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9.0
120271
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
We’ve long struggled to box Arca into a single genre, and KiCk-i bursts out of genre conventions entirely, as a glorious expression of life
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9.0
120275
9.0 |
Exclaim
Ghersi has made clear her desire to be seen as many things at once, to find pleasure in every layer of existence – KiCk i is the sound of life's multitudes, a soundtrack for dissolving the barriers that once defined us
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9.0
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Crack
This is a love letter to queer Latinx clubkids seeking themselves on the ashen dancefloors of a damaged world. Above all, this is Arca’s kiki, and it’s open-invite. Come to dance and serve a look, stay to question the world around you, or don’t bother showing up
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8.8
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8.8 |
Paste Magazine
Alejandra Ghersi’s first proper studio album post-transition is her most fun, pop-oriented, guest-filled—and plain best—yet
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8.4
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8.4 |
Beats Per Minute
Her presentation of what she describes as “gender euphoria,” provides the perfect blueprint to a more healthy, embracing, and confident exploration of the concept and conversation of gender and identity in popular music
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8.0
120399
8.0 |
musicOMH
The record dazzles with its detail, beguiles with its lyrical performances and leaves a lasting impression with powerful songwriting
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8.0
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8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Arca has created a world of diversity, inclusivity and acceptance by combining a myriad of different styles; it’s just a shame that our actual world isn’t as welcoming or unified as ‘KiCk i’
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Music
An immaculately produced album of avant pop that is a mesmerising celebration of self-determination and transformation
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8.0
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NME
With an all-star cast including Rosalia and Bjork, this project confirms the Venezuelan artist as a great of the contemporary alternative scene
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8.0
120302
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album is a statement of exuberance from an artist who’s known to deal in gloom
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8.0
120315
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All Music
A complete, and triumphant, portrait of Arca's artistry
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8.0
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Evening Standard
A thrilling, indefinable attack on genre
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8.0
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The FT
The Venezuelan producer’s fourth studio album is her most direct and pleasurable work yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
The Venezuelan electronic innovator adds guests and party tunes to her trademark glitchy sounds
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7.5
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7.5 |
Pitchfork
On the first album of a four-part series, the Venezuelan-born, Barcelona-based artist offers her most accessible music to date, channeling her signature sounds into sharply focused avant-pop
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7.0
120672
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
No other artist is creating compelling, complex soundscapes like these
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6.4
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6.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The main problem it faces is trying to successfully combine her new, slower palate with the tense, rapid-fire elements she's known for
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6.0
120334
6.0 |
The Quietus
Her tracks have always been short, but the tunes here, stuffed to bursting as they are with cool noises and other people, permit little room for structural manoeuvre
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6.0
120282
6.0 |
The Guardian
Alejandra Ghersi’s new set is a subversive and mischievous fusion of aural fireworks and psychedelic lyricism aided by Björk, Shygirl, Rosalía and Sophie
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