After the well-deserved rest that Holy Week has meant, we have started the distribution of our copies for the month of April. An issue whose cover is dedicated to the Basques Shinova.
“The present” (Warner, 24) is the seventh work of Shinova. The members of the Vizcaya band know very well what it means to break stones over fifteen years of career and, now, they want to allow themselves a gift: enjoy this moment to savor it with the intensity that having come this far deserves.
Five years had to pass before some repairs Vampire Weekend have given us “Only God Was Above Us” (Columbia/Sony, 24), but the wait has been worth it. We have them back more adventurous than ever.
For four years now, Besmaya They have been telling us what was to come based on singles and epés. Now, after burning through the halls of half of Spain, they finally arrive at their first album, this “New Slogans”. Javi Ojan and Javi Echávarri welcome me with a smile from ear to ear and a great desire to tear this LP apart. There is no emergency brake that stops them: you can see it in their faces.
The fourth album of Bleachers, “Bleachers” (Dirty Hit/Music As Usual, 24) is a letter of acceptance and gratitude to the Jack Antonoff of the past. A letter full of love, nostalgia, sadness, passion and creative evolution.
Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba they put all the meat on the grill in “Yellow Bag and Powerful Stone” (Primavera Labels/Universal, 24), a third album (not counting the soundtrack of “The laws of the border”) in which they reconcile their most forceful side with their inexhaustible musical concerns.
Imagine walking into a secret club where Ella Fitzgerald is dancing to Daft Punk. Rosalía and Stevie Wonder are also there. Something like this conceives the new album Caravan Palace, “Gangbusters Melody Club” (Lone Diggers, 24). A demonstration that the French group has moved into the electroswing game.
Kim Gordon remains immersed in a singular journey, a very loose verse of contemporary rock, increasingly further away even from the shadow of Sonic Youth. The second album to his name, after the adventure of Body/Head, is called “The Collective” (Matador/Popstock!), and has once again been co-produced by Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor).
The members of the collective Caliphate 3/4 They have a new album “’ÊCCLABÔ DE LIBERTÁ”a self-released album that, once again, is living popular culture.
And that’s it, everything that concerns our most extensive interviews, but remember that you can also find our usual sections dedicated to reviews and reviews of albums, movies, books, comics and podcasts, as well as a special one dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the formation de Triana, as well as an interview with our collaborator Yeray S Iborra on the occasion of his book “Taylor Swift Phenomenon” (Silex, 24).
And like every month, here you have a playlist with all the contents of the month to provide a soundtrack to your reading.