Arlo Parks’ ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ Marks the Arrival of a Major New Voice: Album Review

Donald Glover has reportedly signed a major new multiple-year TV deal with Amazon.The actor, writer and musician will leave his current deal with the Disney-owned FX, who are behind his acclaimed TV series Atlanta, to partner with Amazon.Glover’s new deal was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, with the outlet claiming that he has signed an eight-figure deal to helm a new “content channel of sorts” for Amazon that will “spotlight Glover’s work and other curated content on Amazon’s Prime

Super Monster (★★★★☆) is full of clever, insightful songs all about the messy process of figuring yourself out.On the surface, most of the songs are about the various stages of relationships, from longing to heartbreak, but it becomes apparent quickly that the objects of affection in the songs amount to side-pieces in Claud’s own journey of self-discovery.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBy following two of the greatest rock albums of the 1960s, the Band’s third album, “Stage Fright,” had the decks stacked against it almost from the jump.

What’s been going on with HBO’s hit show crime anthology show “True Detective” that hasn’t been on the air since early 2019? The timeline is something like this: in January 2019, creator Nic Pizzolatto said he had a “wild” idea for season four, something extremely ambitious, and he had “hoped” HBO would let him do it.

A fourth iteration of True Detective may well be on the cards with HBO in talks with new writers to bring the dark crime series back.

Claudia Conway is auditioning for a ticket to Hollywood on the upcoming season of American Idol.The 16-year-old--whose parents are former Donald Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway-- quickly became the talk of the internet on Monday night after she was featured in a commercial for the long-running competition series.

Souleye is setting the stage for a big year in his music career.

Avril Lavigne has confirmed that her next album is finished and will land this year.The singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, the title of which is currently unknown, will be her first since 2019’s ‘Head Above Water‘ and is promised to be a return to her pop punk roots.Lavigne confirmed the news while responding to a fan on Instagram, who asked her when her seventh album would be ready. ​“It’s done! Music coming soon.

A.D. Amorosi When Dave Grohl described the new Foo Fighters album as “our ‘Let’s Dance’,” referencing David Bowie’s hit-heavy 1983 smash, fans of the rock band known for its raw, crusty assault of guitar riffs and fist-pounding rhythms may have found themselves somewhat flummoxed.

Alice Cooper has shared his new single ‘Social Debris’ for free for 24 hours in honour of his birthday.The rock icon, who is gearing up to release his latest album ‘Detroit Stories’ later this month, turns 73 today (February 4).‘Social Debris’ will feature on the upcoming record, which celebrates the “golden era of Detroit rock” and Cooper’s hometown.“The single “Social Debris” is a gift to Detroit, to my fans and to myself,” Cooper said in a press release.

Arlo Parks has announced three more UK gigs for later this year, including her biggest headline show to date.The south London artist released her debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’ last week, and had already plotted out a UK and European tour for the spring in support of the record.Parks has this morning (February 1) announced three more gigs for November.

Arlo Parks has celebrated the release of her debut album by making her US television debut – watch her perform ‘Hurt’ on Kimmel below.The singer released ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’ yesterday (January 29), and for the TV performance she played the recent single surrounded by lampshades.“‘Hurt’ surrounds the possibility of healing from pain and the temporary nature of suffering,” Parks said the track upon its release last.

Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted (★★★☆☆), seems designed to take full advantage of the shared impulse to seek out sad music in which to drown our own sorrows.Passenger has been open about the fact he was newly single at the time these songs were written, and it shows in both his lyrics and the general tone of the album.

Jonathan Cohen Over the course of 25+ years and 13 studio albums, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has reliably chronicled life’s ups and downs by navigating the fine line between ironic detachment and ultra-earnest confessionals. On the heels of two different self-titled releases in 2019, he and his bandmates were eyeing two more new albums for release in 2020 until COVID threw a wrench in those plans (and most other plans as well).

Arlo Parks, “Collapsed in Sunbeams" (Transgressive)The first full-length album by Arlo Parks delivers on the promise of the intriguing pieces that have led some to tag her already as the voice of a generation, riding a gentle R&B retro-soul groove that soars with cinematic imagery.A 20-year-old child of West London, Parks counts an eclectic range of influences, from Nigerian Afrobeat artist Fela Kuti to Otis Redding, but a more tempting comparison is Sade, the British artist whose exotic looks,

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Arlo Parks has performed a new version of her cover of Clairo‘s ‘Bags’ – check out her rendition below.Parks previously covered ‘Bags’ in a shortened form back in April as part of her at-home cover series during the first coronavirus-enforced lockdown last year.The south Londoner returned to ‘Bags’ during her recent live session on SiriusXMU, which she played in support of the release of her upcoming debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’.You can hear Arlo Parks’ new take on Clairo’s ‘Bags’

Arlo Parks has shared a new track called ‘Hope’ – you can listen to it belowPremiering on BBC Radio 1 tonight (January 27) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, the song follows on from ‘Caroline’, ‘Hurt’, ‘Green Eyes’ and ‘Black Dog’ in previewing the London singer-songwriter’s debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which arrives on Friday (January 29).“The song surrounds isolation, being present in your pain and knowing that you’re not the only one on the planet feeling low,” Parks