Alone,” via a touching video in which Parks supports a depressed friend. More
Parks’ Debut Album, Collapsed in Sunbeams Will Be Out Jan. 29 via Transgressive
Jan 21, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Arlo Parks has announced a filmed variety show special that will feature performances by Romy (The xx), Dave Okumu (The Invisible), and Glass Animals. The hour long show, titled Tonight With Arlo Parks, will premiere on Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST, where it will be viewable on both the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and the Amazon Music app (it will also be made available on Feb. 1 via Prime Video). More
Collapsed In Sunbeams Due Out January 29, 2021 via Transgressive
Dec 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Rising British musician Arlo Parks is releasing her debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, January 29, 2021 via Transgressive. Now she has shared a video for the recent single “Caroline,” which was one of our Songs of the Week. More
Plus U.S. Girls, Arab Strap, Bernice, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 04, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 44th Songs of the Week of 2020. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list covers the last two weeks and thus it’s a Top 12 rather than a Top 10.
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Collapsed In Sunbeams Due Out January 29, 2021 via Transgressive
Nov 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Rising British musician Arlo Parks is releasing her debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, on January 29, 2021 via Transgressive. Now she has shared another song from it, the soulful “Caroline.” It was shared via a lyric video. More
Plus Badge Époque Ensemble, Julien Baker, Ela Minus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2020. This week there was a second and final presidential debate that, unlike the first one, was an actual debate. More
Collapsed In Sunbeams Due Out January 29, 2021 via Transgressive
Oct 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Rising British musician Arlo Parks has announced her debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, and shared a new song from it, “Green Eyes,” via a video for the track (which features Clairo). More
Dreamland Out Now via Republic
Oct 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
British four-piece Glass Animals released a new album, Dreamland, back in August via Republic. Now they have shared a new version of the album’s “Tangerine” that features guest vocals from rising British musician Arlo Parks. More
They Also Performed Bridgers’ “Kyoto” for Chillest Show with Phil Taggart
Sep 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has teamed up with British musician Arlo Parks to cover the Radiohead classic “Fake Plastic Trees” (from The Bends), performing it in a church, with Parks on piano, for BBC Radio 1’s Chillest Show with Phil Taggart. They also performed Bridges’ “Kyoto,” from her recent album Punisher. More
Plus IAN SWEET, Angel Olsen, Tomberlin, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 21, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Jennifer Irving and Samantha Small)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2020. The Democrats had a virtual Democratic National Convention and made a convincing case against reelecting Donald Trump and for electing Joe Biden. Not that we needed convincing. More
New Single Out Now on Transgressive
Aug 21, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Promising new British musician Arlo Parks has shared a new song, “Hurt,” via a video for the track. “Oh wouldn’t it be lovely, to feel something for once?/Yeah wouldn’t it be lovely, to feel worth something whole?” More
Interviews
The Power to Enact Change
Dec 28, 2021
By Jennifer Irving
Raised in London, 20-year-old Arlo Parks, aka Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, leads a new generation of poets and songwriters. With her recent debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, Parks has quickly—and deservedly—grabbed the attention of the music world. Now, with a larger platform, she is determined to use it in a positive way, aiming to be active in her desire to create change. More
Dec 24, 2021
By Jennifer Irving
First and foremost, Arlo Parks is a poet. Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, Parks grew up in London both as a storyteller and an amalgamation of her family’s varying music taste. Raised on ’80s French pop, Prince, and her uncle’s record collection that ranged from Sade to Bob Dylan to Earth, Wind & Fire, Parks had a solid musical foundation when she picked up a guitar at 13. By the time Parks was a teenager her storytelling had evolved to poetry and now with a guitar in hand it transitioned to songwriting. More
Reviews
May 26, 2023
By Celline Teo-Blockey
Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks returns after a sea change with an anticipated sophomore album that doesn’t disappoint. More
Mar 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Clairo’s Sling tour snapped into the Second City with Arlo Parks at the Uptown’s purple and gold Riviera Theatre. Under the Radar photographer Joshua Mellin was there to catch the action. More