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| Released | 3 December 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2021 | |||
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| Length | 41:43 | |||
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| Label | XL | |||
| Producer | Arca | |||
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Kick IIIII (stylized as kiCK iiiii) is the eighth studio album by Venezuelan record producer and singer Arca. The album was surprise released on 3 December 2021 as the fifth and final entry in the Kick quintet. The album was released with no singles or prior announcement.
Upon the release of Kick I , news surfaced that Arca would be releasing three more Kick albums to make a quad-trilogy. The artist took to Pitchfork to say: "There will be four volumes. The third one is a little bit more introverted than Kick I, a little bit more like my self-titled album, I guess. The fourth one is piano only, no vocals. Right now, the least defined one, strangely, is the third one. It's all gestating right now [...] Each Kick exists in a kind of quantum state until the day that I send it to mastering. I try to not commit until I have to. But I have a vision for it. The second one is heavy on backbeats, vocal manipulation, mania, and craziness." [2]
Kick IIIII would end up being similar to Arca's previous description of the fourth entry, focusing entirely on quieter ambient pieces, focused mainly on piano, plucked strings and swirling pads. Famed Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto makes a guest vocal appearance on "Sanctuary".
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B− [5] |
| Evening Standard | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [9] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10 [10] |
| NME | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
On review aggregate site Metacritic, Kick IIIII received a score of 77 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
All tracks are written by Arca, except "Fireprayer", written by Arca and Sia
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Face" | 0:46 |
| 2. | "Pu" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Chiquito" (transl. Tiny) | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Estrogen" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Ether" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Amrep" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Sanctuary" (featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto) | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Tierno" (transl. Tender) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Músculos" (transl. Muscles) | 5:21 |
| 10. | "La Infinita" (transl. The Infinite One) | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Fireprayer" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Crown" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 41:43 | |
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A kick is an attack using a foot, knee or leg.
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