Arlo Parks at Royale Boston for Orienteer
British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks returned to Boston last weekend on her Soft Machine Tour promoting her 2023 album of the same name.
Kimmy Curry
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Arlo played most of the songs from the newest record, starting the set off with the opening interlude "Bruiseless" which features spoken word poetry. She also released a book of her poetry, "The Magic Border" last fall. In addition to new tracks, Arlo Parks also performed her older tracks such as "Caroline" from her first album which won the UK's Mercury prize in 2021.
Arlo Parks photographed by Kimmy Curry at Royale Boston
Since then, her music has matured and become more rock-influenced; Arlo referenced her love of Radiohead while talking to the crowd between songs and was wearing a Nine Inch Nails t-shirt. These more upbeat new songs like "Weightless" and "Devotion" had the packed venue dancing and singing along with her. At only 23 years old, Arlo has already released a book, two critically acclaimed albums, and sold out many of the dates on her headline tour, which wraps up next week in Brooklyn.
