"La fortaleza de la soledad" (Fortress Of Solitude) reveals itself from the first listen as an impressive display of sensitivity and brilliant compositions full of small and great stories (check out the "Rainbows Avenue" trilogy), with multicoloured arrangements which are just perfect for the rich variety of styles that the imagination and talent of Antonio Galvañ has created. This astonishing exhibition of talent should end the clichéd idea th…

"La fortaleza de la soledad" (Fortress Of Solitude) reveals itself from the first listen as an impressive display of sensitivity and brilliant compositions full of small and great stories (check out the "Rainbows Avenue" trilogy), with multicoloured arrangements which are just perfect for the rich variety of styles that the imagination and talent of Antonio Galvañ has created. This astonishing exhibition of talent should end the clichéd idea that PARADE is an electronic pop artist and be evidence that, after a 10-year career, he has reached top form. PARADE’s very particular way of understanding pop music is interweaved with the rich influences of many styles and artists that fall into this category. Thus, PARADE sounds like piano-pop (BEN FOLDS FIVE or the best moments of Elton John...), like 60s and 70s soft-pop ("El desfile terminó", a CARPENTERS cover version, the album closer, is the perfect example) and like classics such as THE BEATLES, THE BEACH BOYS, THE HOLLIES, THE ZOMBIES or singer-songwriters like Jimmy Webb or Paul Williams. But he’s also indebted to country ("El aerolito Dylan"), to sunshine pop, to the sound of Curt Boettcher (THE ASSOCIATION, MILLENIUM, SAGITTARIUS) …and many more which we probably haven’t noticed yet! What is important is that PARADE is still the same, but at the same time he sounds different on "La fortaleza de la soledad" – he doesn’t hide his soft spot for 70s comic heroes, or for Phil Spector (as on the wonderful "Astrónomo melancólico") or even for classics like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, Todd Rundgren, THE HIGH LLAMAS, SOLERA or VAINICA DOBLE, a set of influences that make his music even greater.