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Arca is the eponymous third studio album by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca. It was released on April 7, 2017 via XL Recordings.

Background and recording
The album is Arca's first to include his own vocals. He stated that Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk's influence had been a decisive factor for him to include his vocals on the record. In an interview with Wolfgang Tillmans for i-D magazine, he said: "I don't know if I would've ever sung on this record if it weren't for Björk ... She turned to me very casually and asked me if I'd ever considered singing on my music ... She was so nurturing throughout the whole process and I don't know if I would've been so brave to do his without her as a friend."

Arca predominantly features lyrics in Spanish, which Arca said were "all recent and all –except for one song– improvised." Many songs include references to his influencers, such as Björk's "I Miss You" in "Anoche" and Venezuelan folk singer Simón Díaz's "Caballo Viejo" in "Reverie".

Release and artwork
On February 28, 2016, Arca posted a video on his Instagram account, announcing that he was "almost done with a new album titled Reverie". Later that year, he released the mixtape Entrañas for free through his SoundCloud account, along with a video for the closing track of the mixtape, "Sin Rumbo", which served as a preview of the contents of Arca.

On February 22, 2017, Arca released the first single from the album, "Piel". He also revealed the album's release date, track list, and artwork, which features a close-up of Arca's seemingly bruised face, with a semi-open mouth showing glossy black teeth. As with previous Arca releases, the artwork was created by frequent collaborator and close friend Jesse Kanda.

He released the music videos for "Anoche" and "Reverie", both directed by Kanda, on February 24, 2017 and March 16, 2017, respectively. On April 7, he premiered a double feature of "Fugaces" and "Miel", also directed by Kanda.