By Kiah Easton, Editorial Director[XL Recordings; 2020]Rating: 7/10 Key tracks: “Time”, “Mequetrefe ”, “La Chiqui” KiCk i is the first studio album in over three years from Alejandra Ghersi, more popularly known as Arca. Within these three years, Arca went through somewhat of a transformation within the public eye and publicly stated her non-binary identity…
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Album Review: Björk – Utopia
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [One Little Indian; 2017] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “The Gate”, “Sue Me” Björk has made a career out of crafting avant-pop that couldn’t be made by any other person on the planet. Indeed, her last album, Vulnicura, was a manic depiction of darkness that resembled a Ridley Scott feature more than a…
Album Review: Arca – Arca
By Sam Tornow, Editorial Director [XL; 2017] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Anoche,” “Reverie,” “Fugaces” Venezuelan-born Alejandro Ghersi has rightfully self-titled his latest album, Arca. Known for convoluted, otherworldly tracks which are inconceivably born out of the experimentation of everyday sounds, Ghersi was never one to conceal emotions. The warped atmosphere of his 2015 masterpiece, Mutant,…
What We’re Playing – Week of 4/10/17
Just because the semester’s almost over doesn’t mean we’ve stopped!! Here’s all the sweet new tracks being added to our rotation this week. Arca – Arca The third studio record from electronic producer Alejandro Ghersi is by far the strongest in his discography, with eerie soundscapes that match with Ghersi’s beautiful vocals, which are brand…
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