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{{short description|
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Collapsed in Sunbeams
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| artist = [[Arlo Parks]]
| cover = Collapsed in Sunbeams - Arlo Parks.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2021|01|29|df=yes}}
| genre = <!-- Please source genres -->
| length = 40:00
| label = [[Transgressive Records|Transgressive]]
| producer = [[Gianluca Buccellati]], [[Alessandro Buccellati]], [[Paul Epworth]], Bad Sounds
| prev_title = Sophie
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = [[My Soft Machine]]
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Collapsed
| type = studio
| single1 = Eugene
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| single6 = Hope
| single6date = 27 January 2021
| single7 = Too Good
| single7date = 28 July 2021
}}
}}
'''''Collapsed in Sunbeams''''' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Arlo Parks]], released via [[Transgressive Records]] on 29 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rugoff|first=Lazlo|date=21 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks revisits her adolescence on debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/arlo-parks-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams-vinyl/|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[The Vinyl Factory]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=21 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks Details Debut Album 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/arlo-parks-details-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=20 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks announces debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams, shares "Green Eyes": Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/arlo-parks-announces-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams-shares-green-eyes-stream/|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref> The album received widespread acclaim, with many music critics praising Parks' versatility and vulnerability. The record was supported by
▲'''''Collapsed in Sunbeams''''' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Arlo Parks]], released via [[Transgressive Records]] on 29 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rugoff|first=Lazlo|date=21 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks revisits her adolescence on debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/arlo-parks-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams-vinyl/|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[The Vinyl Factory]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=21 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks Details Debut Album 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/arlo-parks-details-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=20 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks announces debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams, shares "Green Eyes": Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/arlo-parks-announces-debut-album-collapsed-in-sunbeams-shares-green-eyes-stream/|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref> The album received widespread acclaim, with many music critics praising Parks' versatility and vulnerability. The record was supported by six singles including "[[Black Dog (Arlo Parks song)|Black Dog]]" and "Hurt".
== Background and recording ==
Prior to the release of ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'', Parks had recorded and independently released two [[
Parks told ''NME'' in October 2020 that the album is "a series of vignettes and intimate portraits surrounding [her] adolescence and the people that shaped it. It is rooted in storytelling and nostalgia – I want it to feel both universal and hyper specific."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=20 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks announces debut album and shares new song 'Green Eyes'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arlo-parks-shares-dreamy-new-song-green-eyes-and-reveals-details-of-upcoming-debut-album-2792763|access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> Speaking to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', she said that while recording during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] she was "mining these deep-rooted, sometimes traumatic places [at a time] when the world was crumbling around [her]."<ref name=":2" />
Parks and [[Los Angeles]]-based<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Michelle|date=20 October 2020|title=Arlo Parks Celebrates Queer Love on Her New Song Featuring Clairo|url=https://www.them.us/story/arlo-parks-new-song-featuring-clairo|access-date=16 January 2021|website=[[Them (magazine)|Them]]|quote=In a statement, Parks tells them. that she wrote the track back in January, alongside frequent collaborator [[Gianluca Buccellati]], a Los Angeles-based producer.}}</ref> songwriter and record producer [[Gianluca Buccellati]] co-wrote every song on the record, with the latter producing
== Release and promotion ==
=== Singles ===
