Kick I

Kick I
Digital and streaming edition cover. Physical CD has the name Arca on the cover.
Studio album by
Arca
Released26 June 2020 (2020-06-26)
Genre
Length38:07
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
LabelXL
ProducerArca
Arca chronology
Arca
(2017) 		Kick I
(2020) 		Madre
(2021)
Singles from Kick I
  1. "Nonbinary"
    Released: 30 April 2020
  2. "Time"
    Released: 20 May 2020
  3. "Mequetrefe"
    Released: 17 June 2020
  4. "KLK"
    Released: 22 June 2020

Kick I (stylized as KiCk i; pronounced "kick one"[5]) is the fourth studio album by Venezuelan electronic record producer Arca. Recorded between Barcelona and London, the album was released on 26 June 2020 through XL Recordings. Kick I was presented with four singles: "Nonbinary", "Time", "Mequetrefe", and "KLK" featuring Rosalía.[6] It also includes collaborations with Björk, Shygirl, and Sophie.[7] The album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards,[8] as well as for Best Alternative Music Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Kick I is the first entry of a Kick quintet. The rest of the entries were released in November–December 2021.

  1. ^ a b Ravens, Chal. "Arca / kiCk i". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ Twells, John (25 June 2020). "Arca: KiCk i review – joyful sonic vision of what pop could be". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (26 June 2020). "Arca's 'KiCk i' Is a Chaotic Bricolage of Hyperactive Pop". Hypebeast. Hypebeast Limited. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ Balram, Dhruva (24 June 2020). "Arca – 'KiCk i' review: a new high watermark for the wildly innovative producer's experimental pop". NME. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Hoste, Elliot (3 December 2021). "In Arca's Kick series, the electronic artist builds a whole new universe". New Statesman. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch Arca become a cybernetic goddess in the video for 'Nonbinary'". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ Dazed (10 March 2020). "Arca's new album, KiCk i, will feature Rosalía and Björk". Dazed. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Grammys 2021: Poppy, Arca, BTS y Noah Cyrus se cuelan en las nominaciones; mira las mejores reacciones". MOR.BO (in Spanish). 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.