Arlo Parks might be a solo artist but for her, music is about community. She has found that in her studio collaborators, the photographers she works with, and those she surrounds herself with daily. “There’s this mutual desire to make something beautiful,” she says, on a rare day off on a sunny London lunchtime. “Having a community around you that you feel loved by is such a big part of being a creative person.”
The 23-year-old, whose real name is Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho and who grew up in Hammersmith, has been quietly but assuredly expanding her circle since 2018 when she first mustered up the courage to “shut my eyes and click upload” on some demos.
