Lav's Music Corner

Arca is a genre blending producer and vocalist who first made a name for herself with productions credits on albums like Kanye West's Yeezus , FKA Twigs LP1  and Bjork's Vulnicura . In the past few years she has risen to fame as a leading voice and frequent collaborator in the hyperpop movement, culminating in last years critically acclaimed KiCk i . Throughout the 2nd half of the year Arca dropped numerous singles from a trilogy of sequels and then released the projects one day after another in the week leading up to their originally scheduled release, followed by a surprise fifth entry into the series.  Review By Lav: While Arca may not be one of the most high profile voices in music anyone who has been paying attention knows that she's contributed as much as anybody in the past decade. At first it was largely in the shadows as a virtuoso producer, in recent years she has had a major coming out party not only with her own music, but her own personality. Given that Arca is...

Arca is a Venezuelan based record producer who first emerged working behind the scenes on projects like Kanye West's Yeezus , FKA Twigs' LP1  and Bojrk's Vulnicura  and Utopia . She has released 3 prior studio albums to increasing critical success and has grown massively in name recognition in the three years since her last record. Review By Lavender: Despite the fact that I have never quite been blown away by an Arca solo project I have been in love with her production credits for quite a long time. Both the immense creativity and willingness to innovate and experiment made Arca an enigmatic figure in the music world, with her mysterious persona adding even more intrigue to the mix. But much like SOPHIE before her Arca has had a major coming out moment in the 3 years since her last record. Not only publicly identifying as non-binary but also lending her face and body to numerous music videos and pieces of promotional material for the first time. Combining this with an incr...