Arlo Parks (born 2000 in London) is an English singer-songwriter and published poet who blends bedroom pop, soul, and contemporary R&B with genuinely literary writing. Her debut Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021) won the Mercury Prize and is the obvious starting point; My Soft Machine (2023) follows naturally. Explore Arlo Parks vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, performing as Arlo Parks, was born in London on August 9, 2000. She signed with Transgressive Records in 2018 and released a series of acclaimed singles before her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021), which won the Mercury Prize and earned three Brit Award nominations and one Grammy nomination. Her second album My Soft Machine (2023) and third album Hello, How Are You? (2025) have continued her critically engaged work. She is also a published poet.
Arlo Parks' sound combines indie pop, bedroom pop, soul, and contemporary R&B with literate, often confessional songwriting drawing on her interests in poetry and literature. Her arrangements typically combine acoustic and electronic elements with warm, intimate production.
Transgressive pressings of Collapsed in Sunbeams and My Soft Machine have appeared in multiple color variants and limited edition pressings.
Listeners new to Arlo Parks typically start with Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021). My Soft Machine (2023) is a common second entry point.
