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Dec 17, 2021

FKA twigs has shared a video for her new single “Tears in the Club,” featuring The Weeknd. The song was produced by Cirkut, Arca, and El Guincho. Twigs’ upcoming mixtape, which she has hinted at previously, has been given a release date of January 14. More

Dec 02, 2021

Arca has released the latest album in the KICK series, kick iiii, today via XL. The album features guest appearances from Garbage’s Shirley Manson, Oliver Coates, Planningtorock, and No Bra. More

Nov 18, 2021

Arca has announced the release of the final album in the KICK series, kick iiii, which will be out on December 3 via XL, the same release date of both KICK ii and KicK iii. She has also shared a new song from kick iiii, “Queer,” featuring Planningtorock. More

Nov 09, 2021

Arca has announced the release of another album in the KICK series, KicK iii, which will be out on December 3 via XL, the same day of the KICK ii release. She has also shared a video for a song from the newly-announced album, “Electra Rex.” The video was directed by Carlota Guerrero and filmed in front of the Plaça dels Àngels in Barcelona. More

Arca Shares New “Prada/Rakata” Video

KICK ii Due Out December 3 via XL

Nov 03, 2021

Arca has shared a video for two new songs, “Prada” and “Rakata.” Both songs will be featured on her upcoming album, KICK ii, which is due out on December 3 via XL. More

Arca Shares New Song “Mequetrefe”

KiCk i Due Out June 26 via XL

Jun 17, 2020

Arca has shared a new song, “Mequetrefe,” from her upcoming album, KiCk i. More

Dec 18, 2017

Björk released a new album, Utopia, last month via One Little Indian. Now she has shared a video for “Arisen My Senses.” Jesse Kanda directed the strange clip, which features Björk and collaborator Arcaemerging from an alien womb of sorts. More

Apr 11, 2017

Arca released a new, self-titled, album last week via XL. Previously he had shared its first single, “Piel,” and videos for “Anoche” and “Reverie,” along with the audio for “Saunter.” Now he has shared a video for “Desafío.” More

Listen: Arca - “Saunter”

Arca Due Out April 7 via XL

Mar 24, 2017

Arca is releasing a new, self-titled, album on April 7 via XL. Previously he had shared its first single, “Piel,” and videos for “Anoche” and “Reverie.” Now he has shared another song from it, the short and glitchy “Saunter.” Listen below. Also below is the “Reverie” video. More

Feb 24, 2017

Arca is releasing a new, self-titled, album on April 7 via XL. Previously he had shared its first single, “Piel.” Now here’s another song from the album, “Anoche,” via its haunting video. More

Arca Announces New Album, Shares “Piel”

Arca Due Out April 7 via XL

Feb 22, 2017

Arca has announced a new, self-titled, album and shared its first single, “Piel.” Arca is due out April 7 via XL. Below you can listen to “Piel,” followed by a brief alternate version of the song. Also below is the album’s tracklist and cover art (by Jesse Kanda). More

Frank Ocean Releases New Visual Album, With Another Album Promised for This Weekend

Endless Out Now via Apple Music, Features James Blake and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood

Aug 19, 2016

Frank Ocean has long been teasing the release of a new album entitled Boys Don’t Cry, but last night instead he released a new visual album called Endless exclusively via Apple Music. You can watch it here and the tracklist is below. The album features James Blake, Sampha, Arca, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, and others. Furthermore, according to Rolling Stone Ocean is also releasing Boys Don’t Cry this weekend, except it has a new title that has yet to be revealed. More

Mar 07, 2016

Björk says she’s already begun work on her new album, the follow-up to last year’s Vulnicura. She has completed three songs with Arca, who also worked on Vulnicura. This was revealed in an interview with comedian Julia Davis in AnOther Magazine. Here’s what she had to say: More




Reviews

Dec 03, 2021

Musical multi-hyphenate Arca understands more than any artist in the public eye that flux is a natural part of the human condition. It’s illuminated in her music, performance, visuals, and whatever medium she uses to illustrate facets of her self-expression. The world Arca has created through her art defies any sort of binary, be it of gender, genre, or form itself. In-between states are explored endlessly, and liberation is found in entropy and chaos. More

Nov 25, 2015

Silently flitting between the light and dark of the mainstream and underground electronic music worlds, Arca has left a hauntingly frenzied stamp on releases as big as Kanye West’s Yeezus as well as his own solo productions. However, up until this point, Arca’s work has been one of introspection and intimacy; an aesthetic common in music that swells from the bedroom outwards. More