Kali Uchis earns career-best reviews for 'ORQUÌDEAS'
The reviews are in, and it's official: ORQUÌDEAS, the fourth studio album by Colombian American singer-songwriter Kali Uchis, is her most well-received to date, debuting with a Metascore of 88 based on 10 reviews.
It also becomes her third release to earn the distinction of Best New Music from Pitchfork, joining the company of her 2018 debut Isolation and last year's Red Moon in Venus.
"...an album of breezy confidence and sly ingenuity, easily moving among futuristic electronics, 1990s nostalgia and Latin roots." ★★★★½ -The New York Times
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The fourth album by the Colombian American songwriter Kali Uchis makes bliss triumphant. https://t.co/ZuulUzm0RY
- New York Times Music (@nytimesmusic) January 12, 2024
"Uchis remains true to herself by restlessly expanding her music's stylistic reach, embracing the past as instructor to the present. It is as aesthetically appealing as it is musically adventurous." ★★★★½ -AllMusic
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Recorded at the same time as Red Moon in Venus, the second Spanish-language album from @KALIUCHIS stands ready to break into the mainstream. https://t.co/j1wTvqPWhl
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- AllMusic (@allmusic) January 12, 2024
"Through [ORQUÌDEAS], Uchis blossoms into a fearless pop ambassador at the forefront of breaking down the divide between music in English and Spanish." ★★★★ -NME
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. @KALIUCHIS - 'Orquídeas' review: a fearless ambassador for Latin pop
The Colombian-American's second album in the space of the year - this time largely in Spanish - shows an artist consistently refining her craft. Read the ⭐⭐⭐⭐ NME review https://t.co/rx4iHfHWoM
- NME (@NME) January 12, 2024
"In a world that can seem all too rooted in gray realism, Uchis picks up a paintbrush, splashes swaths of color across her canvas and dares to dream." ★★★★½ -Paste
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Don’t miss our picks for this week’s best new albums to stream, including Kali Uchis, @, Nailah Hunter and more ⭐️🔗: https://t.co/pOV0hFElfu pic.twitter.com/w3l0WvT4bg
- Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) January 12, 2024
"...our corporate music industry overlords still find it impossible to believe a major label singer might thrive making original music in both Spanish and English. Like Selena Quintanilla before her, Uchis proves them wrong." ★★★★½ -Pitchfork
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. @KaliUchis' Orquídeas is named Best New Music 🏆
Our review ↓ https://t.co/aUI44U4Bj4
- Pitchfork (@pitchfork) January 12, 2024
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