TRACKLIST: 01 Lo Que Te Falta  02 Imposible

This is a song written by Ana Fernández-Villaverde that burns in the voice of Soleá Morente. It is a video directed by Paco León and that includes the presence of Pilar Albarracín and the gymnast and acrobat Laura Díaz. It is quite a landmark, and we need to break it down bit by bit, for the release of the last Digital Single from the album that this song is the title track of.

“Lo Que Te Falta” was the first album Soleá Morente released with Elefant Records, and it could not have had a better response from the press and public. The album was supported by and involved the majority of the top brass of the indie scene, like J (LOS PLANETAS), David Rodríguez (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID) and Ana Fernández-Villaverde (LA BIEN QUERIDA), who all write and play with some of Soleá’s regular collaborators. Specifically, Ana wrote the title track for the album, the star of this single, and probably one of the songs that has made the biggest impact we have heard in a really long time (we would have to go back to some of her father’s more vanguard and noise-styled music). Capable of uniting the flamenco quejío (a way of singing pain) in all its intensity, with the noise of indie-noise, making way for a highly charged, emotional cocktail that is tough to beat.

Paco León does not need much introduction either. Originally from Seville, reachin [ Read more ]

TRACKLIST: 01 Ducati (Feat. Cariño)

If there is an impertinent, witty, imaginative, fresh song on “Lo Que Te Falta”, the album that Soleá Morentereleased with Elefant Records, that song is “Ducati”. Its impossible rhymes, its rumba-styled ease, and also that unbiased exercise in self-determination and reproach, all make up a very tasty dish for any fan of pop and flamenco stylings. And the thing is, that ending with the rhythmic clapping and CARIÑO singing the chorus that begs: “Papi, ya no quiero Ducati / Sólo te quiero a ti / Si te pillo infraganti / Te juro que te mati / Papi, ya no quiero Ducati / Sólo te quiero a ti / Si te pillo infraganti / Llámame religiosamanti” (Papi, I don’t love Ducati / I only love you / If I catch you in flagrant-eh / I swear I’ll kill yeh / Papi, I don’t love Ducati / I only love you / If I catch you in flagrant-is / Call me praying mantis), deserves its own throne. Specifically, a throne and a praying mantis are significant inspiration for the video that comes with this Digital Single. Filmed by Silvia Coca, who had already worked with Soleá on a previous occasion, the video shows a woman in her kitchen, eating everything that comes off the stove, intercut with images of a praying mantis, all with a gritty air that fits this very special song like a glove. It is fun but painful, carefree but sharp. Something that is within the reach of [ Read more ]

This is a major event for Elefant Records, and at the same time it is a release that somehow manages to close a circle that almost nobody knew was open. The magic of music. The thing is, the new album from Soleá Morente, produced by David Rodríguez, follows that rule about third albums: third albums are for reaffirmation, maturity, development. And, for the first time, Soleá herself has taken the lead role on songwriting for some of the songs on the album, which lets off exotic, rooted aromas but with an absolutely exceptional and marvelous sense of pop. Because Soleá Morente is a unique character on the Spanish music scene. Yes, because she is the daughter of the legendary flamenco singer, Enrique Morente and the dancer Aurora Carbonell, but also because the middle Morente child has always been permeable to other musical references and styles. That is why, on this album, credit is also given to songwriters like Ana Fernández-Villaverde (LA BIEN QUERIDA), David Rodríguez (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID) and J (LOS PLANETAS). It is an exquisite cocktail; a square circle.

The result of such a collection of titans from the national scene is a combination of songs that take the rumba as their guide, and let it lead them through a series of very diverse and rich stories and musical references. But the first lines are for a song that deserves its own temple, one of the three songs that Ana Fernández-Villaverde contributed to the album. It is n [ Read more ]

Little by little, we are working our way through the songs that are going to be included on the third album by Soleá Morente, her first with Elefant. And “Viniste A Por Mí” is going to be the last advance single before we can finally hear “Lo Que Te Falta” in its entirety. This is an album that is already giving people a lot to talk about, and that in and of itself is a milestone for a great artist who has collaborated with creators like J (LOS PLANETAS), David Rodríguez (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID) and LA BIEN QUERIDA – and also for Elefant, who continues opening doors and windows for new musical artists, sounds, references and contexts. A very magical cocktail. The proof is in the pudding.

“Viniste A Por Mí” is a rumba full of spite, and at the same time, with a melody full of vitality and affection. It is solid proof of the agile but sensitive sound, Castilian but also personal, that abounds on the album. And in the video directed by Daniel Cuenca we can see Soleá’s friends, companions and collaborators: from Soleá’s mother herself, the flamenco dancer Aurora Carbonell, to members of LAS NEGRIS (responsible for the majority of the backing vocals on the album), until we get to EL YIYO. The young flamenco dancer from Badalona – who is the in the spotlight all around the world (Naomi Campbell herself has called him to her side), who has already performed in France, Portugal and Tai [ Read more ]

After “No Puedo Dormir”, we are releasing an advance from the imminent third album by Soleá Morente, her first album on Elefant, which will be titled “Lo Que Te Falta”. This new Single is called “Cosas Buenas”, and it is a song written by Ana Fernández-Villaverde (LA BIEN QUERIDA) and which includes a cast of collaborators and musicians that are a real luxury.

The three members of CARIÑO, Alicia, María and Paola, are in charge of the choruses. The guitars are handled by Víctor Iniesta (EL BICHO, TOMASITO, LA MARI) and Eduardo Espín Pacheco (a flamenco guitarist from a legendary bloodline – his mother is Carmen Linares). On bass, we have Julián Méndez (LOS PLANETAS, CHECOPOLACO); on piano – absolutely delicious on this song – is the master Carles Viarnés. José Ubago (PRADO NEGRO, NAPOLEÓN SOLO, JOSÉ BONAPARTE) adds his touch to the choruses, and LAS NEGRIS and Antonio Carbonell add theirs to the “jaleos” and the “palmas”, and Popo Gabarre and Ginés Pozas are in charge of percussion and other various “jaleos”. The line up makes it clear that there is a mix of pop, indie and flamenco, halfway between two scenes that meet with this unique artist and magnificent song. And to top it all off, production is handled by David Rodríguez (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID), mixing by Sergio Pérez (PEGASV [ Read more ]

Yeah, this is big news. Soleá Morente is releasing her new album with Elefant Records. To say that we are happy is not nearly enough. She is the daughter of the legendary flamenco singer Enrique Morente (autor of “Omega” and “Pablo De Málaga”, among others) and the flamenco dancer Aurora Carbonell. She is the sister of Estrella and José Enrique Morente. And above all, she is responsible for that EP, a tribute to her father, with LOS EVANGELISTAS (where Antonio Arias and almost the whole of LOS PLANETAS were members), and of those two magnificent albums, “Tendrá Que Haber Un Camino” and “Ole Lorelei”. And the next one, right here. This coming January, “Lo Que Te Falta” will be here, and we are happy to announce that it will once again be supported by the regular group of collaborators like J(LOS PLANETAS),David Rodríguez (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID) and LA BIEN QUERIDA.

It is our privilege to be able to take part in the career of someone we consider to be such a vital artist for the evolution of music in our country. Because Soleá was born at a crossroads of sounds, and her career looks like a running debate between trends, roots, impulses, DNA, rock, flamenco… Her struggle to find an identity on totally new terrain. She is creating it she goes. She doesn’t need fusion, she doesn’t need to mix anything. She is the essence of that fusion, and the research behind he [ Read more ]