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ELEFANT: Releases [2025]

JANUARY 2026

ER-D417 LISASINSON \"Me Acostumbré\" Single Digital [9-1-2026]
ER-D419 SUNLIT \"Neon Pink\" Single Digital [20-1-2026]
ER-1306 LISASINSON \"Desde Cuándo Todo\" LP [23-1-2026]

FEBRUARY 2026

ER-D418 PIPIOLAS \"NaNaNa\" Single Digital [6-2-2026]
ER-D421 AMOR BUTANO \"El Amor No Es Una Fiesta\" Single Digital [13-2-2026]
ER-D420 SUNLIT \"Goosebumps\" Single Digital [20-2-2026]

MARCH 2026
ER-1308 PIPIOLAS \"Pipiolas\" LP/LP Deluxe/Digital [20-3-2026]
ER-1307 SUNLIT \"Neon Pink\" LP/Digital [27-3-2026]

SUNLIT "Neon Pink" Álbum

Joe Moore is the composer behind THE YEARNING, JULIE ET JOE, and THE PERFECT KISS. He is the producer behind the most inspired moments of Cristina Quesada, Lia Pamina, and Maddie Mae. But in 2024, he released his first album as SUNLIT, a project that delved into more introspective sounds and tempos, inspired by the work of bands such as BEACH HOUSE, ALVVAYS, and MAZZY STAR. An album that broke our hearts and revealed us a new dimension of a composer capable of dancing between styles and writing songs with unique inspiration. And that\'s what makes SUNLIT so special: here, Joe takes on all the vocal duties and brings the songs to a more intimate sound. That debut was escapism and melancholy, and this new álbum, “Neon Pink”, is beauty and raw emotion.

And it starts strong: “Beside” explains the feelings of a fulfilled and reciprocated heart. “Goosebumps” reflects the desire evoked through reverberations that dance between THE RAVEONETTES and CIGARETTES AFTER SEX. “Neon Pink” seeks to capture the moment when you feel that the person you admire reciprocates your feelings. And that inevitable romanticism floats through other wonders like “Ours To Tell,” “Lifetime Of First Times,” and the song that closes the album, “Pompeii Moment”, which talks about the idea of dying next to the one you love most when the world ends. And “Let You Down” is the saddest song on the album, describing the end of a relationship.

That is the great identity that makes this album different from anything it could be compared to: it looks at the present with a perfect blend of boldness and delicacy, crafting melodies that remind us equally of LOW and Bryan Ferry or THE STONE ROSES and Julee Cruise, carving out a unique space of its own among such great creators of melodies and atmospheres. And, with such ingredients, it manages to sonically define the most intense emotions and capture feelings that only music can explain.

Looking back at everything Joe Moore has done in just a few years, how he has played with synth-pop, disco, baroque pop, chanson, bossa nova, and countless other styles, and seeing how he has managed to come out shining, is truly admirable. To think that an artist has been able to do all that by pouring all his creativity and deepest feelings into a project like this is incredibly moving.

TRACKLIST: 01 Beside 02 Goosebumps 03 Neon Pink 04 Lemon Daiquiri 05 Blush 06 Ours To Tell 07 Lifetime Of First Times 08 Let You Down 09 The Last 10 Pompeii Moment

PIPIOLAS "Pipiolas" LP/LP Deluxe

When a band titles an album with its own artistic name, it is sending a clear message: this is what there is—no filters, no gimmicks—just the brutal honesty that comes with writing a handful of songs and showing them to the world, revealing yourself as you truly are. Paula and Adriana leave behind the introduction to the world that was their debut album, “No Hay Un Dios”, released two and a half years ago, and with their new, self-titled record they face the bitterest side of what they have wanted to be in life: artists. They themselves tell us:

“Pipiolas” is the result of a break during which we had to answer who we are and whether we still have anything more to say. This album is the answer. From a more adult place, we accept the distortion that maturity entails. We chose as our language the sound that accompanied us when uncertainty was still wild and fun; we take responsibility for ourselves and decide, with all of this, to stay: to keep writing lyrics, to keep making music even when things suddenly become completely serious. We are no longer pipiolas, but we will always be free as long as we remember ourselves that way.

