By José Gandue @Gandour
Surely one of the biggest fears that good musicians have is assuming that their next album will not live up to their previous creation, It is believing that inspiration died out in the last production. That's why we've seen that great artists make "transitional albums", filler recordings while inspiration returns, Little gestures to keep the public from forgetting about them and to let the press know there's constant activity. Luckily, though, not everyone acts the same way. Faced with these acts of uncertainty, Fortunately, there are some who take the risk, break the seal, and decide that their time has come., the moment when they must break the order without losing the essence, the time to overcome the stage in which people have been able to recognize the good musical doses that have been addressed And it's time to make history, to truly surprise. It's about risking your life or dying in the attempt in pursuit of glory. That, ladies and gentlemen, is courage., It is maturity at its best in image and sound.
The Chilean duo Perrosky releases his new album Dog Sky y From the outset, it delivers its best slap in the face to wake up the audience accustomed to its good sound.. It retains the essence of its sound, but happily acknowledges all its influences, its travels, its journey. The twelve songs on this album acknowledge a past, memories, afternoons listening to thousands of records, landscapes that remained in memory, conversations with locals and strangers around the planet. Dog Sky It has moments that smell of the Mississippi River, but also of the pogo at the best punk stages in Santiago. It has elegant postcards of the Andes and is steeped in the intelligence of old-school rock and roll. But, if you listen carefully, you can feel that this is an authentic band, one that has found its soul tied to its land and that tells believable, overwhelming stories., stories that can make us laugh one moment and then bring out our most sincere tears of emotion. This is a seemingly simple album, and, as brothers Alejandro and Álvaro Gómez have always done, it was recorded in their small analog studio, without a big budget, but without even trying, the final result immediately gets under your skin. and it fills us with magic, as few recordings can achieve these days.
Dear reader: This album should be listened to from beginning to end, in the order intended. It's constructed with a seductive logic that makes it easier to understand and for its impact to resonate as it reaches our ears and hearts. Friend, let yourself be carried away by the wave. Then, upon repeating the listening, perhaps, like the author of this note, you will discover a special beauty in themes such as Without rebellion, On the road and, especially, in Ali, The song that closes the compilation, a fitting moment to say that Perrosky He has managed to make the blues, in terrible and desolate times, a wonderful saving weapon., necessary to believe again in everything that helps us survive.