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The voice of a generation. We pinned it to Bob Dylan who didn't want to hear about it... Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho alias Arlo Parks reacted in the same way when we labelled her the spokesperson of Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2010) after Super Sad Generation, her 2019 EP. Once we move on from this marketing punchline, we can begin to savour Collapsed in Sunbeams, a brilliant debut album that slaloms between R'n'B, light pop and neo trip hop. This is without doubt the deepest record of early 2021... Before writing songs, the Londoner of Chadian, French and Nigerian origin mainly wrote poetry. A big fan of Sylvia Plath, Ginsberg and Nabokov, she was quickly drawn into writing, telling stories (often her own) even before setting them to music. With its title plucked from the pages of Zadie Smith's novel, On Beauty, Collapsed in Sunbeams emphasises Parks' literary passion, which she has now completely turned to music. She tackles break-up (Caroline), unrequited love (Eugene) and addiction (Hurt) with finesse and acuity. Her bittersweet melodies confront often melancholic, sometimes sad lyrics with natural pop energy and a hypnotic voice reminiscent of Martina Topley-Bird (Tricky's ex-girlfriend), Lily Allen (a fan) or Jorja Smith. At only 20 years old, Arlo Parks is the flavor of the month and is likely to be in the limelight for many years to come. A true revelation. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer, Producer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Paul Epworth, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Alessandro Buccellati, Composer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Claire Cottrill, Composer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Bad Sounds, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer - Callum James Merrett, Composer, Producer - Ewan Andrew Merrett, Composer, Producer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Paul Epworth, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
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The voice of a generation. We pinned it to Bob Dylan who didn't want to hear about it... Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho alias Arlo Parks reacted in the same way when we labelled her the spokesperson of Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2010) after Super Sad Generation, her 2019 EP. Once we move on from this marketing punchline, we can begin to savour Collapsed in Sunbeams, a brilliant debut album that slaloms between R'n'B, light pop and neo trip hop. This is without doubt the deepest record of early 2021... Before writing songs, the Londoner of Chadian, French and Nigerian origin mainly wrote poetry. A big fan of Sylvia Plath, Ginsberg and Nabokov, she was quickly drawn into writing, telling stories (often her own) even before setting them to music. With its title plucked from the pages of Zadie Smith's novel, On Beauty, Collapsed in Sunbeams emphasises Parks' literary passion, which she has now completely turned to music. She tackles break-up (Caroline), unrequited love (Eugene) and addiction (Hurt) with finesse and acuity. Her bittersweet melodies confront often melancholic, sometimes sad lyrics with natural pop energy and a hypnotic voice reminiscent of Martina Topley-Bird (Tricky's ex-girlfriend), Lily Allen (a fan) or Jorja Smith. At only 20 years old, Arlo Parks is the flavor of the month and is likely to be in the limelight for many years to come. A true revelation. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:54
- Main artists: Arlo Parks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Transgressive
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
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