Violet makes the bridge on the grass
Lana Del Rey
Dome Books | 2021
Between a recently released album and another that will be released shortly, The latest from the multifaceted American artist Lana Del Rey appears in bookstores, his literary debut. With a beautiful packaging (with the careful editing that the Cúpula publishing house has accustomed us to) we find the most personal Lana, in a book of poems in which his creativity flows in instant texts that have gone directly from the mind to paper, naked and direct. A collection of typescripts, full of deletions and corrections, coffee stains and thoughts flooded with the usual melancholy that inhabits his songs. A book in bilingual edition with translation by Elvira Sastre, which also includes original photographs of the artist.
Under covers
Julio Le Marchand
Space Waves | 2021
An album is not just a collection of songs: transmits emotions, also to touch and sight. And in that sense Under covers It is an essential work and one to enjoy learning from its covers., on many occasions already iconic and inseparable from the musical work. Zebra crossings, motel windows, paredes, buildings or natural landscapes. Some recognizable at first glance and others more hidden, but all perfectly identified and located on each of these pages, with his corresponding coordinates so as not to get lost if you want to emulate the current photo. And if this were not enough, Julio Le Marchand tells us the origin of the place, the anecdotes that accompany it and the reason for its choice. An exhaustive piece of research from a music lover.
Disco local:
Ramírez Exposure
Exit times
Lovemonk | 2021
Exit times, the new album by Valencian Víctor Ramírez, exudes good taste, delicate melodies and delicious vocal combinations in ten sunny cuts of classic pop. A musician who, if he had grown up in California in the sixties, would be one of those cult artists.
National Disc:
Carmen 113
Hypnotic
U98 Music | 2021
Slowly but with lead feet, the band from Girona Carmen 113 is making its place on the scene with a fifth album full of great songs for the dance floor or listening to while driving to the beach. Hypnotic is a collection of bright and euphoric songs with exciting choruses.
International disc:
Chai
Wink
Sub Pop | 2021
The Japanese Chai publish Wink, an eclectic album in which they mix classic pop with R&B and electronics clubbing, hiphop touches, electronic bases and sound experiments that involve feminist and protest lyrics.
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