I was coming off the back of writer’s block and feeling quite paralysed by the idea of making an album. It felt quite daunting to me. Luca had just come over from LA, and it was January, and we hadn’t seen each other in a while. I’d been listening to plenty of Motown and The Supremes, plus a lot of Inflo’s production and Cleo Sol’s work. I wanted to create something that felt triumphant, and that you could dance to. The idea was for the song to expose how tough things can be but revolve around the idea of the possibility for joy in the future. There’s a quote by Audre Lorde that … read more
I was coming off the back of writer’s block and feeling quite paralysed by the idea of making an album. It felt quite daunting to me. Luca had just … read more
I was coming off the back of writer’s block and feeling quite paralysed by the idea of making an album. It felt quite daunting to me. Luca had just come over from LA, and it was January… read more
Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Parks chose her stage name as a distinctive personal pseudonym. Her music blends touches of indie pop, R&B, folk and bedroom pop and she has named Sylvia Plath, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell as some of her influences. In 2018, she began uploading demos to BBC Music Introducing. This caught the attention of radio presenters across the UK who distributed these demos to Ali Raymond of Beatnik Creative, who soon began managing Parks. She … read more
Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Parks chose her stage name as a distinct… read more
Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Parks chose her stage name as a distinctive personal pseudonym. Her music blends touch… read more