KiCk i
by Arca
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: Jun 26, 2020
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 149
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 149
  3. Negative: 9 out of 149
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  1. Lakmestae
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Arca's transition from male to female marked the beginning of new era in Arca's career. Transition from arthouse to unusual contemporary pop music. Improvement of composing and quality. Well done

    Overall: 8.7 / 10
  2. rllllstr
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    By far her best work yet! The energy and the chaos created in this album it’s amazing. And the versatility of the various songs just shows how good Arca is as an artist. The featured artists did a perfect job too. Rosalía in KLK is one of the best collabs of the decade, Sophie, Shygirl and Björk killed their verses.
  3. 1000000
    Jul 3, 2022
    8
    Arca's versatility is something that follows her throughout her career. The trajectory of this album, which leads from summer bangers to sentimental and melancholic ballads, indicates that. A very interesting production full of glitches that is very challenging and will give many a headache. And absolutely amazing collaborations!
  4. DiegoRisas
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    The Best of the kick series by far; it actually seems like this album alone spawned the rest of the four albums , for example, you can listen to rip the slit as the initial try to what was going to be kick III.
    I love this, I didn't like it that much when it came out, but now that we have all the kick espectrum, its my favorite.
  5. kevss
    Dec 1, 2021
    10
    This album has literally no skips and have sentimental songs and bangers, is amazing
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 25, 2021
    6
    This is arca at her most fun. From the breathtaking weirdness of the opener "non binary " to the exhilarating "rip the slit" she doesn't need to take her art too seriously now she's caved her way . Rising as an influential producer and culturalist she bands together collaborators as she flexes her skills and accentuates each of their talents. Though a marvel this album is a far cry fromThis is arca at her most fun. From the breathtaking weirdness of the opener "non binary " to the exhilarating "rip the slit" she doesn't need to take her art too seriously now she's caved her way . Rising as an influential producer and culturalist she bands together collaborators as she flexes her skills and accentuates each of their talents. Though a marvel this album is a far cry from her more revolutionary releases even the underdog"mutant Lp" outshines this take on pop. Still stunning nonetheless. Favourites:rip the slit,none binary, time,klk,kicki,no la queda… Expand
  7. avangardddddddd
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    Arca’s “KiCK i” is one of the most inspiring avant-pop albums i have ever heard in my life. I reckon it represents the dystopian future of the whole humanity. The cybernetic and strange looking album cover wants to take us to the dystopia Arca’s already created.
    Frankly speaking, i was kind of amazed when i saw the feat of Arca and Sophie. This track swiftly became my favourite one. La    Arca’s “KiCK i” is one of the most inspiring avant-pop albums i have ever heard in my life. I reckon it represents the dystopian future of the whole humanity. The cybernetic and strange looking album cover wants to take us to the dystopia Arca’s already created.
    Frankly speaking, i was kind of amazed when i saw the feat of Arca and Sophie. This track swiftly became my favourite one. La Chíqui represents the synthetic love and the genesis of this feeling, in my opinion. This song also ruins the whole gender system (using the sentence “She is my boyfriend” is actually brave), gender stereotypes and etc. The song “Time” is quite nostalgic for me. The beginning of the track transfers me to the childhood, makes me reminisce all the memories, think about the human existence, the immateriality of the influence that art creates. The track with the featured artist Rosalia is quite chaotic and dystopian at the same time. The beginning makes me nervous for some reason, meanwhile Rosalia’s singing itself is kind of pretty and futuristic. In my opinion, Arca uses the Rosalia’s voice as an instrument, as the means of achieving the best musical experience. As for me, this song is supremely innovative.
    “Nonbinary” is not a traditional song. It is looks like a story, the eloquent manifesto of the absolute freedom that people try to create. I assume it is not only about the gender binarity, it also shows all of us the impossibility of binary differentiating the art itself. To conclude my review I’d like to say that surely Arca’s KiCk i is one of the greatest albums of the contemporary avant-garde and art at all. Arca’s music doesn’t look trivial. The uniqueness of her art may be explained simply: innovative and futuristic artists always go beyond their time which causes the individuality of Arca as a musician.    … Expand
  8. urielhuidobro
    Sep 3, 2021
    9
    este album es la perfeccion de los generos experimental y glitch. arca sabe lo que hace sin duda.
  9. Hosomy
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    They transcend what music is to go beyond what is imagined in defining what music is
  10. Kijhy
    Mar 19, 2021
    8
    81/100

