Feel-good pop doesn’t seem to fulfil its promise these days. But Arlo Parks‘s debut album, “Collapsed in Sunbeams”, manages to bring a little bit of sunlight-infused pop into our hearts and ears. Extra points for the poetic-feel and the whimsical but very accurate Portra 400 reference.
Plus: new tracks by The Hold Steady, Squid, tune-yards, Anna Fox Rochinski, Adult Mom, Miss Grit, Xiu Xiu, Skullcrusher, Danielle Durack, Madeline Kenney, Anna B Savage, Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle, Christian Kjellvander official, Bill MacKay & Nathan Bowles, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Sven Wunder, Chão Maior, Notwist, Tamar Aphek, Valley Maker, Jillette Johnson, Yasmin Williams, and Adeline Hotel.
Bolachas Now Playing, 04/2021 (#265): http://bit.ly/bolachasnowplaying
The Hold Steady – Spices
Squid – Narrator (feat. Martha Skye Murphy)
Tune-Yards – hold yourself.
Anna Fox Rochinski – Cherry
Arlo Parks – Portra 400
Arlo Parks – Too Good
Adult Mom – Sober
Miss Grit – Impostor
Xiu Xiu – A Bottle of Rum (feat. Liz Harris)
Skullcrusher – Song for Nick Drake
Danielle Durack – Broken Wings
Madeline Kenney – Wasted Time
Anna B Savage – Baby Grand
Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle – Anhedonia
Christian Kjellvander – Tag och skriv
Bill MacKay & Nathan Bowles – Joy Ride
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Just Wrong
Sven Wunder – Stellar Plates
Chão Maior – Círculo 2
The Notwist – Ghost
Tamar Aphek – All I Know
Valley Maker – Instrument
Jillette Johnson – Forgive Her
Yasmin Williams – Jarabi
Adeline Hotel – Reliable Feelings