“Fetiche” is Arca‘s first solo material since the release of his 2017’s eponymous album. In 2017, Arca had a crazy year with the release of his excellent third album on XL Reco…
Watch Boiler Room’s unutterable performance of Arca and Jesse Kanda
The 24-minute long video was filmed at the London Roundhouse and as always is a bold artistic statement. Artistic genius Arca and his long-time visual collaborator Jesse Kanda recently headlined a Boi…
HighClouds: 100 Tracks of 2017
We can undoubtedly write that 2017 was a great year for music. We know it because our staff almost had to fight to agree on the final choice below and we’re proud of presenting a list which feat…
Highclouds: 20 albums of 2017
Considering the constant decay of album sales in the past decade, it has become a challenge for artists to release more than a few tracks at the same time. While some come back from the ashes and rele…
Highclouds: 20 videos of 2017
2017 was a busy year when it comes to incredible videos. From the unapologetically queer videos of Perfume Genius, Brendan Maclean, Fever Ray or The Blaze, to the out of the world artistry of Rive or …
Björk – “Utopia”
At the beginning, Björk’s tenth studio album “Utopia” was supposed to be a brighter companion piece to 2015’s “Vulnicura”, but her music had never felt so alien and unfamiliar.…
⚡ Kelela – Take Me Apart
Finally, American alt-R&B singer-songwriter Kelela has shared her highly anticipated debut album “Take Me Apart” via Warp Records. It feels like Kelela has been around forever, doesn’t…
Heart of Darkness: Tasmania’s Dark Mofo Arts & Music Festival
Due to my romance-damaged mind, Tasmania has long been somewhere I’ve wanted to go. We are here for Dark Mofo, an arts and music festival run by Hobart’s art gallery, MONA. This is the rare type of fe…
Arca – Arca
It’s fairly frustrating trying to review Arca. It’s the sort of album that just doesn’t sound quite right when listened to in broad daylight while sat on a train. Solid blue sky is n…
CLOUDSPOTTING #3: Feist, Blondie, Gorillaz & Popcaan, Kendrick Lamar
The members of the Highclouds team have a meeting and talk about some of the biggest releases of the week. Since everyone is tired, the discussion has absolutely no filter. Feist – Pleasure Cana…