By José Gandue @spinning zone
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A breath of fresh air amidst mediocrity
And if: 00:00, the second album by the Mexican band Vondré, It's a fantastic album. Let's start with the simplest words of this review to point out that, luckily, in 2025 we have been able—amid so much repetition and mediocrity—to listen to powerful, daring rock material with perfectly crafted songs.
The group, led by Ana Cristina Espinosa, has achieved a ten-track album that, for those of us who appreciate sonic explosion and exquisite distortion, is as striking as it is interesting.
A dark and demanding sonic journey
Let's justify our praise. 00:00 (Great title for an album that, from the moment the silence disappears until the end, knows how to maintain the tension in the audience) is a musical product of just over half an hour that plunges the listener into a particular world, full of reverberations, dense curtains of distortion and a voice that seems to tremble in every word, but which, on the contrary, advances over the fog breaking the necessary barriers.
Espinosa, the composer of each of the published songs, successfully conveys the darkness and hostility of these times, along with her personal experiences.
What does Vondré sound like in 2025?
The question is inevitable: what does Vondré sound like in 2025? Let's get rid of the usual labels and say that their songs combine nineties roots from the North American west coast, bursts similar to those of the most underground British scene of the eighties and the post-punk of the new millennium.
This is shoegaze at its darkest., with reminiscences of early grunge.
Ten turbulent, abrasive, and beautiful tunes
Warning: this is not an easy album to digest. 00:00 It is tremendously aggressive, strident, demanding, even cruel to first-timers who innocently approach this outburst of rage and systematic demands.
Courts like For you y Hello again They require a deep breath from the listener before plunging into a caustic sea of insistent guitars and unexpected screams. Yes, it's a corrosive album, but it knows how to expose a a sense of beauty amidst chaos. To verify this, simply let yourself be enveloped by Molko o 31, the high points of this production.
A corrosive and fascinating album
Here are ten songs that sound raw, heartbreaking, and, at the same time, magnificent. Don't hesitate: 00:00 It's an album that hits hard, shakes you up, and convinces you.