Xavier Herrero |
Madrid (EFE).- For the first time in its twenty-one editions in Spain, the Primavera Sound festival originally from Barcelona will offer this year, through its extension to Madrid, a second opportunity in the country to enjoy and discover effervescent musical talent beyond the first line of your poster.
From June 8 to 10, they will convert the City of Rock in Arganda del Rey, the former headquarters of Rock In Rio, into their new base.
There is no doubt that, as in its older brother in Barcelona, the attention of this second Primavera Sound incursion on national soil will attract talent from giants such as Rosalía, Blur, Depeche Mode, Kendrick Lamar, Halsey, Bad Religion or New Order, but there is still a lot to scratch after the big names.
Sparks
With 60 years behind them, the Mael brothers are far from being novices or strangers, but in such a copious program it is worth remembering a safe bet that will combine humor and good vibes with synth-laden danceable pop, especially after releasing one last album, “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte”, number 25 of their career, which has revitalized them musically.
Yves Tumor
An ambassador of experimental music, this American has only signed outstanding albums to date, such as the most recent “Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)” (2023) with its touch of “soul”. psychedelic.
Christine And The Queens
One of the few musical labels to emerge from France in the last decade with an international reach, that of Heloïse Letissier, which has made a banner not only of fluidity in sexual gender identity, but also in music, from a pop base. with substance and weight.
St. Vincent
A new opportunity to enjoy the overwhelming personality of the American Annie Clark in the capital, the one that allowed her to dazzle David Byrne in their joint album 10 years ago. Three more outstanding solo albums of hers since then have established her as one of the most unique authors and performers with her “art rock”.
Arlo Parks
Her debut close to Sufjan Stevens earned her the Mercury Prize for Best British Album, a work in which she asserted her condition as a black and bisexual woman to make it “a safe space” in which to sing about freedom and the search for personal acceptance. . To her PS she arrives with her freshly baked second album, “My Soft Machine” (2023).
Forgive me
“Raven”, his most recent album, was one of the most anticipated in the alternative scene of this 2023, six years after his debut “Take Me Apart”, and it did not disappoint. The Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter will serve up a good dose of sensual R&B mixed with house and ambient music.
Caroline Polachek
Probably the great open secret of this edition is this American composer and producer who, after years of collaborating and writing for leading figures in the shadows, should fully break out as a soloist at 37 with her fourth album, the second under this aka, “Desire, I Want To Turn Into You”, an alternative and electronic pop bombshell.
West Indian Villain
Elevated to global altars for her collaboration with the ubiquitous Bizarrap in session number 51, considered one of the best by the Argentine producer, much remains to be discovered in this urban artist with a brilliant verb and proud transsexual condition who has broken the mold from Puerto Rico.
Tokischa
Author of mythical verses such as “friends who kiss are the best company” together with Rosalía, from the Dominican Republic comes another earthquake on the Latin and urban scene, a woman who leaves no one indifferent with her explicit lyrics and her uploaded videos of sexual references, either to the rhythm of dembow or electronic “voguera”.
Sevdaliza
Magnetic and charismatic behind the decks, this Dutchwoman of Iranian origin will be one of the essential resources for those who wish to close the first Primavera Sound in Madrid in style with her eclectic and very danceable bases, between trip hop and r&b.