Ahora

Ahora, the new record by Melenas is the exact opposite of 'that difficult third album'. While other bands might be suffering from a lack of inspiration typical of that delicate creative moment, our Spanish quartet reappears more invincible than ever, reassembled with a collection of dazzling songs, and revitalized with a splendid new palette of sounds that raises the following question: can you make jangle pop and garage rock with synthesizers? Listening to songs like 'K2' or 'Bang' the answer is a resounding yes, because the glorious throb of the analogue keyboards that dominate Ahora does not betray Melenas' sound, that bubbling vibration that the guitars provided until now, propelling their songs to the pop heaven. The new textures that vintage synths like the Korg Delta or the Yamaha PSR-36 provide maintain that immediacy, and also imprint fascinating new shades of color by stretching the band's sonic identity, transforming it with new nuances, from the crystalline pop of '1986' to the somber but moving undertones of 'Flor de la Frontera'.Moreover, this new wealth of tonalities is in keeping with an album in which Melenas have a lot to say: its title ('Now') aspires to vindicate, according to the band, 'the importance of time, to reflect on how we live our everyday lives, with whom we share our moments and how we want (or don't want) to do it'. An exploration of their own identity, of their relationships with others and of the importance of ' togetherness, shared feelin

Tracks

1~1~Ahora
1~2~K2
1~3~ 3. 198
1~4~Dos Pasajeros
1~5~Flor De La Frontera
1~6~Bang
1~7~Promesas
1~8~T Y Yo
1~9~Mal
1~10~Cancione

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Melenas
Release Date: 29 September 2023
Genre: Pop
Label: TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group