TRACKLIST: 01 Fuckboys  02 xfa  03 Nuevos Heteros  04 Último Perdón (Feat. Laborde)

Celia Spellman has been shelling out, piece by piece, the contents of what is going to be her first release under the name NENAS, while managing to maintain that delicate mystery of her identity, which is actually a part of her musical discourse. Somewhere between chiptune and bubblegum, and closely in line with PUTOCHINOMARICÓN, we have been enjoying her spiteful perspective of the night on “Fuckboys”, between clicks and pops, delicate rhythms and melodies that go straight to your toes; we have danced like crazy to that impossible love story that is “xfa”, somewhere between loneliness, shyness and madness; and we have exploded with that exercise in surrealism overflowing with cynicism that we got on “Nuevos Heteros”, with that chorus that is an anthem in and of itself: “Los nuevos heteros / Ya no van de duros / Sólo quieren ser modernos” (The new heteros / Don’t try to be tough anymore / They just want to be hipsters).

But we still had “Último Perdón” left to discover. It’s an unleashed digicore song with the collaboration of Míriam LABORDE (LISASINSON), who continues growing her surprising roster of collaborations. This is another song that builds a multifaceted universe, that plays with religious re [ Read more ]

What an EP Celia Spellman is getting ready for us, for her NENAS debut on Elefant. If “Fuckboys” and “xfa” already made clear her ability to build both a musical and lyrical language without ever losing sight of the dance floor, here we get another piece in advance of the upcoming EP with “Nuevos Heteros”, an immeasurable electronic pop and europop hit. But what really stands out on “Nuevos Heteros” is its hilarious lyrics, full of cynicism and impertinence, full of unforgettable lines. The chorus itself pleads: “Los nuevos heteros / Ya no van de duros / Sólo quieren ser modernos” (The new heteros / Don’t try to be tough anymore / They just want to be hipsters) and then sprinkles in gems like “Todos quieren ser las reinas / De la nueva virilidad / Eyeliner y purpurina / Todo mal, todo mal” (They all want to be queens / Of the new virility / Eyeliner and glitter / So bad, so bad) or “OMG vas amazing / Te veo luego en el gym, bitch / Mi cabeza sólo quiere estallar / Por tu falsa ambigüedad” (OMG you look ah-mazing / See you later at the gym, bitch / My head wants to explode / From your false ambiguity). Absolutely fabulous. An explosion that lasts two quick minutes that we need to play on repeat again and again. And the next thing to come is the complete EP; get ready because “Diario Secreto” is coming.

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Celia Spellman continues to share songs from her upcoming first EP under the name of NENAS. And if just a few weeks ago we were going crazy over “Fuckboys”, now it’s time for “xfa”. This is an ultra-danceable track, full of euro disco and techno-pop, with a catchy, addictive chorus, that at the same time tackles the topic of social anxiety head on. How hard it is to find love when you panic just look that special person in their eyes. When you seek refuge in fantasy, and social networks become a means of spying that eats away at your soul. As Celia herself says: “xfa is like a cry for help from a dolphin trapped in a tank”.

The music video, new work from Celia together with Yana Zafiro, DETROIT and Luis Bastida through their brand-new production company, Polígono, in which Celia continues to play with the mystery of her identity, uses contrasts between childishness and darkness, challenging the camera in a fight to the death. Obviously, she always wins the fight. And by extension, so do we.

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Celia Spellman is at the front of a personal project full of mystery, emotions, and songs like diamonds. And we are announcing the launch of the first advance for what will be NENA’s first Digital EP for Elefant Records, as part of our “New Adventures In Pop” collection – a 4-song EP that will be revealed and savored piece by piece. “Fuckboys” is a disenchantment with the night reflected in a song that goes from europop to chiptune, that shares certain similarities with PUTOCHINOMARICÓN in that need to separate from conformity and classification (maybe that’s why her real identity is a secret). Crackling bases and frequencies stretched out over pop melodies that build an immediate hit. And for the occasion, we have a music video directed together with Yana Zafiro (who she collaborated with on her first album) and DETROIT, produced by the very new production company Polígono (which was created by these three restless minds along with Luis Bastida), in what is one of their trademarks: a music video with the finest production, perfectly executed, where we see our protagonist in a plastic room playing the song, intermixed with Apollonian bodies, massive biceps, and digital effects. A tremendous delight.

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Volvemos a organizar una de nuestras fiestas para presentaros dos grupos nuevos que nos llenan de ilusión. Por una parte, CARABALLO, proyecto en solitario de Carlos Caraballo (cantante de COLECTIVO DA SILVA) que presentará sus primeros singles, como “Déjame Vivir” o “Tu Puñal”, y algunas de las canciones de su inminente disco de debut. La puesta de largo de una propuesta llena de personalidad, de la misma manera en que lo hacen Babi, DEPRESIÓN SONORA o los mismísimos HIDROGENESSE, jugando con el hyperpop y el R&B con la frescura que le caracteriza.

El otro grupo que os traemos son NENAS, o lo que es lo mismo, la propuesta de Celia Spellman. Tecno-pop, bubblegum y chiptune, alineándose de alguna forma con la propuesta de PUTOCHINOMARICÓN: huir de la necesidad de encasillamiento y definición de las personas, de la construcción de estereotipos, a través de una mirada afilada y mordaz y un espíritu queer.

Los dos serán el plato principal de una fiesta que tendrá lugar el próximo 10 de marzo en el Café La Palma de Madrid, a partir de las 21:30. Y para rematar la jugada y hasta las 6 de la mañana, tendremos amenizando la noche desde los platos a los miembros de AIKO EL GRUPO, y para abrir el afterparty al mismísimo Luis Elefant, de este sello que les escribe. Ya saben, calienten tobillos y ca [ Read more ]