I have set myself a limit for talking about Beach House, an unequalled duo that have proved to be, with their four albums, a huge influencing force on other bands, with a genre that you could easily enough copy, but that with heroicism, they have maintained its flow with an unbridled psychedelia that, by...
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One of the most common mistakes that I make due to my lack of over-cautiousness, or too much confidence, is to criticise Bruce Springsteen in public. He, with his immense charisma, always seems to have fans in places where I would never have imagined they would exist, and I find myself apologising over-excessively out...
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Falsetto and echoes are things that give me goosebumps on my skin, and Hayden Thorpe with his band Wild Beasts, managed to convince the British pop audience utilising these things in their album Two Dancers in 2009, and also with the release in 2011 of Smother, criticized for a tranquility little expected after their...
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Out of the Game is the latest release by Rufus Wainwright, a revered singer-songwriter and a reference point now when talking about pop of extreme perfection. I have never underestimated the thorough perfection that drives him so often to musical experimentation, or his repeated attempts at creating live opera performances.
An extremely sensitive and passionate...
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Claire Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes) is the kind of Canadian that I admire; adventurous, rebellious, mysterious and eager to travel the world on the basis of her clever ability to open doors by breaking into the music scene
At San Miguel Primavera Sound 2012 she is the gateway artist to a very select list of soloists...
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Alan Palomo is the man who gives a face to Neon Indian every time they go on stage to attack, with extreme acidity, the sadness of indie which is so often associated with those who like this genre. He is full of enviable, youthful energy and this year he is bringing that, along with...
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Marianne Faithfull first came to me -during a season of my life in which cinema was my means of escape- with one film called Irina Palm, and I had no idea why there were so many people in the cinema waiting to see her in particular, because it seemed to arouse so much curiosity...
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Lately I’ve been immersed in dance steps and I believe that the destiny of the music around me, and the bands that have come into my hands lately, are only leading me further towards learning how to shine to the dance floor. This time I’m bringing to you a gentleman who is really quite...
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I don’t like to show off, but now that the season of music festivals is about to begin around the world, and I am getting glimpses of some of the band names that have been played during the cold winter months as part of our music recommendations, I feel a great sense of satisfaction...
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Growing up around a small family-run clothing business that my mother has always owned, sewing machines have been part of the decor at home throughout my whole life. To this day I still have one of her machines, a relic of Spanish make that I love, that I still use sometimes for small projects...
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Sometimes I find it hard to admit that there may be R&B songs that I like, it’s not my preferred style of music, actually I don’t generally find myself dancing it in clubs, but I must confess that last Friday I was given the opportunity of watching Katy B close up in concert. And...
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