VIDEO: ARLO PARKS – SOPHIE
“Sophie” is a song about crumbling under expectations and feeling helpless, but with a persistent, quiet sense of hope underpinning it.
“In my age group, there’s a lot of prevalence of mental health [problems], being self-destructive, and quite hopeless,” she explains of “Cola”, a previous track’s inspiration. “I’m not sure if it’s social media, or what it is, but we’re all fucking sad!