Today, twice Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning Arlo Parks releases the digital deluxe edition of her critically acclaimed album Ambiguous Desire, out via Transgressive.

The deluxe edition features two brand new songs, alongside ‘New Desire’ – the track that introduced Ambiguous Desire ahead of its original release – plus a rework with John Glacier and remixes from some of the most esteemed artists in their respective genres, including Jacques Greene, Nosaj Thing, Lil Silva and Oscar Farrell, expanding the world of Ambiguous Desire across 2-step, rap, house and a broad spectrum of electronic sounds. 

Today’s focus track, ‘waiting for me’, is a sparse, softly sung meditation on healing and self-sabotage. In Arlo’s own words, “it’s a letter to myself and a reminder that I am deserving of peace.” 

Speaking further about the additional new song on the deluxe edition, ‘Nobodysaint’, Arlo shares: “Nobodysaint is a surreal, deconstructed love song. I wanted it to feel like a song wafting in from a forgotten pirate radio station, familiar and alien at the same time.” Both new tracks are tender, intimate additions to the tracklisting, sure to resonate with Arlo’s longtime fans.

The release arrives as Arlo continues her global headline tour, having just wrapped the North American leg. She heads to Europe this month, where a super limited edition, hand-stamped 12” vinyl featuring the Jacques Greene and Oscar Farrell remixes will be available exclusively at her shows, while stocks last.

Released in April via Transgressive, Ambiguous Desire was created alongside producer Baird (Brockhampton, Kevin Abstract), with additional production from longtime collaborator Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence + The Machine, Rihanna), Buddy Ross (Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend) and Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Dijon). The album has since been named one of Billboard and Rough Trade’s Albums of the Year So Far, following a wave of critical acclaim that saw Classic Pop dub it “her ultimate statement”, Rolling Stone UK praise it as her “most versatile work yet”, and Pitchfork describe it as Parks at her best. Uncut called the record “frequently wonderful”, while DIY hailed it as “her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date.”

Arlo Parks is currently in the midst of a global headline tour, as well as having been announced as part of the opening line-up for the Apple Music Hall launch at their new music venue in London’s Battersea Power Station. Arlo joins a huge line-up of artists across the series, including Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, Elton John, Burna Boy, Chase & Status, Baby Keem, and Skye Newman. Her show will be live-streamed and later released in spatial audio. Full dates are listed below, with further information available here.

GLOBAL HEADLINE TOUR – REMAINING DATES

17/10 – The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin – Ireland
20/10 – O2 Academy Brixton, London – UK
22/10 – Apple Music Hall, London – UK
24/10 – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow – UK
25/10 – The Prospect Building, Bristol – UK
26/10 – Albert Hall, Manchester – UK
28/10 – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht – Netherlands
30/10 – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne – Germany
31/10 – Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin – Germany
03/11 – Cirque Royal, Brussels – Belgium
07/11 – La Gaite Lyrique, Paris – France
08/11 – La Gaite Lyrique, Paris – France
10/11 – La Riviera, Madrid – Spain
11/11 – Lisboa ao Vivo, Lisbon – Portugal
13/11 – Sala Apolo, Barcelona – Spain
16/11 – Muffathalle, Munich – Germany
18/11 – Palladium, Warsaw – Poland
19/11 – Arena Wien, Vienna – Austria
21/11 – ARCHA+, Prague – Czech Republic
24/11 – Kaufleuten, Zurich – Switzerland
26/11 – den Atelier, Luxembourg City – Luxembourg
29/11 – Store Vega, Copenhagen – Denmark
01/12 – Parkteatret, Oslo – Norway
02/12 – Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm – Sweden