With her next album on the horizon, Arlo Parks is opening a bold new chapter. The two-time Grammy nominee, Mercury Prize winner, and BRIT Award recipient has shared her latest single, “Heaven,” the second glimpse into her forthcoming album Ambiguous Desire, arriving April 3 via Transgressive Records.
Built around a pulsing techno bassline and propulsive drum patterns, “Heaven” marks a striking shift in palette for Arlo Parks. Long celebrated for her intimate indie songwriting, she now leans fully into the physicality of underground electronic music. The track draws inspiration from an early morning set by her friend Kelly Lee Owens at a beloved Los Angeles rave, channeling the sensation of losing track of time as the night stretches into something almost spiritual. Lyrically, it captures the ache of not wanting that shared moment to end, framing the dancefloor as a space where strangers dissolve into community.
That energy carries through Ambiguous Desire, a record shaped by late nights and new freedoms. Over the past two years, Arlo Parks immersed herself in nocturnal spaces where identity felt fluid and possibility felt wide open. Touchstones range from the queer euphoria of New York City’s Paradise Garage to the nocturnal textures of Burial, the streetwise pulse of The Streets, the cathartic synth swells of LCD Soundsystem, and the deep house spirit of Theo Parrish. Sonically, she trades traditional band setups for modular synths, Ableton sessions, and samplers, building a sound that mirrors the charged environments that inspired it while preserving the poetic clarity that defines her writing.
The album was crafted alongside producer Baird, known for his work with Brockhampton and Kevin Abstract, with sessions split between the communal rush of New York City nightlife and long, reflective days in a downtown loft studio. The result is her most rhythm-forward and emotionally open project yet, a body of work that treats desire as both a personal compass and a collective force that draws people together in dark rooms lit by strobes and possibility.
“Heaven” follows the release of “2SIDED,” the album’s first single, which signaled the confidence of this new era. The track earned early praise, premiering as BBC Radio 1’s first Hottest Record of 2026, landing on the A List at BBC 6 Music, and later being named Tune of the Week at Radio 1. Around the same time, Arlo Parks hosted her own show on NTS Radio, sharing club favorites and offering an early hint at the sounds shaping Ambiguous Desire.
Her evolution into more dance-oriented territory builds on a career already rich with milestones. Since the release of her Mercury Prize–winning debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams, Arlo Parks has earned multiple Grammy nominations, taken home a BRIT Award for Breakthrough Artist, and expanded her creative voice beyond music with her poetry collection The Magic Border, featuring imagery by Daniyel Lowden. She has also contributed as a writer to Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter, further underscoring her reach as a songwriter.
Onstage, she has moved fluidly between festival fields and intimate venues, with appearances at Glastonbury and Coachella, support slots for Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, and acclaimed headline tours around the world. Television performances on NPR Tiny Desk, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon have showcased her ability to translate emotional nuance into live settings of every scale.
To mark the arrival of Ambiguous Desire, Arlo Parks will perform a run of intimate, sold-out UK record store shows, offering fans a close-up experience of songs born from crowded dancefloors and solitary reflection alike. With “Heaven” leading the way, she steps confidently into a sound that feels expansive, embodied, and deeply connected — a reminder that the dancefloor can be as revealing as any diary.
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