argentine rock albums

[comix64]

i had a nice day. i wish i'd gone for a walk, but its too dark out for that now.
i got two albums a few hours ago: Mole by Mole and Doscientosdos by 202. both are from 2007 and are the titular primer album every band makes when they have big dreams (like Weezer's "Weezer" (1994) or Girlfriends' "Girlfriends" (2009)). i always like these albums, because they have all the raw taste of a band that is completely in touch with the emotion and style they want, since it's their first time expressing themselves as a band.

i, on a whim, while looking at these two albums, which are both alternative rock albums from Argentina, decided to look at the abandoned Santos Inocentes social media accounts. to my surprise they had made an instagram post a mere 18 hours ago, which is really strange since they took a reprieve all the way back in 2001. the kicker was that its caption was simply "2026", followed by the @ usernames of every member of the band. this caused me quite the ecstatic shock, since i had assumed i would only have the two albums they'd already made for the rest of time! they're my favorite band¹, after all! so i have something cool to look forward to this year, a new album from my favorite band!

also, i found out i could buy a CD of Megaton for a mere $30, which is kind of steep but still worth it for me, if i decide to shift my library to optic storage.

¹ to give reference, my current computer, Paralizer, which is named after track 13 on Megaton, has spent a non-consecutive total of 3 days this year playing Santos Inocentes' two-album discography, which is around two hours' worth of unique sound.

Comments

[quotidians]

I'm not very familiar with Argentinian rock, though I listened to Pescado Rabioso's Artaud years back and really enjoyed it. On reading this post I decided to give Doscientosdos a listen while doing some figure drawing. I quite like their sound; the bassline in the opening track is really good and I especially enjoyed the song "Canil." The vocalist reminds me a little of James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers, particularly in "El centro de los dos."