I've taken some much needed time away from the shadows of Chicago's skyline, cavorting off to the West for a few days in Las Vegas and now, LA. It's sunny, I'm all smiles and in some lovely ironic twist the internet only works while sitting outside. It's been a wonderfully self-reflective trip and I've had the perfect soundtrack the past few days thanks to Barcelona quintet Extraperlo . Disco is a term that most definitely applies to the music of Extraperlo, but not the disco belonging to club nights and famous DJs. Spanish lyrics and breezy, [...]

mp3: extraperlo - bañadores this song is nominally about swimwear and i hear a mention or two of "la playa" in there (this is about as far as my spanish takes me), so my first impression of "bañadores" was of a carefree summer jam. watching the video now though, i wonder if there might be something more going on here? like what is up with that woman turned little girl? what happened with tiger mask boy in the dark that she does not want to play super mario bros. 3? it's a mystery. [...]

Hey guys...it's Friday yet again. This week has yet another ton of stuff to listen to and watch. I'm going to keep it short because I'm in the middle of a water pistol battle that involves shaving cream, doughnuts, cupcakes, and department heads. If you work in an office, you might be able to appreciate that! Coming next week we here at POP! Stereo have two contests in the works. You can win yourself a copy of the amazing new book about Merge Records Our Noise as well as a Merge XX [...]
The first video from Extraperlo, whose debut release Desayuno Continental gets a whole lot better during the summer. I was hoping to see a video for their first single "Las Palmeras del Amor", but they decide to give "Bañadores" a chance and I must say, this is my second favorite video of the year, just after Alexico's bloody and religiously codified video for "Mis amigos y yo te amamos." I love the non-linear narrative of the video, the bleak sensitivity from director Oriol Barbera and specially the video's ability to defy time and age. All that [...]
El tropicalismo pop de Extraperlo por fin se hace presente visualmente con "Bañadores" , primer sencillo de su álbum debut Desayuno Continental (Mushroom Pillow, 2009). Dirigido por Oriol Barberá, el video es una representación nostálgica de algún verano en los noventa donde un par de niños juegan a las escondidas dentro de algún club deportivo. Vía: Hipersónica Comparte esta anotación
YO! Demasiado tiempo sin postear, pero es que estamos haciendo el siguiente disco de Delorean y vamos muy muy muy de CULO . De todas maneras, os prometo que la semana que viniera intentaré contribuir más, ya que estaremos en el estudio. Acabo de descubrir el nuevo videoclip de "BAÑADORES" , primer single extraído de ese gran álbum debut DESAYUNO CONTINENTAL (entra directo a la lista de lo mejor del año) de EXTRAPERLO . Aparte de ser los más majos del mundo, tocan guay y tienen grandes canciones, así [...]