Laura Arías plays synths and sings co-leading vocals in another remarkable indie band from Cádiz area -
Detergente Líquido. Also, she serves as a half of
marylebone duo from Sevilla where she permanently resides. "
Cómo Las Demás" ("Like The Rest Of Them", where the definite article "las" shows that all of "them" are meant to be females) appears as a collaborative project: each and every song is marked with a collab name beside Laura's own. In the first song - largely acoustic
tontipop piece "
Manifesto" - she restores the creative pair with her
marylebone partner
Mario P. Recuero. Next, Laura is accompanied by her brother
Julian in the vintage bossanova of "
Cruda". Then it's
Juan Antonio Mateos' turn to provide her with backing vocals (by the way, he produced the whole EP and, moreover, operated most of the guitar-looking equipment) in "
Sindrome De Abstinencia" - undeniably the best track here led by Juan Antonio's catchy guitar part.
Detergente Líquido's mastermind
Alberto Rodway appears in "
Dos Historias: Un Balcon Y Una Ventana" - a classic Detergente'y singalong with strong melody and fuzzy sound. The last one is where
Ernie Rodriguez comes in not only with his drumming skills but also with his rarely heard before singing abilities (though his backing vocals in the choruses are harder to recognize than
Louise Post vocalizing in
Foo Fightets' "
Everlong" - and you feel his lower notes rather than hear them). The eponimous tender elegy effectively closes the curtain behind this tiny set of songs where Laura approves her capability to star in the leading role after all these years of starring in supporting ones.
