Angélica Garcia – BUTTERFLY
Angélica Garcia drops “BUTTERFLY”, her first independent single since last year’s Gemelo album. Written with Ciel Eckard-Lee and produced by David Andrew Sitek, the track pushes her cyborg-Latin sound into industrial ballroom and glitch hop territory. It’s aggressive and delicate at the same time, switching between hard electronic rhythms and softer melodic passages.
The song came from Garcia’s brief time working at House of Yes in New York. She witnessed the physical and emotional labor required to survive in nightclub culture, and “BUTTERFLY” captures that dual reality. The lyrics move between Spanish and English, painting a street-level portrait of nightlife workers navigating dangerous spaces. Lines like “La calle es un mar de embrujados / Hombres bravos” acknowledge the threat, while the refrain “I hope that when I die / I will spread wings” reaches for transformation and escape.
Garcia uses the butterfly as more than pretty imagery. It represents the resilience required of Latinos and immigrants in America, creatures who must be beautiful and tough at the same time. The mariposa figure in the song commands attention (“To’ los chavos piden su mirada”) while moving carefully through hostile territory in hot pink heels. It’s a survival story dressed in club aesthetics.
Musically, Sitek and Ciel build an atmosphere that matches the lyrical tension. The production hits hard with industrial beats, then opens up into spacious choruses where Garcia’s voice can float. The glitchy electronic elements feel intentionally unstable, like the precarious balance the song describes. Joe LaPorta’s mastering keeps everything punchy without losing the textural details.
“BUTTERFLY” shows Garcia continuing to evolve her sound independently. No label backing, just her vision with trusted collaborators. The experimental pop framework holds together narrative weight, club energy, and cultural commentary without collapsing into either pure concept or pure dancefloor. It’s music that works in the moment while saying something specific about the lives it documents.