And that maturity, that realization of all their dreams, is evident in several ways. The first is that “Pipiolas” is a concept album. Its songs respond to a vital and musical moment; they are not a compendium of unconnected compositions so typical of today’s urgent times that platforms suffocate. That is why it asks to be listened to again and again. Each new listen enriches the result and brings us closer to everything incredible this record contains. Another aspect already hinted at in their earliest compositions is their lyrics, through which they offer us the voice of an anguished and disappointed generation, something they can express especially clearly as women, directly and without limitation. In this respect, the chorus of “No Tocar” delivers the devastating line “Yo lo que quiero es quedarme en una cueva” (What I want is to stay in a cave), in lyrics radically eloquent in the shadow of men; “No es cosa grave, esto se asume / Fui feliz hasta donde pude” (It’s not a serious thing, this is accepted / I was happy as far as I could) they sing in “Hasta Donde Se Pudo”, where they once again address the topic of mental health; and in “NaNaNa” they present themselves like this: “Ya no me tomo diazepam ni pastillas / Ahora soy una muerte viviente” (I don’t take diazepam or pills anymore / Now I’m a living dead).

The album opens with a cover version of the Broadway classic “My Favorite Things”, which speaks of finding joy and comfort in those favorite things that help us overcome sadness or difficult moments. But all this grounding has not diminished the freshness of his melodies in the slightest. A mix of MECANO, Italo disco, Madonna, CHAPELL ROAN, Europop, and BANANARAMA, with production by Vau Boy and mastering by Xavier Alarcón, PIPIOLAS continue to remind us of the importance of dance as liberation, as exorcism, as emotional expression, and they maintain a cheeky, irreverent pop spirit. They capture the energy of their live format, but focused on concision thanks to arrangements that polish melodies as forceful as those of “soy una estrella!!!”, “No Tocar”, “Ahora que…” or “Poemas”. And they raise the emotional voltage when the moment calls for it, as happens in “ay, querida”, “Mi Amiga” and “Menores”.

And that vital, hopeful message embodied by “Feria Cañete” is what closes the album. It tells us they are going to fight, that they have come to stay, that their path will be their own milestone. Less pipiolas (in Spanish is a young, amateur, or inexperienced person) than yesterday, but more PIPIOLAS than ever.

TRACKLIST: 01 ⁠My Favorite Things 02 ⁠Finita La Commedia 03 ⁠No Tocar 04 ⁠soy una estrella!!! 05 ⁠NaNaNa 06 ⁠Hasta Donde Se Pudo 07 ⁠ay, querida 08 ⁠Ahora que... 09 ⁠Mi Amiga 10 Poemas 11 ⁠Menores 12 ⁠Feria Cañete

SUNLIT "Goosebumps" Single Digital

The title says it all. Chills run down our skin when we listen to the third single taken from “Neon Pink”, the second album by SUNLIT, or in other words, Joe Moore (THE YEARNING, JULIE ET JOE, Lia Pamina, Cristina Quesada, Maddie Mae, THE PERFECT KISS). Echoes of the 80s, the most delicate QUIVERS, the most emotional RAVEONETTES, those barely whispered melodies, but with the energy of a thousand distortions, the tambourine resonating as if Ronnie Spector herself had played it in \'63... A song that seeks, in its delicacy, to take on a more physical concept, because “Goosebumps” evokes desire and passion, driven by guitars that bounce off the walls of our chest.

Maybe “Neon Pink” is just that, an exercise in translating the sweetest and most delicate sounds of bands like MAZZY STAR or CIGARETTES AFTER SEX into physical sensations, those that are rooted in the deepest and most indescribable feelings. The first three preview singles seem to indicate this, and there are only a few weeks left to confirm it.

AMOR BUTANO "El Amor No Es Una Fiesta" Single Digital

Accustomed to their creative fertility, we had been missing some new recorded material from the Valencian band AMOR BUTANO. Now we can finally bring you “El Amor No Es Una Fiesta”, the first advance single from their imminent EP, “Abierta Hasta El Amanecer”. Once again, the classy 80s synthpop production full of solid melodies, the Saturday night spirit that captures the moment, and that ability to create ultra-danceable hits are all evident in a song that, toward the end, lets itself be possessed by a certain rave spirit. And, once again, Javier Artigas has been responsible for putting images to this new composition in a music video in which we see Diego, Raquel, and Sara waking up from a long night while remembering past moments they experienced. Because a good night can’t be complete without a song by AMOR BUTANO.