    really good album; my favs are time, klk, watch
    i disliked the bjork collab the most
  11. Lajaleaa
    Dec 31, 2020
    6
    ( 65/100 )

    Arca es una chica trans de Venezuela cuya producción creció para colaborar con Kanye West, Bjork, FKA twigs y varios artistas más. En "KiCk i", Arca se muestra solida, diversa y logra cuidar un ambiente que expone con fuerza y energía a varias corrientes musicales como el Art Pop, Avat Garde, Regueton y Ambient-Pop. Sin embargo este experimento es su propia deficiencia. A    ( 65/100 )

    Arca es una chica trans de Venezuela cuya producción creció para colaborar con Kanye West, Bjork, FKA twigs y varios artistas más. En "KiCk i", Arca se muestra solida, diversa y logra cuidar un ambiente que expone con fuerza y energía a varias corrientes musicales como el Art Pop, Avat Garde, Regueton y Ambient-Pop. Sin embargo este experimento es su propia deficiencia. A pesar de lo interesante que pueda ser la dirección musical, cada atractivo se rompe por el bien de lo experimental y muestra un lado mecánico de su propia belleza en vez. Arca tiene una bella voz, incluso a la altura de Bjork, pero a los oídos cotidianos, este álbum será un baile de apareamiento entre maquinas cuyas piezas excretan fluidos seminales color negro. Tan bello como puede ser el símbolo de esta imagen, Arca se enfoca más en lo erótico y lo técnico, que en lo entretenido y lo sustancial.
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    Arca is a trans girl from Venezuela whose production grew up to collaborate with Kanye West, Bjork, FKA twigs, and several more artists. In "KiCk i", Arca shows to be solid, diverse, and manages to take care of an ambient that exposes with strength and energy to several musical streams like Art Pop, Avant-Garde, Reggaeton, and Ambient Pop. Nevertheless, this experiment is its own deficiency. Even though the musical direction can be interesting, each attractiveness is broken for the sake of the experimental and shows a mechanical side of its beauty instead. Arca has a beautiful voice, even at the height of Bjork, but to the daily ears, this album is a mating dance between machines whose parts excrete black seminal fluids. As beautiful as the symbol of that image can be, Arca focuses more on the erotic and technical than the entertaining and substantial.    … Expand
  12. sneaky12
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    My fave album of the year so far. Full of complex, fresh and layered production.
  13. Simao
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    since non-binary my expectations were high for this new arca era, but she proved them wrong and surpassed them in every way possible.
    arca really did something i thought she couldn’t do with this new album. which just proves she’s still improving her sound.

    my fav arca album used to be xen but that changed now.

