Arlo Parks has shared ‘Beams’, a raw new glimpse of ‘Ambiguous Desire’
Her club-influenced third record lands Friday via Transgressive Records.
With her third album 'Ambiguous Desire' due out this Friday, 3rd April, via Transgressive Records, Arlo Parks has shared one final track from the project.
'Beams' tackles themes of suicide, self-acceptance and emotional numbness, and follows previously released singles 'Get Go', 'Heaven' and '2SIDED'.
Parks explains the track's emotional core: "It's about the pain of feeling discarded, or feeling like the oldest hurt that you carry around like a stone is a burden not just to you but to everyone around you - the worst fear. It's about numbness and fight, flight or freeze. But it's also about trying to (slowly but surely) want better for yourself and realise that you are loveable as a whole."
'Beams' tackles themes of suicide, self-acceptance and emotional numbness, and follows previously released singles 'Get Go', 'Heaven' and '2SIDED'.
Parks explains the track's emotional core: "It's about the pain of feeling discarded, or feeling like the oldest hurt that you carry around like a stone is a burden not just to you but to everyone around you - the worst fear. It's about numbness and fight, flight or freeze. But it's also about trying to (slowly but surely) want better for yourself and realise that you are loveable as a whole."
A run of sold-out record store shows across the UK kicks off this week to mark the album's arrival. Beyond that, Parks will support David Byrne at St Anne's Park in Dublin this June before embarking on a global headline tour.
The dates in full read:
APRIL
2 Rough Trade x fabric, London - SOLD OUT
4 Crash x Wardrobe, Leeds - SOLD OUT
6 Rough Trade Nottingham x Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - SOLD OUT
7 Rough Trade East, London - SOLD OUT
8 Banquet x Circuit, London - SOLD OUT
9 Resident x CHALK, Brighton - SOLD OUT
11 Truck x O2 Academy, Oxford - SOLD OUT
12 Vinilo x The 1865, Southampton - SOLD OUT
JUNE
7 St Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland (David Byrne support)
JULY
24 Yuzuwa, Japan (Fuji Rock Festival)
AUGUST
29 The Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, USA
31 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA
SEPTEMBER
1 Royale, Boston, MA, USA
3 MTELUS, Montreal, QC, Canada
4 HISTORY, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Lincoln Factory, Detroit, MI, USA
9 Granada Theater, Dallas, TX, USA
10 Mohawk, Austin, TX, USA
14 The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA, USA
15 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA, USA
18 The Bellwether, Los Angeles, CA, USA
19 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
21 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA, USA
22 Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
25 Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
26 Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
29 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, USA
OCTOBER
1 Knockdown Center, Queens, NY, USA
17 The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
20 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
24 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
25 The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK
26 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
28 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
30 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
31 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany
NOVEMBER
3 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
7 La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France
8 La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France
10 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
11 Lisboa ao Vivo, Lisbon, Portugal
13 Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
16 Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
18 Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
19 Arena Wien, Vienna, Austria
21 ARCHA+, Prague, Czech Republic
22 Akvárium Klub, Budapest, Hungary
24 Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
26 den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
29 Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
DECEMBER
1 Parkteatret, Oslo, Norway
2 Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden
The dates in full read:
APRIL
2 Rough Trade x fabric, London - SOLD OUT
4 Crash x Wardrobe, Leeds - SOLD OUT
6 Rough Trade Nottingham x Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - SOLD OUT
7 Rough Trade East, London - SOLD OUT
8 Banquet x Circuit, London - SOLD OUT
9 Resident x CHALK, Brighton - SOLD OUT
11 Truck x O2 Academy, Oxford - SOLD OUT
12 Vinilo x The 1865, Southampton - SOLD OUT
JUNE
7 St Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland (David Byrne support)
JULY
24 Yuzuwa, Japan (Fuji Rock Festival)
AUGUST
29 The Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, USA
31 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, USA
SEPTEMBER
1 Royale, Boston, MA, USA
3 MTELUS, Montreal, QC, Canada
4 HISTORY, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Lincoln Factory, Detroit, MI, USA
9 Granada Theater, Dallas, TX, USA
10 Mohawk, Austin, TX, USA
14 The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA, USA
15 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA, USA
18 The Bellwether, Los Angeles, CA, USA
19 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
21 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA, USA
22 Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
25 Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
26 Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
29 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, USA
OCTOBER
1 Knockdown Center, Queens, NY, USA
17 The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
20 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
24 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
25 The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK
26 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
28 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
30 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
31 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany
NOVEMBER
3 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
7 La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France
8 La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France
10 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
11 Lisboa ao Vivo, Lisbon, Portugal
13 Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
16 Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
18 Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
19 Arena Wien, Vienna, Austria
21 ARCHA+, Prague, Czech Republic
22 Akvárium Klub, Budapest, Hungary
24 Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
26 den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
29 Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
DECEMBER
1 Parkteatret, Oslo, Norway
2 Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden
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