PIPIOLAS "NaNaNa" Single Digital

PIPIOLAS are getting us ready for the imminent release of their second album, and they’re doing so with one of their marvelous hits, the kind that fill us with their fresh and cheeky energy. “NaNaNa” is an exercise in synth-pop in the purest 80s style, with programmed basslines, dark and mysterious verses, and bright, ultra-catchy choruses. What\'s more, the slightly macabre tone of the lyrics makes their new success something like a cemetery paradox written for a bold, first-era Madonna.

“Emotions are as fleeting as life; both end up in a cemetery. What was once yes is now no, and vice versa. Who knows”. They define it well. A song that sounds like summer in December. Like nightclub doors at seven in the morning. Like dangerous friendships in the middle of a hangover. These are the journeys PIPIOLAS take us on.

LISASINSON "Desde Cuándo Todo" LP

Just two years ago, “Un Año De Cambios” was released, an album that showed the effort of a band trying to rebuild itself after a lineup change; a moment that coincided with personal and creative growth. Yet, barely a year later, the house of cards collapsed again with Paula\'s departure. But Míriam is once again arming herself with ideas, surrounding herself with great musicians, and proving that she is a prolific artist. In just a few months, she has released a series of singles heralding the arrival of “Desde Cuándo Todo”, an album that confirms her status as a personal creator who focuses on the themes that fascinate her: change, loss, the city, regaining enthusiasm, and enjoying the present moment. These are familiar themes, and the songs serve many purposes, from a euphoric Saturday to a rainy Sunday.

And although there is a certain melancholy in some of the songs on the album, such as “Salgo A La Calle”, “Lanzarote”, “Deberíamos Vernos Más”, “Quiero Que Perdamos La Cabeza (Otra Vez)” and “Me Acostumbré”, they still hold that treasure that Míriam always gives us: she is delicate and sweet, yes, but also strong and full of energy. The mid-tempo tracks, in which LISASINSON maintains the melodic power and intensity at bpms less common in their discography, also make this clear: “Desde Cuándo”, “Lanzarote” and “Me Acostumbré”. Because she now has three albums under her belt, and creative maturity suits her wonderfully well. She also continues to maintain that immediacy, continuing to produce those urgent and well-rounded hits such as “Decidí Desaparecer”, “Si Me Pierdo” and “No Quiero Envejecer”.

Her most well-rounded album to date is marked by doubts, accidents, and obstacles along the way. Borrowing its title from “(h)amor 9 amigas” (a collective book by several female authors celebrating friendship in its many forms) and a cover inspired by John Everett Millais\' “Ophelia”, designed by Alfonso, this album reflects Míriam\'s special relationship with music: one of total devotion and simultaneous exhaustion. A toxic relationship, perhaps? The intensity of her journey and the responsibilities she has taken on may help to understand the context of this album, full of rough edges and nooks and crannies where small pains hide, yet transparent like the tears constantly evoked in her songs, which inevitably heal.

On this journey, she has been accompanied and inspired by the lyrics of Cris Lizarraga, Beatriz Serrano, Anna Pacheco, Marina Garcés, Emily Austin, Lucía Lijtmaer, and Raquel Congosto. The question that defines the album and gives it its title expresses the impossibility of grasping everything that happens to us, of understanding it, of processing it, and how songs, books, films, and people help us learn to live with it.

TRACKLIST: 01 Salgo A La Calle 02 Lanzarote 03 Deberíamos Vernos Más 04 Quiero Que Perdamos La Cabeza (Otra Vez) 05 Desde Cuándo 06 Te Vienes O Te Quedas 07 Me Acostumbré 08 Decidí Desaparecer 09 Estuve En València Y Me Acordé De Ti 10 No Quiero Envejecer 11 Si Me Pierdo 12 Si Todo Se Tuerce 13 Quiero Que Perdamos La Cabeza (Otra Vez) (David Van Bylen Remix) 14 Deberíamos Vernos Más (David Van Bylen Remix) (Feat. La Casa Azul)

SUNLIT "Neon Pink" Single Digital

Just a few weeks ago, we gave you a sneak peek at the first single from Joe Moore\'s new album under the alias SUNLIT. Now we bring you another preview, specifically the song that gives this upcoming album its name. And get ready to fall in love: “Neon Pink” tells that magical moment when you realize the person you admire feels the same way about you, as if everything you were looking for in life could be captured in that instant. Because that search for beauty over melancholy is what makes this song so special, giving it a new dimension and helping us understand intimacy under a completely different color palette. It\'s impossible not to think of the early songs by TREMBLING BLUE STARS. What a marvel. We can\'t wait to share the rest of the songs from this album, made to move you irrevocably. A whisper that expands the heart.

