I have to admit that I’m not familiar with the most part of the ‘minuscule font size’ bands from the Sonorama 2019 line up. So I’ve tried to listen to them in brief to frame the opinions. Anyway, it didn’t make me to come to any certain conclusion apart from to act by circumstances on location cos I liked those like El Verbo Odiado, Meridian, The Rebels, St Woods or Division Minuscula – but hardly to the point there I could build some plans upon them and, moreover, surely recommend them to other people. Now I’d like to declare the following: I will certainly try to see the aforementioned bands cos chances are they are cool.
Anyway, the main ‘small font sized bands’ list is as follows (in alphabetical order).
Agoraphobia – they’re young’ they’re loud, they’re upbeat. They’re the Galician chicks that take the L7’s legacy and bring it into the 21st century better than Donita Sparks & Co do themselves.
Alexanderplatz – Spain is brimming with the high quality bands that crossbreed indie pop with indietronica. This one is the project of the former Klaus & Kinski Alejandro Martinez Moya.
Apartamentos Acapulco – the potential successors of Los Planetas not only by location but also by contents.
Ballena – I think their album “Navarone” was nice. So I eager to see how it may sound live.
Basanta – the Spanish take on ‘occvlt rock’. A nice try, as far as I can see.
Boogarins – for me, this Brazilian band is the most anticipated one (along with Javiera Mena) from ‘the other side of the pond’.
The Crab Apples – the great female band from Barcelona. I narrowly missed them last year in Primavera Sound as I observed Xavier Calvet’s performance inside the MACBA building right when they played exactly outside.
Crudo Pimento – a band impossible to categorize. They exist in the universe of their own and create the music of their own.
Echo – a couple of years ago we caught them playing in acoustic format at the MeetinArts tent – and it was kinda gutwrenching cos the voice of Carmen Alvaredo was so powerful. It’s interesting what they sound like now.
Igloo – the friends, nuff said.
Invisible Harvey – one of the most unexpected artists of this edition of Sonorama. The Catalan singer/songwriter (a resident of El Genio Equivocado) represents the kind of artists that are rare birds in the large events.
Mostaza Galvez – genre-wise I dunno really what they are playing but they are definitely not bland. In fact, they are the exact opposite to ‘bland’.
Nina Coyote eta Chico Tornado – the personified hurricane, that's what they are. The psychedelic/ garage/ sludge duo from Basque Country.
Presumido – arguably one of the hottest synth pop bands of the moment.
Rayo – one more female band playin’ loud music in this list. Seems to be great.
