No Era Sólida

No Era Sólida
Studio album by
Lucrecia Dalt
Released11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
Studio
  • Berlin, Germany
  • INA GRM (Paris, France)
  • Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, New York, United States)[1]
Length40:05
LabelRVNG Intl.
Lucrecia Dalt chronology
Anticlines
(2018) 		No Era Sólida
(2020) 		¡Ay!
(2022)

No Era Sólida is a solo studio album by Lucrecia Dalt, a Colombian musician based in Berlin.[2] It was released on 11 September 2020 through RVNG Intl.[3] It received universal acclaim from critics.[4]

Background

No Era Sólida is Lucrecia Dalt's first solo studio album since Anticlines (2018).[5] She drew inspiration from J. G. Ballard's short story "Venus Smiles", as well as Clarice Lispector's novel A Breath of Life.[6] The album centers around a fictional character named Lia.[7] The album was entirely written, recorded, and mixed by Dalt herself.[8] She finished making the album before the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The album's title is Spanish for "I was not solid",[6] "she was not solid",[9] or "it was not solid".[10]

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the album goes to Tierra Digna, an organization that "works to defend Colombian communities affected by economic policies that impact human rights and the environment."[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.9/10[11]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, No Era Sólida received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[4]

Claire Lobenfeld of Bandcamp Daily described the album as "a record of unraveling and reformation."[10] She added, "Its songs are intellectual and visceral at the same time."[10] Jonathan Williger of Pitchfork stated, "It shows rather than tells, guiding you through its prickly, unstable moods with a mystical sort of grace."[11] Hannah Pezzack of The Quietus commented that the album "travels to cavernous spaces, occupying an ethereal landscape that is deep inside an unknowable earth."[9] She added, "Its final title track crystallises with Dalt singing in Spanish, moving out of her made-up language, the dissolution finally coming into sharp focus."[9]

Pitchfork included the album's opening song "Disuelta" in its list of "The 22 Best Songs by Latinx Artists in 2020".[12]

Accolades

Year-end lists for No Era Sólida
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2020
84
[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lucrecia Dalt.

No Era Sólida track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Disuelta"2:57
2."Seca"2:18
3."Coatlicue S."3:24
4."Ser Boca"3:55
5."Espesa"2:22
6."Di"4:23
7."Suprema"2:06
8."Revuelta"4:27
9."Endiendo"4:17
10."No Era Sólida"9:52
Total length:40:05

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]

  • Lucrecia Dalt – recording, mixing
  • Rashad Becker – mastering
  • Will Work for Good – design

References

  1. ^ a b Lucrecia Dalt (2020). No Era Sólida (vinyl booklet). RVNG Intl.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Lucrecia Dalt". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ H, Rob (30 June 2020). "Colombian pop experimentalist Lucrecia Dalt shares the eerie "Disuelta" and announces new album". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "No Era Solida by Lucrecia Dalt". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (30 June 2020). "Lucrecia Dalt Announces New Album No era sólida, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Pulgar, E.R. (9 September 2020). "The phantasmagoric poetics of Lucrecia Dalt". Crack. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  7. ^ Eede, Christian (30 June 2020). "Lucrecia Dalt Details New LP, 'No Era Sólida'". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  8. ^ Bloom, Madison (11 September 2020). "5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: The Flaming Lips, Conway the Machine, Lucrecia Dalt, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Pezzack, Hannah (11 September 2020). "Lucrecia Dalt — No era sólida". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Lobenfeld, Claire (24 September 2020). "Lucrecia Dalt, "No era sólida"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b Williger, Jonathan (15 September 2020). "Lucrecia Dalt: No era sólida". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  12. ^ "The 22 Best Songs by Latinx Artists in 2020". Pitchfork. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020 (In Association With Norman Records)". The Quietus. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2025.

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