My Soft Machine
by Arlo Parks
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Lajaleaa
    Jun 15, 2023
    8
    How nice to have some more of Arlo Parks. This feels like an interesting growth production wise, taking chances to explore, decor and increase her energy and style. I don't have anything bad to say other than... I'm really finding myself not very a fond of Phoebe Bridgers, and I'm not very happy about her influence on this album. Arlo has a unique vibe that shines more than what she needsHow nice to have some more of Arlo Parks. This feels like an interesting growth production wise, taking chances to explore, decor and increase her energy and style. I don't have anything bad to say other than... I'm really finding myself not very a fond of Phoebe Bridgers, and I'm not very happy about her influence on this album. Arlo has a unique vibe that shines more than what she needs help in shining, at least on this album, and I'm completely grateful for what she has achieved on her own. I con only forth see a strong and important career for this very exciting artist.… Collapse

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Pitchfork
    May 31, 2023
    69
    The few deviations from the dreamy production are hit and miss.
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  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 26, 2023
    60
    On the whole, My Soft Machine lacks the clarity of Parks’s exceptional debut, and can veer too often into repetition; there’s a lack of journey in the individual songs, meaning you end in much the same place as you started. Her lyrics are, as ever, expertly crafted, but they deserve much more musical supporting oomph.
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  3. Under The Radar
    May 26, 2023
    75
    There’s still a gingerliness to her songwriting, where at points you wish for less apologies and a more strident course—but that’s the take from someone whose 30s are in the rearview and knows fully well the world still doesn’t make sense. Besides, Parks’ candor and lyricism aches with a youthful tenderness so full of heart that it can trump any perceived failing in this near perfect follow up.
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