News
New Mixtape Due Out January 14
Dec 17, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
By Joey Arnone
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
kick iiii Due Out December 3 via XL
Nov 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
KicK iii Due Out December 3 via XL
Nov 09, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
KICK ii Due Out December 3 via XL
Nov 03, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
KiCk i Due Out June 26 via XL
Jun 17, 2020
By Julian Roberts-Grmela
Arca has shared a new song, “Mequetrefe,” from her upcoming album, KiCk i. More
Utopia Out Now via One Little Indian
Dec 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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
Arca Due Out April 7 via XL
Mar 24, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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
Arca Due Out April 7 via XL
Feb 24, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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 Due Out April 7 via XL
Feb 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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
Endless Out Now via Apple Music, Features James Blake and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
Aug 19, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
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
By Christopher Roberts
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
By Joey Arnone
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
By Will Moss
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