TRACKLIST: 01 Viernes  02 Cumbres Borrascosas

We can’t help it. Maria Rodés and David Rodríguez have such special chemistry when it comes to making music, and you can hear and feel it in everything they play. Their first album together, “Contigo”, gave us so much to talk about and is full of magical moments. We are going back to it for a new Digital Single, “Viernes”, sung by David, grievous and negative, rescuing that loser spirit of the best country, and giving the lyrics all the nuance that our protagonists know how to give, adding a touch of humor to the pathetic-ness of a story that those who really enjoyed “Contigo” will know well. If you haven’t already, go listen to it in its entirely soon, because “Viernes” is the piece of a puzzle you have to know, and enjoy. In the video, filmed for the occasion by Aitor Urbaneja, we can see them driving down a lost highway, dancing together at sunset, under a car’s headlights, and how they look at each other while they sing.

What’s more, the single comes with a previously unreleased track, recorded in the same sessions that led to the album. “Cumbres Borrascosas” is a ranchera in line with the best of Johnny Cash, once again with David’s voice on the front line, and where Sergio Pérez (SVPER, PEGASVS, THELEMÁTICOS) once again hits all the right notes (those guitars), and [ Read more ]

Chemistry is magical. Just ask Heisenberg. Its laws constantly defy the logic of what we call common sense, and open doors to new worlds that are hard to explain, but absolutely fascinating. And musiccategoría Music is magic. Nobody knows what type of frequencies move our insides, and why it takes them to such great heights, but neither physics nor specialized critics can explain the reasoning they follow and that provoke such emotional chaos. And what happens if you mix chemistry and musiccategoría Oh, my friends, oh my… Don’t wait for us to explain it, after these lines to present this album. We’ll just help you set some precedent: Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg,Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell… Something similar has occurred with Maria Rodés and David Rodríguez. It is hard to define, but it gives us the feeling that on “Contigo”, their first album, everything flows, everything works, everything is in the right place, balanced, exciting.

We can’t forget the important work of the (please allow me here) chaperone, Sergio Pérez (SVPER, PEGASVS, THELEMÁTICOS), who has done a titanic job on production and who plays almost all the instruments. In recent years, Sergio has stood out for his tremendous work as a producer. Joe Crepúsculo, LA BIEN QUERIDA, MUJERES, CHUCHO, Lid [ Read more ]

TRACKLIST: 01 Venga Va

We will soon have “Contigo”, that album that we are taking apart with the same attention to detail that it was made with. That magical alliance between Maria Rodés and David Rodríguez, with the key participation of Sergio Pérez (SVPER, PEGASVS, THELEMÁTICOS) is going to give us so much to talk about, but above all it makes it clear how important the personality of the great authors is, those authors who find their own way and hit their own marks. And when those two paths cross… They write songs like this “Venga Va”, the new advance single for the album. The song reflects a magical moment of indecision, of anxiety about taking that step, fear of rejection, that burning desire, the first kiss, the itch dying to be scratched. And we end up getting burned.

For this release, we also have an animated video by Néstor F., who has done videos for Amaia (“Nuevo Verano”) and LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID (“Eroski”), where the loose lines and rudimentary-style animation creates the perfect environment for developing a story about a couple that moves from the most mundane realism to the most dreamlike ambiance. A surprising use of very special resources.

Everything about this project has something special to it, something distinctive, but in the midst of that personality it still doesn’t lose sight of its main objective: to excite us. And wow does it ever.

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TRACKLIST: 01 Zombi

“Hacer El Amor” was a breath of fresh air, a surprise that put us on the trail of a very special project from two of the most inspired and prolific artists on the Spanish indie scene. “Zombi” confirms that something big is coming after summer. A new country-folk gem – delicate, traditionalist, another declaration of love, moving. But the most important thing is without a doubt how the personalities of these two great composers is highlighted, in the music, and especially in the lyrics. The feeling that they are baring themselves to us and showing themselves in the most direct, honest way, but also with such a special sense of humor (that is just who they are, rightí). Maria Rodés, that folk singer with the sweet, nuanced voiced. David, that eclectic illustrator of songs, capable of taking us to unknown places in the most surprising company. And the wedding vows. Listen to those vows.

And the magnificent video by Aitor Urbaneja reflects all this marvelously. With an absolutely magnificent use of light and photography (thanks to Toni Llobet), and a 3/4 format that imitates the 16mm, we see our protagonists moving through absolutely deserted touristic coastal towns, and their empty karaokes, cheap motel rooms… Something like bringing “Fargo” to our most idiosyncratic Mediterranean coast. And then the magic happens: shared looks, walks, and that hotel room dance that blows your mind. We don’t [ Read more ]

TRACKLIST: 01 Hacer El Amor

There are some unions that are just stellar (play on words intended). You can imagine how incredibly excited we are that David Rodríguez and Maria Rodés have decided to do a project together, and that this project is going to be put out on our label. MARIA RODÉS Y LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID is their own special twist on pop, full of personality, excitement, identity and imagination. And we can expect nothing less, coming from two of the most important musicians on the independent scene in this country. Let’s take a quick look at what they’ve done:

Maria Rodés began her musical trajectory with the folk project ONIRIC, to soon after begin a solo career, with great albums like “Una Forma De Hablar” (BCore, 2010) and “Sueño Triangular” (BCore, 2012). In 2014, this active artist released “Maria Canta Copla” (Chesapik), a selection of Spanish folk songs presented in a unique and personal way. This work won over the prestigious singer and composer David Byrne, who signed her up to play the well-known Meltdown Festival in London. She has worked with Ramón Rodríguez (THE NEW RAEMON), Nacho Vegas and Raül Fernández (REFREE). In 2015 a book was published – a journal of illustrated dreams, as Maria likes to describe it – called “Duermevela” by the publisher Alpha Decay. It was a [ Read more ]