Fresh off her co-write on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Arlo Parks appeared on Friday’s Tonight Show to perform her own “Devotion.” The Nineties rock-inspired track features on Parks’ most recent LP My Soft Machine, one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of 2023. “‘Devotion’ to me is a song about feeling …
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From country icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to featured guests Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, every star who worked on Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter shared their excitement for joining Queen Bey on her country album released Friday. Rising stars such as Raye and Tiera Kennedy expressed their gratitude to Beyoncé, …
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It can take months to recover from burnout, but Del Water Gap attempts to find healing and balance in just three-and-a-half minutes on his latest single “Quilt of Steam.” The record, which will appear on his forthcoming album I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet, out September 29, …
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Ahead of the release of her sophomore LP, My Soft Machine, Arlo Parks has shared a new single, “Devotion.” The track is the final tease of the album, out May 26 via Transgressive Records. “‘Devotion’ to me is a song about feeling so in love it’s almost like being ripped …
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On first listen, the second album from London singer-songwriter Arlo Parks sounds like something to luxuriate in; Parks sings and lays down poetry over plush textures and simmering beats. But a closer listen reveals that these pillowy structures are, in fact, cushions against the blows of modern life—bulwarks that keep …
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Arlo Parks frolics in the desert, picks up hitchhikers and even keeps her cool when her car overheats in the video for “Pegasus,” a duet with Phoebe Bridgers (who sings on the chorus but doesn’t appear in the clip). By the end of the video, Parks’ retinue includes five people …
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Harry Styles, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Jessie Buckley, and Sam Fender are among this year’s Mercury Prize nominees. The annual prize, Britain’s most prestigious music award, announced its initial shortlist of 12 albums earlier today. Little Simz, up for her LP Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, is one of two …
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Arlo Parks appeared on The Late Show to perform her recent single, “Softly.” The intimate performance, filmed behind the scenes and on the stage of a concert venue, marks Parks’ first time on the late-night show. Parks released “Softly,” along with an emotional music video directed by Zhang and Knight, …
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Music festival Iceland Airwaves will return to Reykjavík, Iceland after two years of cancellations due to the Covid pandemic. The annual festival, last held in 2019, has announced it will take place November 2-5 with an initial line-up that includes Arlo Parks, Metronomy, Crack Cloud, and Amyl & the Sniffers. …
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