LISASINSON "Me Acostumbré" Single Digital

There are only a few days left until the release of LISASINSON\'s new album, and we close the cycle of singles leading up to its launch. There are still many surprises to be revealed, but for now we have “Me Acostumbré”, a song that confirms the \'80s echoes already hinted at in “Lanzarote”: the creation of atmospheres, pristine melodies with greater evocative power, and an exciting, electric epic. A musical and emotional tour de force, it tells of overcoming a breakup under the guidance of a healing mantra that turns into a wild caress: “Me acostumbré a no echar de menos / Aquello que me dolía / Aquello que me rompía / Y me lloraba por dentro” (I got used to not missing / What hurt me / What broke me / And cried within me). Míriam once again moves us with her unusual strength. And very soon comes “Desde Cuándo Todo”, their highly anticipated new album.

ELEFANT: Releases [2025]

JANUARY 2025

ER-D389 ALPACA SPORTS \"Always On My Mind\" Single Digital (2 Tracks) [8-1-2025]
ER-1281PLP BUBBLE TEA AND CIGARETTES \"There’s Nothing But Pleasure\" LP (Pink Coloured Vinyl Edition) [10-1-2025]
ER-D381 AMOR BUTANO \"Virgen De Las Desamparadas\" Single Digital [15-1-2025]
ER-1298 ALPACA SPORTS \"Another Day\" LP [17-1-2025]
ER-D393 LISASINSON \"Quiero Que Perdamos La Cabeza (Otra Vez) (David Van Bylen Remix)\" Single Digital [31-1-2025]

FEBRUARY 2025
ER-D394 THE PRIMITIVES \"Sweet Sister Sorrow\" Single Digital [7-2-2025]
ER-D390 MADDIE MAE \"Medusa\" Single Digital [14-2-2025]
ER-D396 MARIA RODÉS (Feat. DELAFÉ) \"Hechizo\" Single Digital [21-2-2025]
ER-D397 PAPA TOPO \"Ven A Mis Brazos\" Single Digital [28-2-2025]

MARCH 2025

ER-1300 THE PRIMITIVES \"Let\'s Go Round Again • Second Wave Singles & Rarities 2011-2025\" Doble-LP [7-3-2025]
ER-1299 IBON ERRAZKIN \"Nubes Y Claros\" Álbum Digital [14-03-2025]
ER-D399 PAPA TOPO \"Emasculación, La Solución\" Single Digital [18-03-2025]
ER-D398 MARIA RODÉS \"Lo Que Me Pasa\" Single Digital [21-03-2025]
ER-D401 LISASINSON \"Si Me Pierdo\" Single Digital [26-03-2025]
ER-D400 MARIA RODÉS (Feat. CALIFATO ¾) \"Lo Que Me Pasa (Califato ¾ Trip Hop Remix)\" Single Digital [28-03-2025]

APRIL 2025

ER-1301 PAPA TOPO \"Presto y con Toda la Fuerza\" LP [25-4-2025]

MAY 2025

ER-1302 MARIA RODÉS \"También Esto Pasará (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\" Álbum Digital [9-5-2025]
ER-D402 SOLEÁ MORENTE \"Mi Cura\" Single Digital [23-5-2025]
ER-D403 MARIA RODÉS (Feat. Paco Pecado) \"Pienso En Ti\" Single Digital [30-5-2025]

SEPTEMBER 2025

ER-363 LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR \"There\'s More to Life Than Crooks\" Maxi-Single 12\" [5-9-2025]
ER-D404 SOLEÁ MORENTE \"Azalea\" Single Digital [9-9-2025]
ER-1305 SOLEA MORENTE \"Sirio B\" LP/CD [19-9-2025]
ER-D405 MARIA RODÉS (Feat. LA BIEN QUERIDA) \"El Parque\" Single Digital [23-9-2025]

OCTOBER 2025

ER-D407 MARINITA PRECARIA \"La Nieve\" Single Digital (1 tema) [3-10-2025]
ER-D406 LISASINSON \"Deberíamos Vernos Más\" Single Digital [7-10-2025]
ER-D408 PIPIOLAS \"No Tocar\" Single Digital [10-2025]
ER-D410 MARINITA PRECARIA \"Conmovedor\" Single Digital (3 temas) [31-10-2025]

