Arlo Parks & Sampha, credit Alistair McVeigh
"Parks at her best" Pitchfork
"Arlo Parks danced and DJ'd her way into healing on Ambiguous Desire" Rolling Stone
“Music that captures modern-day misery in a way that feels improbably heartening” New York Times
"Ascendent" The FADER
“With laser-focused lyricism, she pulls blood to the surface” Alternative Press cover story
“Senses” WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TR4MYqA16g
Ambiguous Desire LISTEN: https://arloparks.ffm.to/ambiguousdesire (May 21st, 2026) – Twice Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning artist Arlo Parks today releases the official video for “Senses”, produced by London-based production studio Sonder and co-directed by Joel Barney and Ali Raymond. Featuring friend and longtime musical inspiration Sampha, the track is an introspective, soulful reflection on destructive relationships, with Sampha’s unmistakable vocal adding a quiet sense of weight and intimacy. The minimal performance-led video captures the pair’s natural chemistry. “Senses” features on Arlo Parks’ critically acclaimed new album Ambiguous Desire — a 12-track collection of her most vulnerable, self-affirming and euphoric music to date. Created alongside producer Baird (Brockhampton, Kevin Abstract), with additional production from longtime collaborator Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna), Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend), Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Dijon) and Rob Bisel (SZA), the record marks a newly intuitive and vibrant chapter in Parks’ artistry.
Ambiguous Desire has garnered widespread critical acclaim, earning top marks across the board — dubbed “her ultimate statement” by Classic Pop, praised by Rolling Stone as her most versatile work yet, and described by Pitchfork as Parks at her best. Uncut calls it “frequently wonderful”, while DIY hails it as “her most vividly realized and affecting body of work to date.”
Featuring on the record are the singles "Get Go", "Heaven", and "2SIDED", as well as the album’s focus song ‘Beams’. With these releases, Parks has received overwhelming support, including a performance and interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and playlist additions across BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 1. She also took over the NTS Radio studios for her own show, sharing a mix of club music and current favorites – offering a glimpse into the sounds shaping this era. Bursting onto the scene with her distinct blend of raw lyrical self-expression and vivid vocal melody, Parks has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album, won the Mercury Music Prize for her 2021 Gold-certified debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams, been named a Breakthrough Artist at the Brit Awards, and been nominated at the Ivor Novello Awards. A poet as much as a performer, Parks followed up her previous critically acclaimed album My Soft Machine with the debut of her first published book, The Magic Border, a collection of 20 new poems and exclusive images by Daniyel Lowden alongside lyrics from My Soft Machine.
Arlo is also a featured writer on Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter. Arlo has performed at Glastonbury and Coachella, opened for Billie Eilish and Harry Styles and captivated audiences across the world with her headline tour. Upon the release of previous album My Soft Machine Arlo performed on NPR Tiny Desk and appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Following a run of sold out intimate UK record store shows to celebrate the release of Ambiguous Desire, Arlo Parks will soon embark on a global headline tour, alongside a special support performance with David Byrne in Ireland this June. Full date listings appear below.
GLOBAL HEADLINE TOUR
06/07 - Dublin, IE @ St Anne’s Park 07/24 - Yuzuwa, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
08/02 - Newport, RI @ Newport Jazz Festival 08/29 - Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre 08/31 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 09/01 - Boston, MA @ Royale 09/03 - Montreal, CA @ MTELUS 09/04 - Toronto, CA @ HISTORY 09/05 - Detroit, MI @ Lincoln Factory 09/09 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 09/10 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk 09/14 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park 09/15 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's 09/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether 09/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 09/21 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo 09/22 - Vancouver, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 09/23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 09/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall 09/26 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre 09/29 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 10/01 - Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
10/17 - Dublin, IE @ The Academy 10/20 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton 10/24 - Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket 10/25 - Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building 10/26 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall 10/28 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg 10/30 - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria 10/31 - Berlin, DE @ Uber Eats Music Hall 11/03 - Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal 11/06 - Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique 11/07 - Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique 11/08 - Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique 11/10 - Madrid, ES @ La Riviera 11/11 - Lisbon, PT @ Lisboa ao Vivo 11/13 - Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo 11/16 - Munich, DE @ Muffathalle 11/18 - Warsaw, PL @ Palladium 11/19 - Vienna, AT @ Arena Wien 11/21 - Prague, CZ @ ARCHA+ 11/22 - Budapest, HU @ Akvárium Klub 11/24 - Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten 11/26 - Luxembourg City, LU @ den Atelier 11/29 - Copenhagen, DK @ Store Vega 12/01 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret 12/02 - Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
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