On 11 February 2020, the first single from the album, "Eugene", was released alongside an accompanying music video directed by hip-hop artist [[Loyle Carner]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=12 February 2020|title=Arlo Parks battles complicated feelings and a broken bed in her "Eugene" video|work=[[The Fader]]|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/12/arlo-parks-eugene-video|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Black Dog (Arlo Parks song)|Black Dog]]", was released on 4 May 2020 with an accompanying music video and became the most successful single from the album.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=5 May 2020|title=Arlo Parks shares powerful new track 'Black Dog'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arlo-parks-shares-powerful-new-track-black-dog-2659950|url-status=live|access-date=5 June 2020|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514050902/https://www.nme.com/news/music/arlo-parks-shares-powerful-new-track-black-dog-2659950 |archive-date=2020-05-14 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=5 May 2020|title=Arlo Parks unveils new single "Black Dog"|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/arlo-parks-unveils-new-single-black-dog|url-status=live|access-date=5 Jun 2020|website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605121613/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/arlo-parks-unveils-new-single-black-dog |archive-date=2020-06-05 }}</ref> It made the A List on [[BBC Radio 1]] and reached number 65 on the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart]] in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Radio 1 Playlist|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716005816/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|archive-date=
=== Live performances ===
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== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
|ADM=
|MC=83/100<ref name="MC" />
|rev1= ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
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|rev9= ''[[NME]]''
|rev9score= {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/arlo-parks-collapsed-in-sunbeams-review-2865149|title=Arlo Parks – 'Collapsed In Sunbeams' review: soothing sounds and universal tales|last=Evans|first=Georgia|date=26 January 2021|access-date=26 January 2021|publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>
|rev10= ''[[
|rev10score= 6.7/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/arlo-parks-collapsed-in-sunbeams/ |title=Arlo Parks: 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'|last=Jocelyn|first=Hannah|date=1 February 2021|access-date=11 September 2021|publisher=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
}}
''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' received widespread acclaim, with many critics praising Parks' versatility and vulnerability.<ref name="LoBF" /> Aggregating website [[Metacritic]] reports a [[Standard score|
Before its release, Bella Taliesen of ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'' described the album as "breathtaking", "dreamlike, jazzy and at times properly poppy" and noted that it would "take this bedroom star stratospheric."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taliesen|first=Bella|date=15 January 2021|title=Arlo Parks is leaving her bedroom|url=https://theface.com/music/arlo-parks-singer-songwriter-bbc-introducing-collapsed-in-sunbeams-interview|access-date=16 January 2021|website=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' described ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' as "a diaristic, near-perfect debut" that "feels like a warm breeze in the depths of a miserable winter."<ref name="Guardian" /> Writing for ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', Tochi Imo described the record as "reflective, intuitive and introspective" and "an immensely gripping debut", while noting that despite featuring no guest appearances, Parks "holds her own across all 12 singles and sets the bar high for those who follow."<ref name="Clash">{{Cite web|last=Imo|first=Tochi|date=25 January 2021|title=Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arlo-parks-collapsed-in-sunbeams|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref> In a very positive review for ''[[The Irish Times]]'', Lauren Murphy described the album as "a seriously refreshing collection of songs" and "one of the first great albums of 2021".<ref name="Irish" />
Writing for ''[[The Times]]'', [[Will Hodgkinson]] praised the record and noted that "small moments provide this fresh new voice with big stories".<ref name="Times">{{
In a review for ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Kyle Kohner described Parks as "an extraordinary artist who's shown, through a small body of work, the talent to convey complex emotion with a sense of maturity beyond her 20 years of age, managing to express it all as if she's lived a lifetime or two."<ref name="Exclaim">{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/arlo_parks_collapsed_in_sunbeams_album_review|title=Arlo Parks' 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' Shows Her Potential to Become the Voice of a Generation|last=Kohner|first=Kyle|date=25 January 2021|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>
In June 2021, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named the album among the best 15 albums by LGBTQ artists released so far in 2021.<ref>{{cite
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===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
|+''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' on year-end lists
! scope="col"| Publication
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| List
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Rank
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Guardian]]''
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021
| {{center|9}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/30/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |title=The 50 best albums of 2021 |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben|last2=Snapes |first2=Laura|date=17 December 2021 |website=[[theguardian.com]]|access-date=4 January 2022}}
