Arlo Parks – My Soft Machine (LP) – Green Transparent Vinyl

Album Info Hide Show Artist: Arlo Parks Album: My Soft Machine Released: Worldwide, 2023 Tracklist: A1 Bruiseless A2 Impurities A3 Devotion A4 Blades A5 Purple Phase A6 Weightless B1 Pegasus B2 Dog Rose B3 Puppy B4 I’m Sorry B5 Room (Red Wings) B6 Ghost Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. 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You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Arlo Parks didnt rush her second act. My Soft Machine arrived on 26 May 2023, a careful follow up to the Mercury Prize winning Collapsed in Sunbeams, and you can hear that patience in the grain of it. Where the debut felt like sunlight through a bedroom curtain, this one moves like dusk on a warm weeknight, a little heavier with memory but still tender. Parks has always been a keen observer of the tiny movements that make up a friendship or a crush. Here she leans into that gift while nudging her sound toward something glossier and more kinetic. You can hear the shift early. Weightless glides on a pulse that suggests late bus rides and quiet resolve. Its still intimate, but the edges are sharper. Impurities might be the clearest window into where Parks is now. In interviews she said its about the friends who make you feel safe when your head is messy, and the song wraps that sentiment in pillowy harmonies and soft-focus guitars. Its the kind of track you replay after a long day because it doesnt ask anything from you. It just sits beside you. Then theres Blades, a slice of neon pop that feels like Parks testing how far she can stretch without snapping the thread of her writing. The chorus hits with a clean, almost clubby snap, and yet shes still writing about the human stuff, the awkward dance of trying to mend something frayed. Itll likely be a sleeper favourite for anyone who came to her for story but stayed for groove. Pegasus is the marquee moment, with Phoebe Bridgers matching Parks whispery poise. Their voices blend so naturally that the duet sounds like a private note passed across a crowded party. Its a highlight not because it chases spectacle, but because it treats collaboration as trust. Theres no tug-of-war for attention, just two singers comfortable in restraint. On the other end of the spectrum sits Devotion, which starts with tender devotionals and ends up roaring into a squall of guitars. Its the most brash shes sounded on record, and it works. Live, its the song you feel in your ribs. Across the record Parks threads flashes of joy into heavier themes. Shes frank about anxiety and she doesnt tidy up the edges around grief or confusion, but she also knows when to let light in. The title feels right for that reason. These songs chart the workings of a person trying to be kind to herself while carrying a lot, and the arrangements mirror that push and pull. You get synths that hum like streetlights, bass lines that stroll rather than strut, and drum programming that leaves space for breath. Its modern pop in proportions that favour people over polish. If youre crate digging, the My Soft Machine vinyl is worth the shelf space. The low-end warmth on tracks like Impurities really blooms on wax, and the slight hiss between sides suits the records after-hours tone. Ive already spotted a few copies tucked in the new arrivals at my local Melbourne record store, and its the sort of album that slips nicely into a weekend stack alongside The Japanese House or Clairo. If youre building a run of Arlo Parks albums on vinyl, this sits beside Collapsed in Sunbeams as a companion piece rather than a sequel. Different room, same house. Parks has said she wanted movement on this album, and you can feel her leaning into that, especially in the middle stretch where the tempo lifts and the synths get glassier. But the core remains her voice, low and generous, and the way she places a phrase so it rings a second longer than you expect. Its a record that rewards those small listens. A verse on the tram. A chorus while youre cooking. A late night run through side B when the house is quiet. For anyone shopping around, youll find plenty of Arlo Parks vinyl options floating about, and its easy enough to buy Arlo Parks records online if youre not near a shop. If you collect modern singer-songwriter work that gently nudges into pop, this is a keeper. My Soft Machine doesnt chase headlines. It settles in. It turns the focus back on tiny kindnesses, on the relief of being known, on the thrill of making something a little bolder than last time. Thats a story worth having on your shelf, especially for those of us in vinyl records Australia circles who love music that grows with every spin. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review