Redefiniendo la Excelencia Creativa en Centroamérica

Temazos y palos of the Month

By Isabelia Herrera 

                                               September 25, 2024

Along with Costa Rica’s Adiós Cometa, Asimov has become one of Central America’s shoegaze/dream pop bands of the moment (earlier this year, the two groups collaborated on a song from Adiós Cometa’s LP Nuestras Manos Son Incendios, along with Argentine ambient stargazer Lumtz). Asimov’s recent single “Verbena” captures what it’s like to long for the simple past as you enter young adulthood and realize just how much bullshit life is going to throw at you. Lead singer Pilar Ángel’s listless voice sweeps over meadows of reverb and distortion, beams of light splintering from each note. Maybe it’s because of the various forms of impending doom this planet is facing, but lately, I’ve had trouble finding a better outlet than shoegaze and dream pop to contend with all the precarity. “Verbena” is perfect fodder for that kind of gloom: When you have no idea what comes next, wishing for a time when it felt like you did is a balm.

Mediopicky Is the Mad Scientist of Latin Music, Mixing Metal, Merengue, and More

The Dominican producer levels up on his experimental new album 'el precio de la yuca'

By Julyssa Lopez

October 5, 2024

The Dominican producer mediopicky often comes up with songs so wildly experimental, they can feel like they’re being piped in from the future. That’s the case on his latest album el precio de la yuca, an album structured like a radio show taking place 80 years from now, capturing sounds ahead of their time. The format lets mediopicky — whose real name is Pablo Alcántara — roll out all his thoughts and anxieties about the present day, but more importantly, it’s a showcase of the audacious, almost unhinged ideas that have made him one of the most exciting upcoming producers in Latin music.

aLex vs aLex is the New Face of Guatemalan Alt-R&B

By Marcos Hassan

November 12, 2024

Sofía Insua is still buzzing. She recently opened Ralphie Choo’s sold-out shows in New York under her artistic name aLex vs aLex, and the experience has left her talking about it for days on end. There’s no denying that it’s a dream come true for her as she recalls how she was inspired by him and other Spanish artists of his generation like Rusowsky , TRISTAN!, and AMORE. However, she feels like sharing the stage with him means something beyond a personal achievement. Insua takes pride in being an artist from Guatemala who has finally earned the position to play on the same stage as an internationally renowned artist, coming from a scene that pretty much had no scene.