TN:183 Arlo Parks & Baird

TN:183 Arlo Parks & Baird

From Tape Notes by In The Woods

June 9, 2026 · 1h 30m

About this episode

John is joined by Arlo Parks and Baird to discuss the creation of the album 'Ambiguous Desire'.

John is joined by Arlo Parks and Baird to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Ambiguous Desire’. Arlo Parks is an indie-pop singer-songwriter from West London. After uploading demos to BBC Introducing as a teenager, she quickly attracted industry attention. Her debut album, ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’, arrived in 2021, establishing Arlo as one of the defining artists of her generation and earning her the Mercury Prize and two Grammy nominations. Arlo’s third record, the more electronic-focused ‘Ambiguous Desire', was released in April 2026, co-written and produced by Baird, along with additional collaborators Paul Epworth and Sampha. Sitting down at Strongroom Studios in London, with Baird joining online, Arlo and Baird discuss the “runaway train” of their symbiotic creative process and how they recreated the feel of the club and dancefloor through the record’s distinctive grooves. They share never previously heard freestyles, demos and vocal tracking secrets from the studio, and they answer questions from our Patreon community! Tracks discussed: Senses, Jetta, Heaven LISTEN to Ambiguous Desire: Ambiguous Desire by Arlo Parks, Transgressive Records TAPE IT…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guests: Arlo Parks, Baird

Topics covered

  • album production
  • indie-pop
  • creative process
  • freestyles
  • collaboration

Keywords

  • Arlo Parks
  • Baird
  • Ambiguous Desire
  • music production
  • indie-pop

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Introducing, Transgressive Records, Trinity Laban, Musiversal

Books & works: Ambiguous Desire, Collapsed in Sunbeams

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