NOVEMBER 2025

ER-1163SLP THE PRIMITIVES \"Echoes And Rhymes\" LP Reissue [7-11-2025]
ER-400 THE PRIMITIVES \"40th Anniversary Single\" Single 7\" [7-11-2025]
ER-D412 LISASINSON \"Lanzarote\" Single Digital [14-11-2025] + Concierto Madrid album
ER-D409 MARIA RODÉS (Feat. Soleá Morente y Nieves Lázaro) \"Te Amé\" Single Digital [18-11-2025]
ER-D411 PIPIOLAS \"soy una estrella!!!\" Single Digital [20-11-2025]
ER-1303 LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR \"Colours Yet To Be Named\" Doble-LP/CD [21-11-2025]
ER-1304 MARIA RODÉS \"Lo Que Me Pasa\" LP [28-11-2025]

DECEMBER 2025

ER-D413 SUNLIT \"Beside\" Single Digital [2-12-2025]
ER-D415 AXOLOTES MEXICANOS \"Qué Me Beses !!!\" Single Digital [5-12-2025]
ER-D414 LISASINSON (Feat. LA CASA AZUL) \"Deberíamos Vernos Más (David Van Bylen Remix)\" Single Digital [9-12-2025]
ER-D416 LISASINSON \"No Quiero Envejecer\" Single Digital [24-12-2025]

LISASINSON "No Quiero Envejecer" Single Digital

Within to the tsunami of singles that LISASINSON has been giving us, a gift for this Christmas Eve couldn’t be missing. “No Quiero Envejecer” is yet another preview of “Desde Cuándo Todo”, and it carries the band’s unmistakable trademark. An instant punk-pop pill, overflowing with energy and, moreover, a true anthem to eternal youth. “A veces pienso que sería mucho mejor que las cosas empezaran y no continuaran más. Si fuera esto posible y no importara la verdad, me iría de vacaciones sin pensar en regresar” (Sometimes I think it would be much better if things started and
never continued. If this were possible and truth didn’t matter, I’d go on vacation without thinking of coming back). No explanations needed. Merry Christmas. And may the years not go by.

LISASINSON (Feat. LA CASA AZUL) "Deberíamos Vernos Más (David Van Bylen ...

A few weeks ago, we announced “Lanzarote”, a new single taken from “Desde Cuándo Todo”, LISASINSON’s upcoming album for this imminent 2026. Well, get ready for the flood of new releases coming in the next few months. As an example, here’s this new Digital Single — a remix of one of the album’s advance tracks: “Deberíamos Vernos Más”. David Van Bylen, who already handled the remix of “Quiero Que Perdamos La Cabeza (Otra Vez)”, once again shows his knack for turning indie hits into ultra-danceable bangers. But here’s the real surprise: the remix goes even further, featuring Guille Milkyway (from LA CASA AZUL) singing the second verse. And then, Míriam and Guille blend their voices together, revealing an incredible chemistry. What a rush. It’s impossible not to jump and let yourself be carried away by the euphoria. We no longer know which version we prefer. Though, having both, why choose?

AXOLOTES MEXICANOS "Qué Me Beses !!!" Single Digital

Some of AXOLOTES MEXICANOS\' latest songs had us thinking that a new era was dawning for the band. Their new Digital Single, “Que Me Beses !!!” is proof of this, the turning point. It keeps the punk spirit, the boldness, the energy, the lack of prejudice, and that special kind of romanticism of Olaya\'s lyrics remain: “Quiero decirte algo / Para que tú me beses / ¡Que me beses, coño!” (I want to tell you something / So that you kiss me / Kiss me, damn it!), but here the band fully dives into digicore, letting itself be flooded by those Japanese influences that had already appeared many times before (“Himawari”, “Vergüenza” or the cover of “Renai Circulation” among many others). And to top it off, the sound of Juan Pedrayes joins that of DETUNEDFREQ in the production. The producer behind some of the most energetic electronic pop tracks inrecent years (MARÍA ESCARMIENTO, RAKKY RIPPER, “Tofu Delivery” by ORSLOK and ROJUU, Fran Laoren, ALEQUI, HOLOGRAMMA...) leaves his mark to supercharge a track overflowing with electricity and pogo energy in every bpms.

