Eras tan locuaz,
el centro del salón Universal.
Codos al mantel,
cubiertos de marfil, abismal.
La taza con café sin terminar,
sabías quién mentía por su forma de bailar.
Todos reían al verte reír,
y se morían si estabas mal,
típico día en el típico Universal.
A las once y diez
el acto del cantor tropical,
hábil bailarín,
entrenado en vapor de alquitránTodos reían alverte reír,
y se morían si estabas mal,
típico día en el típico Universal
This is the second in a series of weekly album reviews published by Andrew Dubber. If you haven’t already caught it, please check out his introductory post. The world appears to be littered with bearded young men with acoustic guitars and notebooks full of verse, access to old pianos, and mournful string players. Few have … Continue reading Album of the Week: Fire on the Vine → Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 6, 2011
Welsh art-rock group HMS Morris make music full of plot twists; explosive, colorful rhythms can turn into shadowy introspection on a dime. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 22, 2020
A very timely new video from Slim Twig for his fuzzed-out re-interpretation of a Serge Gainsbourg/J.C. Vannier classic. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 20, 2016