Over the past year, Arlo Parks’ rise has shifted into turbo mode, and last night’s gig at Somerset House was her first and final homecoming headline show of 2022. “I’m breathing a sigh of relief, I’m home,” she said after performing her breakthrough 2018 song Cola.
The gig follows a busy period touring with US singer-songwriter Clairo and playing festivals. Previously the 21-year-old London soloist won both the Best New Artist award at the BRITs and bagged the coveted Mercury Prize for her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams. She’s now a regular on BBC Radio 6 Music with a weekly show, Dream Fuel, in which she shares with listeners the songs that have inspired her hyper-sensitive, soulful pop creations.
