Tim Arnold

About Tim Arnold

WInner of BBC London Album Of The Year for his seminal concept album on London's creative square mile 'The Soho Hobo', mixed-race and autistic, Arnold was raised by his mother and her same-sex partner amidst a working-class theatrical community. Embracing his LGBTQIA+ heritage, he actively campaigns for inclusivity and diversity through his music.

In 2015 Iggy Pop declared to NME that Tim Arnold’s work reminded him of David Bowie, and Arnold’s career was given a new lease of life. Seven albums later and this independent multi-media artist continues to create and self-release music from his home studio with an indefatigable DIY and community collaborative approach.

Without a record label, management or agent, he’s independently released 26 albums. With his latest album Super Connected garnering 4-star reviews in Mojo, The Times and Neurodiverse Review.

Arnold has been working on Super Connected for several years, using his songwriting to explore the seductive power of social media and its corrosive effect on mental health.
Writing songs that touched on his own mental health prompted him to seek psychiatric assessment from the NHS during the 2020 lockdown. Two years later, the album complete, he was finally diagnosed with autism. What started as a concept album about human behaviour and big tech, resulted in an empowering journey of self-discovery.

With Super Connected, Arnold addresses social media’s impact on our mental health. A narrative driven concept album for the digital age, it occupies a surprisingly uncharted lyrical territory in contemporary music.

In 2022, UK charity Help Musicians supported the album launch of Super Connected, which debuted to standing ovations at London’s Roundhouse in May 2023. In 2024, Tim won the Arts Council England Project Grant Award to tour Super Connected.