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It is the
eighth album
-counting self-released and
mixtapes
, but not his stage under the name of Crema or projects like Agorazein- by an
artist who shows more than ever his Madrid origin
in a work full of collaborations and that we
break down piece by piece
on day of its premiere.
Too Many Women
The song that opens the album was also the first to be heard.
From the beginning, it shows the new stage of
Antón Álvarez Alfaro
, the artist's real name:
more brazen than ever
, expanding the stylistic palette (here strong electronic) and
lyrics with explicit sexual content
reinforcing his image of an Iberian male.
You stopped loving me
The second cut of the album is another of those already heard.
The guitar arrangement is automatically an
earworm
that sticks to your head forever.
A few weeks after it came out, it
already sounds classic, timeless
.
In short,
one of the jewels of his songbook
, which already has many notches of greatness.
List of songs from 'El Madrileño'.
Eat you whole
Vocoders and bossa nova.
An impossible union?
Here it is shown that no.
The trip through the different sounds of the American continent
stops in Brazil, with the help of Toquinho himself
.
Samples
and
loops
bring the subject to the present, in
one of the most accurate productions
of the team that makes up Alizzz, the multi-instrumentalist Víctor Martínez and Antón himself.
I'm never
"We are going to repeat this conversation 35 times. We are going to talk 35 times about the same shit," says Tangana in the message that begins the song and that remains for much of the song.
A
musical background of Radiohead-type synthesizers
(or
The Rip
, by Portishead) is mixed with
abrupt
breaks
,
tributes to Alejandro Sanz and a melancholic tone
that has never been so clear.
Genuinely surprising.
Hopefully more songs like that in the future.
Split my face
Broken rhythms and
collage
of sound effects -not very far from
El mal quer
, by Rosalía, if someone wants to draw that connection-.
The voices treated come to remember Dirty Projectors
-without reaching their levels of complexity, of course-.
Ed Maverick takes over in a less intriguing chorus than the rest of the cut.
Image of the video clip 'You stopped loving me'.
Ungovernable
Rumbita to the rhythm of the Gipsy Kings
.
The jaleos give life to a song in which Spanish guitars and percussion shine.
The problem is that the personality of the French ends up imposing itself on that of Tangana who, in any case, sings above their level.
It is easy to enjoy the
lyrics of love and heartbreak, as easy as it is effective.
Nominated
Perhaps the most classical song - within the Pucho universe - in that it
reminds us of the first C. Tangana.
They talk about reserved, VIP parties and all that stuff.
In the chorus, the phrase "Before they came to see you / Now they can't even see you / Before you were al dente".
Antón has had more imaginative and creative phrases, but the
presence of Jorge Drexler
gives him at least a different air.
A poison
José Feliciano
!
Immediate goosebumps and a gold medal for remembering the Puerto Rican, who at 75 years of age shows total charisma.
One of the best lyrics from Madrid
, knowing how to show off without losing a sense of humor.
"This excessive ambition / for women, money and lights."
You forgot it
The modern r'n'b artist
Omar Apollo
lends his soft and silky atmospheres to Tangana, preventing the song from entering a kind of mix between Sabina and Presuntos Implicados, which is what the opening bars refer to.
"Let all the sons of bitches die / they are talking behind my back / so that I fall"
.
There are no further questions, Your Honor.
Dying of envy
If there is one theme that C. Tangana is obsessed with, it is envy.
Here he expresses it by giving the voice and prominence to
Elíades Ochoa, who takes the lyrics to his land
, giving it a telluric component that comes in handy to the song.
The sensation collapses a bit in the verses sung by Pucho, although it goes back in the choir and, above all, the coda with its pure Cuban flavor.
Change
Spanish guitars and fat synths
jostle for the listener's attention.
The Pan-American trip stops here in Mexico and in the most Latino United States with the presence of
Carín León
and
Adriel Favela
.
Verbal darts of self-assertion and bravado are exchanged between them.
Tweet by C. Tangana published days before the publication of his last album.
When will i forget
The most nostalgic Madrileño, singing about lost love.
The theme unfolds little by little with Caribbean choirs and percussions.
Tremendous finale with a
sample
by
El Fary himself
vindicating the Spanish singer (do you remember the "soft man", then similar but with the native vocalist).
Genius.
The fools
Tangana has shown a lot from her collaboration with
Kiko Veneno
.
It is understood.
The melody is immediately irresistible and the tone hits the Madrid range especially well.
Duel at the top in which the two artists shine
, each with his own.
One of the best songs from the LP and an automatic mini-classic, at least from the repertoire of both.
Hong Kong
If Pucho has something it is his ability to identify unexpected collaborators, leaving them his little hole of glory, always with generosity.
Here he teams up with
Andrés Calamaro, who hasn't sounded this brilliant for a long time.
There are rubble that move between the sublime and the ridiculous "I have a flower in my ass / and a geisha in Japan / I have a rocket in my pants", but that fine line is never left indifferent or boring.
Guitar production is not easy, but it has its point.
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