Kali Uchis Archives | Quip Magazine https://quipmag.com/tag/kali-uchis/ The home of alternative music news Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:06:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://quipmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-site-icon_1-70x70.png Kali Uchis Archives | Quip Magazine https://quipmag.com/tag/kali-uchis/ 32 32 Kali Uchis surprised us with a new EP “TO FEEL ALIVE” in Isolation https://quipmag.com/kali-uchis-surprised-us-with-a-new-ep-to-feel-alive-in-isolation/ Fri, 01 May 2020 15:06:53 +0000 https://quipmag.bitsoftsol.com/?p=8467 by Haley Paula Stein Long before lockdowns started all across the globe, Kali Uchis proved herself as an artist who knows what it means to be alone. Isolation was the title of her debut studio album, released just two years ago. Since then, Kali had been teasing a second record, set to come out later this year. Last Friday, to everyone’s surprise, Uchis went ahead and dropped a four-track EP, TO FEEL ALIVE.   Two songs, opening track “Honey Baby (Spoiled!)” and “Angel,” had been incubating since the Por Vida era (both can be found as earlier mixes on her […]

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Long before lockdowns started all across the globe, Kali Uchis proved herself as an artist who knows what it means to be alone. Isolation was the title of her debut studio album, released just two years ago. Since then, Kali had been teasing a second record, set to come out later this year. Last Friday, to everyone’s surprise, Uchis went ahead and dropped a four-track EP, TO FEEL ALIVE.
 
Two songs, opening track “Honey Baby (Spoiled!)” and “Angel,” had been incubating since the Por Vida era (both can be found as earlier mixes on her YouTube channel, the latter under the title “Pablo Escobar”). The opening track rings in sweetly, with 90’s hip hop vibes played into downtempo dance-electronic beats. The lyrics speak to positive romantic experiences, ones that focus on female pleasure. The album art paints a sexy, albeit censored, scene of love acts indoors on a daybed while the carnival Ferris wheel flames just outside the window. Call it a mood.
 
On “i want war (BUT I NEED PEACE)” the heavy piano on the track placates Kali’s inner conflict with a lover. Throughout the EP her voice shows range; in solitude, Kali Uchis harmonizes with herself for these bedroom songs. The timely title track, “TO FEEL ALIVE,” stands out as a lament on Kali’s deeper insecurities. She sings about failing to measure up and being a misfit while tying into the COVID-19 quarantine age. Painfully, she sings, “I miss my family, things will never be the same. To all the people that have lost I’m screamin’ ‘Rest in Peace!’” with an anguished, indie diva sigh. 

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]]> 8467 Standing together for human rights with Kali Uchis on Summerstage https://quipmag.com/standing-together-for-human-rights-with-kali-uchis-on-summerstage/ Sun, 25 Aug 2019 01:50:46 +0000 https://quipmag.bitsoftsol.com/?p=7048 by Brett Banducci Rain of shine could not stop people from coming out to the Selena for Sanctuary Show, held in Central Park. The outdoor free concert was apart of the NYC Summerstage series and produced by activist Doris Muñoz. This concert addition was a benefit evening, a truly amazing way to spend a Sunday night. Doris started the series to pay for her parent’s legal fees as immigrants from Mexico a few years back. Since then, she has created a movement and raised over $14,000 for the cause. The line-up included headliner Kali Uchis, Cuco, and Helado Negro, Selena’s nephew Principe […]

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Rain of shine could not stop people from coming out to the Selena for Sanctuary Show, held in Central Park. The outdoor free concert was apart of the NYC Summerstage series and produced by activist Doris Muñoz. This concert addition was a benefit evening, a truly amazing way to spend a Sunday night. Doris started the series to pay for her parent’s legal fees as immigrants from Mexico a few years back. Since then, she has created a movement and raised over $14,000 for the cause.

The line-up included headliner Kali Uchis, Cuco, and Helado Negro, Selena’s nephew Principe Q, and more. Kali’s set included a few Selena covers, such as “See you again”, and some other crowd favorites. Cuco’s dreamy “Lo Que Siento” had all the fans singing along. It was truly special to see POC together and take a stand against the Immigration Laws while coming together through music.

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