The Brit’s third record is scheduled to come out in April. Their new influences include: The Streets & LCD Soundsystem.
Arlo Parks has announced the completion of her third studio album. The title: “Ambiguous Desire”. The record will be released on April 3, 2026. To accompany the announcement, the Brit also released the single “2SIDED” including a music video. All information here.
The change of style and the laughter
According to the press release, Arlo Parks underwent a musical realignment for her new album. The artist replaced the previous live band recordings with electronic production tools – such as modular synthesizers, Ableton plugins and samplers. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter cited the New York discotheque Paradise Garage, The Streets, Burial as well as LCD Soundsystem and Theo Parrish as references.
In addition, Arlo Parks announced in a press release about the creation of the record: “While recording this record, I danced more than ever before, I also made more friends than ever before, found myself in the bizarre underworld of New York juke nights, unleashed, laughed and laughed and laughed.”
Thematic focus on desire and longing
The musician described the central theme of the album as “desire”. Arlo Parks continued to comment on the first single released, “2SIDED”: “At its core, “2SIDED” is about longing and excitement. It’s about being struck by a bolt of desire and having the courage to put words to that feeling, to make it real.”
Director Molly Burdett directed the music video for the track. You can listen and see the clip here:
Awards and career to date
Born in London in 1990, Parks has already received two Grammy nominations in her career – for “Best New Artist” and for “Best Alternative Music Album” – as well as the Mercury Prize and a BRIT Award. Her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021) won her the Mercury Prize and was celebrated for its introspective, poetic lyrics about mental health, queerness and young love. In the same year she won the BRIT Award for “Breakthrough Artist”. With her signature sound that fuses indie, soul and alternative, and her sensitive exploration of emotional themes, Arlo Parks has established herself as one of the most important voices of her generation. Her second studio album “My Soft Machine” was released in 2023 and further cemented her status as a versatile and honest artist.
Tracklist of “Ambiguous Desire”
The album features twelve tracks, including a collaboration with Sampha:
- Blue Disco
- Jetta
- GetGo
- Senses (feat. Sampha)
- Heaven
- Beams
- South Seconds
- Night swimming
- 2SIDED
- Luck Of Life
- What If I Say It?
- Floette