Caos (Miguel album)

Miguel has described Caos as emerging from a period of personal transformation. In his words: "To rebuild, I had to destroy myself. That is the core confrontation of Caos. Through my personal evolution, I learned that transformation is violent. Caos is the sonic iteration of me bending that violence into something universally felt."^[2] The album title — Spanish for “chaos” — underscores his exploration of disorder, rebirth, emotional turbulence, and existential themes.^[3] He has also said that Caos represents a more aggressive, boundary-pushing sonic direction, stepping beyond purely R&B into darker, more experimental textures.^[4]

Caos has been released on October 23, 2025, through ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records. That date coincides with Miguel’s 40th birthday, adding symbolic resonance to the rollout.^[5] The announcement of the release was made in early September 2025, along with the debut of the title single on his own platform.^[5] As part of the Caos movement, Miguel released several promotional singles. "RIP", released on September 29, 2025, features cover art inspired by the Afro-Mexican Danza de los Diablos, aligning with the album's themes of cultural identity and resistance.^[6]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Clash	7/10[9]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

Caos received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Caos received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 from four critic scores.^[7]

Rolling Stone's Jon Dolan gave the album three stars rating out of five and wrote, "Caos isn’t an easy listen, often fading into a bleary haze and not quite coherently fulfilling the implications of its concept. But coherence isn’t really the point here. This is an album about searching for meaning as you try your best to process a world on fire — and it’s a mood that should resonate with any honest listener."^[11]

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