My Soft Machine

My Soft Machine is the upcoming second studio album by British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, scheduled to be released via Transgressive Records on 26 May 2023.[1] It was preceded by the singles "Weightless",[2] "Impurities"[3] and "Blades",[4] and includes a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers. Parks will tour throughout 2023 in support of the album.[5]

My Soft Machine
Studio album by
Arlo Parks
Released26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)
Length40:41
LabelTransgressive
Producer
Arlo Parks chronology
Collapsed in Sunbeams
(2021)		 My Soft Machine
(2023)
Singles from My Soft Machine
  1. "Weightless"
    Released: 18 January 2023
  2. "Impurities"
    Released: 1 March 2023
  3. "Blades"
    Released: 19 April 2023

Background and recording

Parks described the album as a "deeply personal body of work" about "navigating life in her 20s", particularly "the mid-20s anxiety, the substance abuse of friends around [her], the viscera of being in love for the first time, navigating P.T.S.D. and grief and self-sabotage and joy".[2] She also noted that it was "far more collaborative" than her first album, as she "worked with a lot of people in different parts of the world" and that it "felt like [she] was facing outwards a lot more". The album's sound was influenced by the bands My Bloody Valentine and Fontaines D.C., with Parks noting the latter's 2022 album Skinty Fia as having a significant impact upon its sound.[6]

Parks began writing the album before releasing Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021), and it was recorded over 18 months in "sporadic bursts" in between her touring commitments. She worked with various collaborators, including Paul Epworth, Ariel Rechtshaid, Buddy Ross and Romil Hemnani of Brockhampton. The title comes from a line in the 2019 drama film The Souvenir.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anaïs Marinho.

My Soft Machine track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bruiseless" 1:11
2."Impurities"
3:49
3."Devotion" 2:45
4."Blades"
3:41
5."Purple Phase" 4:24
6."Weightless"
  • Marinho
  • Epworth
4:02
7."Pegasus" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) 3:06
8."Dog Rose" 3:08
9."Puppy" 3:13
10."I'm Sorry" 3:07
11."Room (Red Wings)" 4:28
12."Ghost" 3:47
Total length:40:41
Apple Music edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Mystery of Love" 
14."Blades" (acoustic) 
15."Dog Rose" (acoustic) 
Total length:50:00

References
  1. Renshaw, David (18 January 2023). "Arlo Parks announces second album My Soft Machine". The Fader. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. Kress, Bryan (18 January 2023). "Arlo Parks Announces New Album My Soft Machine, Shares "Weightless": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. Gonzalez, Alex (1 March 2023). "Arlo Parks Learns To Celebrate Her 'Impurities' On Her Latest My Soft Machine Single". Uproxx. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. Ackroyd, Stephen (19 April 2023). "Arlo Parks has dropped 'Blades', another taster of new album My Soft Machine". Dork. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. Strauss, Matthew (18 January 2023). "Arlo Parks Announces Album and European Tour Dates, Shares Video for New Song "Weightless": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. Geraghty, Hollie (27 March 2023). "Arlo Parks says new album is influenced by My Bloody Valentine and Fontaines D.C." NME. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. Spanos, Brittany (18 January 2023). "Arlo Parks Lets the World in on Her 'Joy and Pain and Confusion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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