And to confirm the above, the single is accompanied by a video clip by Eva Robles (@graphictunnels), a visual artist for groups such as MALA GESTIÓN and NIÑOS RAROS, who dives into the aesthetics of SEGA and Nintendo Gameboy to draw, from every pixel of this video, which looks straight out of an anime, all the essence of 1990s Japan. A delightful clip, an amazing song mastered by Bernardo Calvo (JUVENTUD JUCHÉ, LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID, MARCELO CRIMINAL or CAROLINA DURANTE), full of excitement and many questions about what this new stage will bring. But let\'s not forget the kisses and great songs, damn it.

SUNLIT "Beside" Single Digital

Just two years ago, Joe Moore presented his new project, SUNLIT, this time taking on all the tasks himself, including vocals. With more bands and productions under his belt than other bands have released albums, Joe\'s prolific, restless, and tireless spirit is nothing new to us at this point. And here we are, announcing with this first single, “Beside”, the arrival of his new album in 2026. In it, we can continue to hear the reverberating tambourines and evanescent atmospheres, the arpeggios of LOW, but where before we saw introspection, now we see light and choruses that light up the room and recall the romantic spirit of some of THE YEARNING\'s compositions. Because “Beside” is about the liberation that comes from knowing oneself to be full, emotionally complete, in a slow-motion dance exercise that is practically a caressing embrace.

SUNLIT may be Joe Moore\'s most personal and honest project because he bares himself musically and emotionally. Perhaps that\'s why we hear him singing in the foreground as he never has before. Perhaps all of this makes the emotional voltage of his songs so overwhelming. Perhaps we all feel, then, that these songs are made for us, for our intimacy, and to build that infinite world within each of us.

MARIA RODÉS "Lo Que Me Pasa" LP

Great albums are built on great contrasts. And Maria Rodés’ new record moves between two forces that clash, intersect, twist, and dance in an exercise of inspiration that is, from now on, unique in the national music scene. On one hand, there’s the tension of the theme that underpins this album and was already hinted at in the various singles preceding the release of “Lo Que Me Pasa”: romantic obsession, that place where love gets confused with faith, and devotion turns into condemnation, inspired by the story of Lidia de Cadaqués, a real woman (daughter of a witch) who suffered from erotomania. On the other hand, there’s the stylistic freedom embraced by Rodés in an act of creative impunity that overwhelms with the natural ease with which our former folk singer plays with electronic textures and shreds genres like rumba, flamenco, reggaeton, bachata, synthpop, or bossa nova. Maria harnesses the inertia of both currents to turn this entire flow into an intimate and direct narrative where vulnerability becomes strength. In doing so, she crafts an album that is a landmark, both for the principles on which it is built and the achievements it attains.

To achieve all this, she surrounded herself with an extraordinary lineup of collaborators: the guitar of Isabelle Laudenbach, the cello of Marta Roma, ZABALA’s programming, synths from BRONQUIO and Simon Smith, and the vocals. Oh, the vocals! Look out for contributions from DELAFÉ, Paco Pecado, LA BIEN QUERIDA, BRONQUIO himself, Albert Cases, Soleá Morente, LAAZA, La Tremendita, IDOIPE, and Nieves Lázaro. All under the production of Joel Condal. Big names for a massive album.

The album opens with “Primera Vez”, a celebration of the pure joy of love and the initial innocence that will soon be put to the test. From there, the phases unfold: heartbreak in “Lo Que Me Pasa”, disillusionment in “Chico Bueno”, ethereal and unreal fixation in “Pienso En Ti”, the deep devotion found in “Hechizo”, feminine revelation in “El Parque”, defenseless surrender in “Andan Sueltas Las Fieras”, religious mysticism interwoven with passion in “Te Amé”, self-deception and obsession in “Esto A Mí No Se Me Pasa” and “Quiero Controlar”, bitterness and irony in “Malo”, luminous dreaminess as a form of detachment in “Vamos A Brasil”, and the calm, intense, and epic finale of “Monte Perdido”, where myth finally takes form.

Everything in this record adds nuance and completes the vision of what’s known as amour fou (mad love). The title, which in its apparent simplicity hides a world of contradictions, wounds, and desires. Emotions that collide and, through their explosion, humanize and reveal the most imperfect and disarming kind of beauty. The album cover, featuring a young Maria hugging a pole—the innocent soul who loves for the first time and still believes in a paradise that, sooner or later, will be lost. The vinyl artwork shows a tiny Cupid symbolizing desire, blind faith in love, and the naivety that persists even when that paradise finally disappears. The digital version evokes a photo from a 90s teen magazine, as if it had been published in the pen pal section, sent in by the artist herself, with a glossy, slightly worn finish reminiscent of the pages that once held impossible crushes and secret confessions from another era.

