The first new solo material from Lucrecia Dalt since 2022's ace '¡Ay!', 'cosa rara' is captivating next chapter - brittle industrial lounge-pop that transforms into dubbed-out avant blues, featuring a gravelly guest spot from the great David Sylvian, plus a remix from Matias Aguayo and a v special re-recording of the song by Mabe Fratti, augmenting the vocals with dilapidated drums, radio static and wormy synths. Very, very good.
Dalt's always been good, but in the last few years her music has elevated to a new level, whether it's her collaborations (her 'Lucy & Aaron' LP with Aaron Dilloway is essential listening) or her solo material - even her recent movie soundtracks have been killer. 'cosa rara' is more exceptional work that straddles pop without staying in the same place for too long. The main body of the track builds out from the foundations that made '¡Ay!' so sturdy, pairing Dalt's breathy Spanish language vocals with woody percussion and industrial scrapes, but then she takes it much further, slowing things down in the final act and prompting Sylvian to do his best Tom Waits.
Mabe Fratti's controlled, sensitive rework might be even more convincing, replacing Dalt's vocals with her own and surrounding it with gentle, crackly drums (that sound as if they're being knocked out on rusty oil cans) and measured instrumental interventions that provide even more weight. Anyone who peeped 'Sentir Que No Sabes' will know Fratti's going from strength to strength, and this is yet more proof. So, so good.
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The first new solo material from Lucrecia Dalt since 2022's ace '¡Ay!', 'cosa rara' is captivating next chapter - brittle industrial lounge-pop that transforms into dubbed-out avant blues, featuring a gravelly guest spot from the great David Sylvian, plus a remix from Matias Aguayo and a v special re-recording of the song by Mabe Fratti, augmenting the vocals with dilapidated drums, radio static and wormy synths. Very, very good.
Dalt's always been good, but in the last few years her music has elevated to a new level, whether it's her collaborations (her 'Lucy & Aaron' LP with Aaron Dilloway is essential listening) or her solo material - even her recent movie soundtracks have been killer. 'cosa rara' is more exceptional work that straddles pop without staying in the same place for too long. The main body of the track builds out from the foundations that made '¡Ay!' so sturdy, pairing Dalt's breathy Spanish language vocals with woody percussion and industrial scrapes, but then she takes it much further, slowing things down in the final act and prompting Sylvian to do his best Tom Waits.
Mabe Fratti's controlled, sensitive rework might be even more convincing, replacing Dalt's vocals with her own and surrounding it with gentle, crackly drums (that sound as if they're being knocked out on rusty oil cans) and measured instrumental interventions that provide even more weight. Anyone who peeped 'Sentir Que No Sabes' will know Fratti's going from strength to strength, and this is yet more proof. So, so good.
The first new solo material from Lucrecia Dalt since 2022's ace '¡Ay!', 'cosa rara' is captivating next chapter - brittle industrial lounge-pop that transforms into dubbed-out avant blues, featuring a gravelly guest spot from the great David Sylvian, plus a remix from Matias Aguayo and a v special re-recording of the song by Mabe Fratti, augmenting the vocals with dilapidated drums, radio static and wormy synths. Very, very good.
Dalt's always been good, but in the last few years her music has elevated to a new level, whether it's her collaborations (her 'Lucy & Aaron' LP with Aaron Dilloway is essential listening) or her solo material - even her recent movie soundtracks have been killer. 'cosa rara' is more exceptional work that straddles pop without staying in the same place for too long. The main body of the track builds out from the foundations that made '¡Ay!' so sturdy, pairing Dalt's breathy Spanish language vocals with woody percussion and industrial scrapes, but then she takes it much further, slowing things down in the final act and prompting Sylvian to do his best Tom Waits.
Mabe Fratti's controlled, sensitive rework might be even more convincing, replacing Dalt's vocals with her own and surrounding it with gentle, crackly drums (that sound as if they're being knocked out on rusty oil cans) and measured instrumental interventions that provide even more weight. Anyone who peeped 'Sentir Que No Sabes' will know Fratti's going from strength to strength, and this is yet more proof. So, so good.
The first new solo material from Lucrecia Dalt since 2022's ace '¡Ay!', 'cosa rara' is captivating next chapter - brittle industrial lounge-pop that transforms into dubbed-out avant blues, featuring a gravelly guest spot from the great David Sylvian, plus a remix from Matias Aguayo and a v special re-recording of the song by Mabe Fratti, augmenting the vocals with dilapidated drums, radio static and wormy synths. Very, very good.
Dalt's always been good, but in the last few years her music has elevated to a new level, whether it's her collaborations (her 'Lucy & Aaron' LP with Aaron Dilloway is essential listening) or her solo material - even her recent movie soundtracks have been killer. 'cosa rara' is more exceptional work that straddles pop without staying in the same place for too long. The main body of the track builds out from the foundations that made '¡Ay!' so sturdy, pairing Dalt's breathy Spanish language vocals with woody percussion and industrial scrapes, but then she takes it much further, slowing things down in the final act and prompting Sylvian to do his best Tom Waits.
Mabe Fratti's controlled, sensitive rework might be even more convincing, replacing Dalt's vocals with her own and surrounding it with gentle, crackly drums (that sound as if they're being knocked out on rusty oil cans) and measured instrumental interventions that provide even more weight. Anyone who peeped 'Sentir Que No Sabes' will know Fratti's going from strength to strength, and this is yet more proof. So, so good.