Led by a synth-based, electronic groove, the track serves as the latest preview of the singer-songwriter's sophomore album, 'My Soft Machine', which is scheduled to arrive through Transgressive Records on May 26.
Guided by her trademark breathy vocals, Blades came together while listening to Missy Elliot, KAYTRANADA and E.S.G with producer Paul Epworth, the singer revealed on Instagram. She commented:
"Paul is just a wizard; he has this childlike spirit that I’ve always really loved and he brought that to Blades. I wanted to make something that I can dance to, finally, because I feel like my songs don’t really have that quality in general. So, I took inspiration from bands like ESG, artists like Kaytranada, and a lot of the kind of 70s Zambian psychedelic rock that I love.
"I imagine this moment at a party where you see someone across the room that you haven’t seen in a while, you felt yourself growing apart, and you’re like, should I, should I not? And then you find the courage to approach them. That’s the story of that song."
Blades will be joined on the record by the previously unveiled cuts Impurities and Weightless. Head below to view the accompanying video, directed by Bedroom at Compulsory Film, who worked with Parks on her Too Good video.
Parks will support the follow-up to 2021's Mercury Prize-winning 'Collapsed In Sunbeams' with a UK and European tour in September. She'll also appear at The Great Escape in Brighton in May, and Readingand Leeds in August.
Arlo Parks Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat May 13 2023 - BRIGHTON Dome
Wed May 24 2023 - KINGSTON Pryzm
Mon May 29 2023 - LONDON Rough Trade East
Wed June 14 2023 - LEEDS Wardrobe
Tue September 05 2023 - DUBLIN 3Olympia Theatre
Thu September 28 2023 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Thu September 14 2023 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Fri September 15 2023 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Sun September 17 2023 - BERLIN Huxleys (Germany)
Tue September 19 2023 - MILAN Alcatraz (Italy)
Thu September 21 2023 - PARIS Olympia (France)
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