Because “Lo Que Me Pasa” reclaims intensity over the fleeting. The contradictions that give meaning and truth to feelings over the transience disguised as truth and coherence. The flame that persists, the belief in connection, the stubbornness to feel. And beyond that, it shines a light on all those women historically stigmatized for loving too much: the lover, the obsessed one, the femme fatale. In Rodés’ voice, these women survive unequal emotional education and the abuse of many men to reclaim dignity, desire, and their own name. A voice that brings light, beauty, and turns pain into clarity. That is Maria Rodés.

TRACKLIST: 01 Primera Vez 02 Lo Que Me Pasa (Feat. Albert Cases) 03 Chico Bueno (Feat. BRONQUIO) 04 Pienso En Ti (Feat. Paco Pecado) 05 Hechizo (Feat. Delafé) 06 El Parque (Feat. La Bien Querida) 07 Andan Sueltas Las Fieras (Feat. Laaza) 08 Te Amé (Feat. Soleá Morente & Nieves Lázaro) 09 Esto A Mí No Se Me Pasa 10 Quiero Controlar 11 Malo 12 Vamos A Brasil 13 Otro Amor (Feat. La Tremendita) 14 Monte Perdido (Feat. Idoipe)

LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR "Colours Yet To Be Named" Doble-LP/CD [

“Colours Yet To Be Named” marks the third album release by LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR, the latest project of Bobby Wratten (THE FIELD MICE, NORTHERN PICTURE LIBRARY, TREMBLING BLUE STARS). The follow up to 2022\'s “Overwintering”, which was chosen by BBC 6Music\'s Mark Radcliffe, as his album of the year.

A soundworld of alternate tunings, experimental guitar, clicks, crackles, strange atmospherics and mournful synths, “Colours Yet To Be Named” seeks to communicate feelings, long before any lyrical content hits home; knowing that the beating heart of a record is first and foremost the sound palette on display. The album undertakes a journey beginning with American poetry in England and ends with English poetry in Switzerland. Between these two points are visits to mid-sixties Paris and mid-eighties London. A trip to a Nico-inspired subterranean cocoon and a place of authoritarian atrocities and dehumanisation. The latter, drawing parallels between the past and present.

In other songs, Brian Eno meets a simple Yoko Ono inspired lyric where the vocal line must continually adjust to the five circling chords underneath and a storm at sea encroaches on an initially tranquil song of friendship that becomes ever more uncertain and adrift.

Written, recorded and mixed between autumn 2024 and spring 2025, the album features Anne Mari Davies taking lead vocals on four tracks and contributing an array of additional vocals ranging from spoken word to unison, to the highly processed and experimental. Beth Arzy sings lead and harmony on the closing song and contributes backing vocals to three others. Michael Hiscock is featured playing bass on seven tracks, and Ian Catt resumes his role as producer and engineer, continuing to push the envelope of what pop can be. Building on techniques developed in the making of “Overwintering”, digital technology was employed to turn improvised landscapes into song shapes which continued to be adjusted as lyrics and vocal parts were written. The sessions were a process of discovery; a road towards a complete self-contained statement of songs of introspection and observation, that slowly revealed itself as each came to fruition, adding another piece to the picture.

TRACKLIST: 01 Red Comet 02 Fortress 03 Inner Heat 04 Addicere 05 Opaque Retreat 06 Every Flame a Sunset 07 The Quiet and the Confusion 08 The No-sound of Falling Snow 09 Graph Paper 10 Blue Traces 11 Folk Radio

PIPIOLAS "soy una estrella!!!" Single Digital

“Hello, we are PIPIOLAS and these are our profiles”. A satire about what the industry turns actresses who are trying to fulfill their dreams into. I am good, I am brilliant, I am worthy, but if no one chooses us, then we are nothing.

