By José Gandue @Gandour
There are always pleasant surprises in the Buenos Aires music scene. No matter what the city's daily circumstances are, There is always the opportunity to find something new that somehow indicates the good health of the sound creativity of the Argentine capital. That's why it lifts our spirits to listen to the band's newly released 3-song compilation. Every Tuesday, called Av. del Sol Pt.1, This is a preview of what will be their second album. What you hear here over the course of thirteen minutes is an efficient and beautiful display of well-crafted tunes, with melodies that immediately captivate the listener, and also have, a solid and attractive instrumental construction. After listening to the material several times, we decided to contact Nico, their singer and guitarist, to talk about this release and other details:
What is Every Tuesday about?
Todos los Martes is an Argentinian rock band. We call ourselves that because our sound and artistic vision are directly related to the national rock scene of our country, both as inspiration and as a point of reference. However, we also have influences from all kinds of music, and from different places.
Likewise, listening to their latest EP, upon hearing Glass paths, I was telling someone that it's a song that Fito Páez could perfectly sing and no one would doubt his authorship…
(Laughter) It could be… we've been told that. And it relates to what I was saying before. We feel very influenced by our role models, and in Fito's particular case, he's a composer with a very distinctive harmony, melody, and lyrics. He almost created a style. Let's say that Glass paths, It could belong to that style then, but we still give it our own sonic imprint.
What other role models can you name?
Well, Charly García, Gustavo Cerati (and Soda Stereo of course), Spinetta, The Beatles, etc…
By the way, what is, in your opinion, the current state of Argentine rock?
Argentine rock is going through a great moment, musically speaking. Many new groups have emerged, with very good ideas, and in some way we feel identified with this generation of bands, or at least we feel like we're all working together in this new scene. There are groups (perhaps not so new anymore) from this generation that are doing beautiful things: Bandalos Chinos, Conociendo Rusia, Marilina Bertoldi, Eruca, 1915, Indios, just to name a few. Now, regarding the industry's perspective, perhaps it's not at its peak right now.
When you talk about the industry, in what aspect do you think it is failing at the moment?
I don't know if "missing the word" is the right word, I really don't know. Perhaps popular music has evolved and the industry has followed suit (by industry I mean record labels and such). In any case, the rock scene with new bands is growing a lot and is already quite large, it's just that the path, apparently, is more independent, perhaps more so than in the past.
Let's talk about the new EP, how would you describe it? Av. del Sol, Pt. 1 Is there anyone who hasn't heard it yet?
Well, it's the band's second album, and it brings a lot of new things. The first album is the one that breaks the ice, the one that takes you to the first step. The second one already shows other things, and in this album, we feel that the essence of who we are as artists is reflected in the sound, in the songs, in the lyrics.
What are the lyrics of Every Tuesday about?
It's difficult to bring together all the concepts in our lyrics into a single theme, but if we try, I think they speak to life in general: our vision of life and its dilemmas, the passage of time, love, the different stages, the good times. Let's just say we like to reflect a lot through our songs.
What are your plans for the coming months?
Well, right now we're in the middle of releasing this first part of the album, and in the coming months there will be new videos and the next parts with new music, and that's what's keeping us busy. We're also looking forward to playing live again. We were lucky enough to participate this summer in the Ciudad Emergente festival in Buenos Aires, where we played on some amazing stages. Right now, with the current situation, it's difficult to think about playing live again anytime soon, but as soon as we can, we'll be there.