Arlo Parks will release a deluxe edition of her great second album, My Soft Machine, that will be out Dec. 8 via Transgressive. It comes with six new songs, including a new version of the album’s “I’m Sorry” featuring Congolese-Belgian artist Lous and The Yakuza, “Blades” featuring redveil, covers of Tirzah’s “Holding On” and Jai Paul’s “Jasmine,” and acoustic versions of “Devotion” and “Pegasus.”
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You can listen to Parks’ cover of “Jasmine” now, as she applies her distinctive, chilled-out style to the song. “‘Jasmine’ has always moved me deeply — to me, it’s this shadowy, timeless, and incredibly profound love song,” Parks says. “I really wanted to draw out the yearning of the lyrics and pay homage to an artist who has had a seismic impact on me and on culture. Receiving Jai Paul’s blessing to create this cover with Dave Okumu was one of the highlights of my creative journey so far.” You can watch the video below.
Parks also recently published her first book, The Magic Border, and appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series this month, which you can watch below as well.
You can catch Parks on tour — she’s got a few shows in December and will be back for more North American dates in 2024. Head below for all dates.
My Soft Machine Deluxe Edition:
Disc 1
1. Bruiseless2. Impurities3. Devotion4. Blades5. Purple Phase6. Weightless7. Pegasus ft. Phoebe Bridgers8. Dog Rose9. Puppy10. I’m Sorry11. Room (red wings)12. Ghost
Disc 2
1. Jasmine2. I’m Sorry (ft. Lous and The Yakuza)3. Blades (ft. redveil)4. Devotion (Acoustic)5. Pegasus (Acoustic)6. Holding On
Arlo Parks 2023/2024 tour dates12/5 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn12/6 – Dallas, TX @ Fine Line and Uptown Theatre12/7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Granada Theatre2/29 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park3/2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern3/5 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater3/7 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom3/8 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo3/9 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom3/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex3/13 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre3/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue3/16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall3/19 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works3/20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)3/22 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club3/25 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall3/26 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield3/28 – Boston, MA @ Royale3/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer4/2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