</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| The 50 Best Albums of 2021
| {{center|21}}
| {{center|<ref name="Paste2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2021/ |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021
|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 |author= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129144255/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2021/ |archive-date=2021-11-29 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|}
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' {{nobold|– International standard edition}}
| all_writing = [[Arlo Parks|Anaïs Marinho]] and [[Gianluca Buccellati]], except where noted. All tracks are produced by [[Gianluca Buccellati]], except where noted▼
▲| all_writing = [[Arlo Parks|Anaïs Marinho]] and Gianluca Buccellati, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Gianluca Buccellati, except where noted
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Collapsed in Sunbeams
| length1 = 0:54▼
| extra1 = Marinho
▲| length1 = 0:54
| title2 = Hurt
| length2 = 3:36
| title3 = Too Good
| length3 = 3:41▼
| writer3 = {{hlist|Marinho|[[Paul Epworth]]}}
▲| length3 = 3:41
| extra3 = Epworth
| title4 = Hope
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| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Green Eyes
| writer7 = {{hlist|Marinho|[[Clairo|Claire Cottrill]]|[[Gianluca Buccellati]]|[[Alessandro Buccellati]]}}
| length7 = 3:18
| extra7 = [[Gianluca Buccellati]], [[Alessandro Buccellati]]
| title8 = Just Go
| length8 = 3:06
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| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Bluish
| length11 = 3:14▼
| writer11 = {{hlist|Marinho|Callum Merrett|Ewan Merrett}}
| extra11 = Bad Sounds
▲| length11 = 3:14
| title12 = Portra 400
| length12 = 2:56▼
| writer12 = {{hlist|Marinho|Epworth}}
| extra12 = Epworth
▲| length12 = 2:56
| total_length = 40:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' {{nobold|– International deluxe edition bonus tracks}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/collapsed-in-sunbeams-deluxe/1535799044|title=Collapsed In Sunbeams (Deluxe)|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arloparks.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=72197|title=Arlo Parks Collapsed In Sunbeams Limited Edition Clear Vinyl (Store Exclusive, Signed) + Bonus CD Best Of The Lo Fi Lounge (Signed)|publisher=Townsend Music|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title13 = Cola
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| extra13 = [[Tombs (band)|Mike Hill]]
| note13 = lofi lounge
| title14 = Hurt
| writer14 = {{hlist|Marinho|Buccellati}}
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| extra14 = Hill
| note14 = lofi lounge
| title15 = Black Dog
| writer15 = {{hlist|Marinho|Buccellati}}
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| extra15 = Hill
| note15 = lofi lounge
| title16 = Black Dog (Poem)
| writer16 = Marinho
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| extra16 = Marinho
| note16 = lofi lounge
| title17 = [[Bags (song)|Bags]]
| writer17 = [[Clairo|Claire Cottrill]]
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| extra17 = Marinho
| note17 = lofi lounge
| title18 = [[Moon Song (Phoebe Bridgers song)|Moon Song]]
| writer18 = [[Phoebe Bridgers]]
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| extra18 = Marinho
| note18 = lofi lounge
| title19 = [[Baby Blue (King Krule song)|Baby Blue]]
| writer19 = [[King Krule|Archy Marshall]]
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| extra19 = Marinho
| note19 = lofi lounge
| title20 = [[Ivy (Frank Ocean song)|Ivy]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|[[Frank Ocean|Christopher Breaux]]|[[Malay (record producer)|Malay Ho]]}}
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| extra20 = Marinho
| note20 = lofi lounge
| total_length = 67:00
}}
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'''Other musicians'''
* [[Gianluca Buccellati]] – writing {{small|(1–16)}}
* [[Alessandro Buccellati]] – writing {{small|(7, 15)}}
* [[Clairo|Claire Cottrill]] – vocals {{small|(7)}}, writing {{small|(7, 17)}}
* [[Phoebe Bridgers]] – writing {{small|(18)}}
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* [[Frank Ocean|Christopher Breaux]] – writing {{small|(20)}}
* [[Malay (record producer)|Malay Ho]] – writing {{small|(20)}}
*
===Technical===
* [[Gianluca Buccellati]] – production {{small|(1–12)}}
==Charts==
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|18|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|6|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|6|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|Wallonia|66|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|Germany4|10|id=446812|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|Ireland3|27|date=20210205|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20210205|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Arlo Parks|album=Collapsed in Sunbeams|rowheader=true|
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{{album chart|UK2|3|date=20210205|rowheader=true|
|}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|artist=Arlo Parks|title=Collapsed In Sunbeams|type=album|certyear=2024|relyear=2021|id=17804-5834-2|access-date=9 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==References==
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[[Category:Arlo Parks albums]]
[[Category:Transgressive Records albums]]
[[Category:Mercury Prize-winning albums]]
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