Ahora

Description

The new album by Melenas, Ahora, is the complete opposite of a "difficult third album." While some bands struggle with a lack of inspiration during this delicate moment of creation, our Spanish quartet reappears more inspired than ever, with a collection of dazzling songs, revitalized by a splendid new palette of sounds that raises the question: can you make jangle pop and garage rock with synthesizers? Listening to songs like "K2" or "Bang," the answer is a resounding yes! The glorious pulse of the analog keyboards that dominate Ahora does not betray the sound of Melenas, this bubbling vibration that the guitars have provided until now, propelling their songs to pop paradise. The concept of unity is conveyed through the vocal harmonies, which are more abundant and elaborate, while the notion of time is expressed through sequencers, arpeggiators, and mechanical rhythms. Ahora is the confirmation of a wonderful anomaly: the fact that a Spanish band that writes and sings in Spanish is releasing in the United States on the prestigious label Trouble In Mind.