quito Archives - Brady Gerber

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I’m a little late to Ecuador’s Marley Muerto, but I’m glad I got here. A towering yellow suited man with a disco skull writes sad songs for the clubs. The music, especially “Dorado Salmón Violeta (feat. Frances Possieri),” also sounds good in the morning-after light after a night of bad or even meh decisions. My favorite release of his so far is 2012’sPararmar; Not quite freak folk, and in 2017 this can qualify for legitimate mainstream pop music, but it’s definitely a far-out take on traditional Latin songwriting. The weirder, the better. And what a great website.

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(via Da Pawn)

Some of the best guitar bands I’ve heard in the past year are from Latin America, and Quito, Ecuador’s alternativo group Da Pawn now joins the ranks with its latest single, “Años.” Moving away from its more folky past, I now hear The Strokes in the melodic guitars, bouncing bass, and raw vocals.

The band is set to release a new album this August called Summer in a Coma, so be on the lookout while you replay “Años” over and over in your car stereo, because this is the perfect outdoor summer song.