“My Type” leaves a question hanging over the party: are these women Sudan Archives’ friends, her crushes, or both? Brittney Parks calls it her first full attempt at a rap song. Her own explanation is wonderfully unguarded about the mix of flirting and cheering on her friends. Gadget Girl, the persona she introduces on The BPM, has feelings to deal with as well as machines.
Her third album arrived through Stones Throw on October 17, 2025. Parks recorded with friends and family in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. She traces her early beat-making to an iPad and her first electric violin, so the equipment in Gadget Girl’s story has a basis in how she actually began making music.
David Renshaw’s FADER review describes a more direct artist working through a breakup, pointing to the house setting of My Type and the conflicting confidence and need in Touch Me. Parks’ own explanation of My Type adds another complication: celebrating the women around her and being attracted to them may be happening together.
Gadget Girl lets Parks try out a role without explaining every feeling that comes with it. Her account of the sessions keeps collaborators in the picture, too. The production is made with people she knows, while the songs consider what she wants from other relationships.
Calling My Type her first full attempt at rap makes the change specific. Parks is trying another way of delivering the song while leaving its attraction unresolved. Are these friends or possible lovers? Her account allows both, and does not rush to make that question more orderly for anybody listening.