Argentine singer/songwrtier Juana Molina just released her wonderful new album, Wed 21. And with it comes a music video for its lead track, "Eras." Artfully creepy, the clip depicts a creature known as the Bichapong that has a blue face with only eyes (including one for a mouth). While the Bichapong sews fabrics together and conducts weird experiments, a strange dinner party is going on in her manor's dining room. Things get odder from there.
Wed 21 is out now on Crammed Discs.
Juana Molina used to be a hit comedic actress in her native Argentina, but ever since 1996, she has been making decidedly less funny work as a singer-songwriter. She crafts a unique blend of acoustic and electronic sounds, and often creates labyrinthine layers of her vocals. Her new album, Wed 21, comes out in October, and it’s her first since 2008’s glorious Un Día. This first song to drop from it is built upon a thumping, tricky meter, and simple, repetitious guitar riffs. The English chorus of “Come, come quickly” is oddly catchy, and the whole thing remains positively warm. Excited to see what the album brings.
Stream the track above via soundcloud. Wed 21 comes out on October 29 on Crammed Discs.
From Argentinian dance producer Mati Zundel's recently released LP Amazonico Gravitante comes "El Alto de la Paz," a track that features the vocal talents of Canadian resident Boogat. The album hit the shelves on March 20 via ZZK Records, and can be snatched over at the label's website.
If you've been keeping an eye on the loved list lately, you may remember Ondatrópica's “Punkero Sonidero,” a track that blended elements of cumbia and electronic music into an exciting piece of dance music that tapped into both aged styles and fresh sounds. "El Alto de la Paz" succeeds in a similar fashion, pulling together a nice mixture of traditional drum sounds, buzzing synths, and an irresistibly danceable sensibility. Boogat leads the song effectively, using his versatility as a vocalist to alternate between rapping verses and singing anthemic choruses in Spanish. The song's inclusion of these different ideas gives it a cross-cultural appeal that could apply to music nerds and Latin American natives alike.