    fav songs: watch, KLK, machote
    least fav: afterwards
  14. hellokittypie
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    ARCA I love that you deliver everything we don't expect!!! Totally original.
  15. Masterheart
    Sep 1, 2020
    9
    Arca es uno de los mejores productores de la industria en la actualidad, y es algo que nos confirmó con este fantástico álbum que nos acaba de dar
  16. adolfviana
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Que álbum tan horrible , no la.conocen ni en su casa , a esto le.llaman arte ? No es música!! Terrible álbum
  17. omeglecamgirl
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Arca produces her best work yet with help from friends, highlights include nonbinary, time, mequetrefe, afterwards, watch, klk, la chiquí and machote
  18. JEMR
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    La producción es asombrosa, pero parece que Arca dió un paso atrás a su estilo que había venido forjando y finalmente pulido con su álbum homónimo Arca. Generalmente, cuenta con un concepto a punto de ser sólido.
  19. JohnWaynee
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    an explosion of creativity and talent. With each listening he grows even more inside me, mixing experimental and nostalgic and futuristic sounds, it is one of the best albums of the year.
  20. Evic21
    Jul 29, 2020
    6
    Despite the hype, this record is a disappointment. It feels rushed, muddled and uncertain of its self. Not to mention that the guest features here are lackluster at best. Sadly, Kick i falls flat in more ways than one, even if below the surface, there is a good album in there.
  21. sebascampos
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    This is probably my second favourite album from Arca, i just simply can go to a party and spend all night with them, from La Chiqui to Afterwards, Arca made a solid album.
  22. SirFaulty
    Jul 15, 2020
    0
    Absolutely terrible. Third, and final, album of his I am trying. Just a whole lot of noise. Bjork needs to get the **** away from him, he is totally ruining her music.
  23. Cnsydm
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    Very dissapointing by arca... the only good songs are the features thanks to björk sophie and rosalia
  24. Animespora
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Genius for a generation that isn’t ready for it. Arca screams. Arca made Björk sing in Spanish. Arca is Sexual. Arca is here to stay!.
  25. ffffavriel
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    this album is just perfection. it's all that arca have been giving us through the years and even more. thank u, queen, for this masterpiece
  26. Rluther
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    The alnum is just it self as a Transgression to the future of music path, bringing different genres and sub genres to the table and a raw experimentation with sound and lyrical construction. KiCk (i), in shortly is collaborative deconstruction of sound and music that offer a new wave of music, taking pop, reggaetón, house, music to a new level.
  27. salvatorereview
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    I can’t describe how pleased I am with this album. It’s just genius. It’s like the music of the future, this is what elders thought music would sound like in 2020’s. It’s just fresh, it’s familiar, some sounds have that reggaeton vibe, or a more pop-y vibe and even highly Björk-influenced instrumentals. I love how harsh and powerful the first half is; Nonbinary a real STATE, MequetrefeI can’t describe how pleased I am with this album. It’s just genius. It’s like the music of the future, this is what elders thought music would sound like in 2020’s. It’s just fresh, it’s familiar, some sounds have that reggaeton vibe, or a more pop-y vibe and even highly Björk-influenced instrumentals. I love how harsh and powerful the first half is; Nonbinary a real STATE, Mequetrefe make my body moved, Riquiquí is how i would define Arca, The featuring are such a dream, Björk, ROALÍA, SOPHIE and shygirl make these album even better. And not forget those amazing songs “Calor” and “No queda nada” SO SO SO touching. I really really love these album.… Expand
  28. Alex_Ronalds
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    A complete turn to 2007's "Arca" and the rest of her catalog. This is a new Arca, with the same effort for experimentation just goin a little "pop" for fun. Beautiful & intriguing.
  29. vicxxx
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    best album!!! features the most talented artists... björk, sophie, shygirl and rosalía. thanks for this masterpiece doña arca
  30. Brayantapia
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Es un álbum súper completo , te lleva a lugares inimaginables, es tan mágico
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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Mojo
    Jul 21, 2020
    80
    Standout track by far is La Chiqui where trans artist Sophie and Arca go head to head, like two tall, sonic waveforms. Extraordinary. [Sep 2020, p.83]
  2. The Wire
    Jul 14, 2020
    50
    Far from being some utopian unity of the opposites her work has summoned – beyond binaries – she’s still clearly experimenting and sometimes failing. [Aug 2020, p.48]
  3. musicOMH.com
    Jul 2, 2020
    80
    The record dazzles with its detail, beguiles with its lyrical performances and leaves a lasting impression with powerful songwriting.
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