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Posted by: uhsting 13th November 2021, 12:33 PM

Arca is releasing two albums simultaneously on December 3rd. So far, her latest singles haven't quite clicked but have yet to listen her latest single Electro Rex, from KicK iii.


Age restriction alert for the above video

Tracklist for KICK ii:
1. "Doña"
2. "Prada"
3. "Rakata"
4. "Tiro"
5. "Luna Llena"
6. "Lethargy"
7. "Araña"
8. "Femme"
9. "Muñecas"
10. "Confianza"
11. "Born Yesterday" (featuring Sia)
12. "Andro"

Tracklist for KicK iii:
1. "Bruja"
2. "Incendio"
3. "Morbo"
4. "Fiera"
5. "Skullqueen"
6. "Electra Rex"
7. "Ripples"
8. "Rubberneck"
9. "Señorita"
10. "My 2"
11. "Intimate Flesh"
12. "Joya"

I realised this is a duplicate, so feel free to remove this and bump the other one.

Posted by: uhsting 18th November 2021, 06:40 PM

Arca also just announced her 4th album, kick iiii, to be released on the same day as KICK ii and KicK iii


Tracklist:
01 Whoresong
02 Esuna [ft. Oliver Coates]
03 Xenomorphgirl
04 Queer [ft. Planningtorock]
05 Witch [ft. No Bra]
06 Hija
07 Boquifloja
08 Alien Inside [ft. Shirley Manson]
09 Altar
10 Lost Woman Found
11 Paw

Posted by: uhsting 30th November 2021, 11:11 AM

KICK ii was released earlier today

Posted by: Cremey 30th November 2021, 11:43 AM

Apparently iii is coming tomorrow, iiii on Thursday and then a 'surprise' drop of v on Friday
Has anyone released four albums in four days before?

On my first listen of ii and LUNA LLENA!

Posted by: Bdelita 30th November 2021, 05:59 PM

I was gagged when I found out she’s releasing so many albums at once

So far kick ii doesn’t sound like her best work but I hope it will grow on me

Posted by: Bdelita 1st December 2021, 08:49 AM

having said that, I'm listening to kick iii now and right away BRUJA has blown my f***ing mind * . *

Posted by: Cremey 1st December 2021, 09:43 AM

I know, WHAT an opener * . *

Posted by: Bdelita 1st December 2021, 10:02 AM

this is AOTY material honestly. obsessed

Posted by: Bdelita 1st December 2021, 10:09 AM

with Intimate Flesh being SOTY of course. that production is making me feel EVERYTHING

* . *

Posted by: Bdelita 2nd December 2021, 10:46 AM

The Arca week continues. Xenomorphgirl

Cannot wait to hear all the 5 albums in order after they are out - that's going to be a wild experience

Posted by: Cremey 2nd December 2021, 02:18 PM

Lost Woman Found stunning

Same, can’t wait to listen to them all back to back tomorrow.
I thought they could end up being quite samey but they all have their own distinct sound while all being very distinctly Arca

Posted by: uhsting 2nd December 2021, 11:07 PM

Really huge kudos to Arca for keeping her sound in these three albums! However, I do feel her KiCk i is a lot more polished while there are some great motifs in parts of the other 3 albums but never quite bring them together. Señorita is the best release here in my opinion and reminds me of her standout songs in KiCk i. I also think KicK iii is her best album of the three and can't wait to hear (kIcK?) v!

Posted by: Bdelita 3rd December 2021, 01:04 PM

I’m so beyond impressed by how she managed to have a different sound and vibe in each of these. iiiii is definitely the most tame of the 5 but it might become my second favourite after iii very soon. Crown 😵☠️

So far here’s my ranking

iii
i
iiiii
iiii
ii

Posted by: dandy* 3rd December 2021, 01:19 PM

This is a LOT to take in during one week but I'm currently just feeling a bit astonished at the scale of it all. I'm not sure which is my fave but I'm liking each of them in a different way, iiiii sounded beautiful this morning.

Posted by: Michael Bubré 3rd December 2021, 01:22 PM

I look forward to listening to all 4 of these back to back in like a month when I have caught up to this release week in my music listening

So far I have only heard 'Incendio' and 'Born Yesterday', and based on that I am definitely more excited for iii than ii. But no idea what to expect from the other two yet.

Posted by: Cremey 4th December 2021, 11:05 AM

Agree there’s a lot to take in, it’s all so impressive.
I love her

Can’t get over how perfect it is having Bruja as the opener and Joya as the closer on iii.
Joya gives me such Björk vibes, beautiful.

No idea how I’d rank them yet, but each one has so many highlights.
I’ve seen ii being a lot of people’s least favourite, but that Prada / Rakata / Tiro / Luna Llena run! 🤩

Posted by: Bdelita 6th December 2021, 01:02 PM

Hearing them all in a row improves the experience so much. And she actually said that we should listen to all albums in order as it was her intention.

So many songs are clicking now too. Tiro, Rubberneck, Queer, Boquifloja (i'm OBSESSED), Fireprayer.

A(rtist)OTY & A(lbum)OTY by far for me. Love her so much

Posted by: uhsting 6th December 2021, 11:17 PM

Wow the last few tracks of iiiii really put the album to top tier Fireprayer is a huge standout and the previous tracks built onto Fireprayer really well too. Certainly the best of the 4 by far!

i>iiiii>iii>ii>iiii

Posted by: Bdelita 7th December 2021, 06:55 AM

There’s a theory floating around on Reddit that i is a prelude/teaser for all the other albums with each song belonging to one of the 4. It makes so much sense as i is the least cohesive album

Posted by: Cremey 7th December 2021, 03:42 PM

YES! Loooove that grungy production.

I think Joya might just be SOTY for me

Posted by: Bdelita 13th December 2021, 01:26 PM

Why does iiiii slap SO hard?

I'm so obsessed with this era that it's difficult to stop listening to all of it on repeat. Riquiqui (i know, i'm 2000 and late) and Lethargy are the latest highlights to add to my never-ending list :')

Posted by: Cremey 17th December 2021, 03:21 PM

I've still got all of these on repeat. OBSESSED.
What an incredible set of albums. So many highlights throughout, and like you, Pavel, my list of favourites just keeps getting longer :')

Posted by: Bdelita 18th December 2021, 10:48 AM

YES! I tried switching things up to not get bored or burned out too quickly because some of the iiiii songs don't do the best things for my mood but I'm still utterly obsessed with everything she put out.

Name an artist with more perfect diverse and exhilarating discography that spans years, I'll wait xxo