In this single (in beautiful translucent yellow vinyl) Parade moves (apparently) farther away from his recent past but also from the tyranny of the Anglo-Saxon music canon, a road which has taken him straight to the Spanish Popular Song genre, or to exotic Indigenous percussions. A shaky ground to step on, maybe? Never! We are talking about songs, and that is what Parade is about. "Por la calle de la amargura" (first song on side A) is a pop take…

In this single (in beautiful translucent yellow vinyl) Parade moves (apparently) farther away from his recent past but also from the tyranny of the Anglo-Saxon music canon, a road which has taken him straight to the Spanish Popular Song genre, or to exotic Indigenous percussions. A shaky ground to step on, maybe? Never! We are talking about songs, and that is what Parade is about. "Por la calle de la amargura" (first song on side A) is a pop take on the Spanish Popular Song genre, complete with lush Phil Spector arrangements, and "Corazón Sioux" (second track) mixes -a bit like in a Musical- what seemed impossible: the tribal rhythms of Bo Diddley or Adam & the Ants and Native American chants. As required in our Jabalina Love Songs, love is the common thread. Even, as is the case, from a negative point of view: lack of love or lovesickness depending on the song, which culminate in side B with a cover version of "Maldigo del alto cielo". It is one of the most lovesick songs ever written, describing the pain of rejection, written by the Great Lady of Chilean Song Violeta Parra, a song which is in a way the dark side of her universally acclaimed (and inequivocally optimistic) "Gracias a la vida". If we were to look for a connection between this single and "Materia oscura" it is in the tone of this song and the pop recreational nature of the two songs in side A, which barely reach the two-minute mark.