Taking in mind my passion to Canarian rock, visiting Tenerife for the fourth time I shouldn't been spending time there only for burning my skin in the sun and then soaking it into the cold salty waters of the Atlantic ocean. If our previous Canarian trip was marked by a brief (not so brief though) encounter with Pumuky guitarist and co-founding member Noe Ramirez then this time not only we spent a night with Noe and GAF leader Mladen Kurajica but also we attended the Tenerifean stop of the ongoing pan-Canarian concert tour Conexion Canarias in the good company of GAF's trumpet player Alejandro Padron. Also, we've attended the El Hombre Bala bar, the headquarters of the prominent Tenerife-based indie label of the same name. I'm not saying we were diving deep into Canarian rock scene - but I consider it relatively deep for the persons from so far away.
I'm not going to speak about the details of our supper with Noe & Mladen cos it was absolutely private event. So let's start from El Hombre Bala (The Bullet Man).
The day before we came there, there was the presentation of the first effort of Trinidad (the lone girl Zaynab Esther is hiding behind this moniker) - the "Pop Terror" EP. To attend this event was our initial intention but Alejandro proposed us to go to Banda Aparte bar for the Conexion Canarias-organized concerts the next day. Because to drive the island through at night three days in a row wasn't the easiest thing to do for us we decided to abandon Trinidad's presentation in favor of Conexion Canarias. But before walking to Banda Aparte we came to El Hombre Bala where I took a couple of beers and made a purchase of Trinidad's effort (along with the new full lenghts of Brutralizzed Kids and Velcro). Also we received two guitar pickups as the memorabilia.
Then we paved our way to Banda Aparte but it seemed like there was a shift of timeline because at 10 p.m. no one was going to make some noise like it was scheduled. The music program started an hour later with the acoustic set of Mento. Usually the band is not acoustic but only three members out of five were present there. Their songs sounded like they were intended to sound much louder, the guys were able to catch the listeners' attention so now I'm waiting for more music from them.
The next band to play was Navy Blue Socks. This band reminded me of Versos Rotos whom we have seen earlier this year on Sonorama. With catchy songs and the distinct contemporary indie rock sound they have the potential to be well-known amongst young people.
Then we left the bar cos it was already too late for us, and my wife Tanya felt bad.
The next band to play was Navy Blue Socks. This band reminded me of Versos Rotos whom we have seen earlier this year on Sonorama. With catchy songs and the distinct contemporary indie rock sound they have the potential to be well-known amongst young people.
Then we left the bar cos it was already too late for us, and my wife Tanya felt bad.
Navy Blue Socks
Regarding Trinidad.
Now I worry that we didn't visit her show because the girl really has 'it'. The "Pop Terror" EP contains only 5 songs but these songs are speaking much. The tiny fragile acoustic melodies create the atmosphere which befriends you with "Pop Terror" with the greatest of ease. Honestly speaking, the comparisons with Russian Red are too obvious to be 100% true so we need to find the better reference point. Let's look: lo-fi sound cross honest emotions cross sence of humour... oh wait... Liz Phair?
The best ever lines in credits are saying: "This disc is dedicated to all my neighbours. For bearing the guitar noise, impossible chords and the discs of Pantera and Mariah Carey. Except the neighbour from behind. Not for you. Put yourself the chainsow in the ass"