With this forcefulness, PIPIOLAS define the concept of their new single. “Actúo, canto y pinto” (I act, I sing, and I paint), they say in a moment of “soy una estrella!!!”, a song that will be part of their upcoming album for 2026. And they dance. And they compose. And they write. The total artist, the person who grows up with the clear idea that the stage is their natural ecosystem. The satire of how the art industry works, so often disconnected from talent and far more focused on economic performance, has allowed Paula and Adriana to show all this in one song. With plenty of humor and not a small dose of cynicism, they musically recall the best synthpop of the early 80s (THE HUMAN LEAGUE, MECANO, BANANARAMA) and take the opportunity to pay tribute to Italo disco in general and RICCHI E POVERI\'s “Sarà Perché Ti Amo” in particular. The result? Another hit, of course. Dancing while thinking is still dancing. And also fighting and getting excited too.

As the song draws to a close, there’s a special cameo in the voices of Kimberley Tell and Vau Boy, who perfectly connect with the lyrics and concept of this new single through a scene from “Pearl,” the psychological horror and slasher film that is part of director Ti West\'s “X” trilogy. The perfect finishing touches. Another detail from the PIPIOLAS universe.

The song is produced by Vau Boy and mastered by Xavier Alarcón, and once again, Paula has directed the accompanying video clip, which visually emphasizes the ironic spirit of “soy una estrella!!!”. The fact is, we always choose PIPIOLAS. To us, they were stars from the very first moment we saw them.

MARIA RODÉS (Feat. Soleá Morente y Nieves Lázaro) "Te Amé" Single Digital

“Te Amé” is the latest advance single taken from “Lo Que Me Pasa”, an album in which Maria Rodés moves into the territory of romantic obsession: that place where love is confused with faith and devotion borders on damnation. Throughout the album, love appears as a force capable of illuminating and destroying, of lifting up and devastating, of carrying one to ecstasy and to loss.

In “Te Amé”, that tension reaches its most extreme point. Romantic love merges with religious devotion, and the plea to an absent lover turns into a prayer to the divine. Loosely inspired by the biblical passage in which Peter denies Jesus three times, the song transforms the myth into an intimate and contemporary confession: a woman who loves even when love wounds her, who perseveres even as devotion weighs on her like a cross. It speaks of love as an act of faith that has so often demanded women’s complete surrender; of that love given without measure, that burns and transcends, that asks for nothing in return.

With the collaboration of Soleá Morente and Nieves Lázaro, Rodés raises a choral prayer that unites the sacred and the carnal. The three voices intertwine, respond to each other, and sometimes sing in unison to create a space of sonic sisterhood—a bond that turns vulnerability into strength. With production by Joel Condal, blending electronic elements with a dancehall pulse, the song opens toward a new territory—more expansive and earthy—and marks a turning point in the album, where human love is experienced as a mystical encounter, and the mystical is tinged with desire.

“Te Amé” is a prayer for those who love too much and a quiet defense of that kind of love that still dares to feel everything.

LISASINSON "Lanzarote" Single Digital

LISASINSON’s latest album was titled “Un Año De Cambios”. And the changes haven’t stopped. The band’s sonic evolution increasingly reflects that constant transformation of Míriam. And everything sounds more mature, more beautiful, and the melodies more and more special. Because in LISASINSON’s songs, change means progress. “Lanzarote” their new single, proves it: a mid-tempo track with that signature phrasing of hers, so unique—this time she doesn’t shout, she whispers; with delightful, surprising arrangements. And there it is: the intensity, the infallible choruses, and the words we want to sing a thousand times. Melancholy.

And we know the furious guitars will return. And we know we’ll dance and jump again. But songs like “Lanzarote” show that change leads to new and unexplored places where everything is better—or at least different. And in Míriam’s hands, we have no doubt that’s a good thing.

ALPACA SPORTS is part of the “Blue Tention” collection by Miobell Records

A few months ago, the Japanese label Miobell Records launched “Blue Tention”, a CD collection paying tribute to Tanzaku, a very special format measuring just eight centimetres that was celebrating its 35th anniversary since it was first produced. Wonderful bands have taken part in this collection, including two groups from Elefant: THE YEARNING and LA CASA AZUL. This has allowed us to enjoy the exquisite edition with inserts, lyrics and photographs. The latest volume in the collection includes “Always On My Mind” by ALPACA SPORTS, as well as contributions from bands such as SUGARCLIP, CLÉMENTINE, Kaji Hideki, CLOUDBERRY JAM and even the collaborative project by the label\'s own artists, MIOBELL LAß. Those of you who are collecting the series can get it on the label\'s website:

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