Da Souza "Salsa Agredolça"

Da Souza "Salsa Agredolça" (p)2020 Bubota Discos

I'm unaware if there is a term considering the new generation of catalan/balearic indie scene. El Petit De Cal Eril, Ferran Palau, Ran Ran Ran, Da Souza, Roig!, Jorra I Gomorra, L'Espiadimonis, to name a few - they're all united by the specific feel their music creates. Call them 'slacker indie' because of their palpable lack of ambition that never prevents them from making the great song, or call them 'fluid pop' as those songs intentionally avoid the firm structures in such a way that any catchy tune contains an element of suspense: would it last for long until the end of the song (yeah, I'm gonna use that line in my own song) or would it break to pieces with some unexpected pipes entering the scene, or a dominant synth line reminiscent of Tubeway Army's "Replica". I guess this is exactly what is called 'artistic freedom'.

Regarding this particular example of 'fluid pop' [tm] I would like to say the following: Da Souza's "Futbol D'Avantguarda" appeared to be kind of an indie sensation a couple of years ago, and it was really great. "Salsa Agredolça" is even better.

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