This is like my Tinder record.”
How cruising, graveyards and swan songs inspired Arca’s new album
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Explaining further, she says: “Spending time with a person you enjoy on every level is obviously utopia. I mean, it’s real. It’s when the dream becomes real ... everyone’s gonna be like, ‘Are you married?’ with this one. But … it’s too fragile still. I think, if I could, I’d just say this is my dating album. Let’s just leave it there.”
She says the album also reflects on the rise of rightwing populism. “Maybe that’s why it became a utopian theme – if we’re gonna survive not only my personal drama but also the sort of situation the world is in today, we’ve got to come up with a new plan. If we don’t have the dream, we’re just not gonna change. Especially now, this kind of dream is an emergency."