Era sábado (28 de Enero), no podia engañar al cuerpo que pedia su dosis de rock semanal. ¿Lugar? Pasagüero, el famoso recinto comenzaba a saturarse de gente ansiosa como yo de complacer al cuerpo con una dosis de buena música. Los encargados de hacerlo en esta ocasión fuerón los tapatios de Descartes a Kant y [...]

esto no pretende ser una lista de "lo mejor de 2011". necesitaría tres vidas para escuchar todo lo que se ha publicado este año, así que seguro me pierdo auténticas joyas. son cincuenta canciones presentadas en orden alfabético, escogidas de entre las que más me han gustado este año y que, como ocurre con las del resto del blog, están disponibles en la red en descarga legal y gratuita. pueden bajarse individualmente, pero yo recomiendo pillar las dos carpetas y escucharlas del tirón. ojalá las disfrutéis tanto como yo. 50 canciones de 2011 (1-25) (171 mb) 50 canciones de 2011 ...

40. Antoine Reverb - Everything is a foreign language to me In the best of Club Fonograma tradition, every year there's an album in our list that, at least for publishing purposes, we like to refer to as the "hot potato" record of the year. Antoine Reverb's Everything is a foreign language to me was the one record every writer on our staff got its hands into at some point or another, passing it over and hoping the next person would do something proper with it. We couldn't get around it to review it, but collectively, we can ...

20. Odio París - “ Cuando nadie pone un disco ” ♫♫♫ Since you hear the clicking of the drumsticks announcing the following explosion of noise in Odio París’ dissonant single, you know you’re up to something good. Setting the cadence for the rest of their excellent self-titled album, this anthemic distorted opener is the band’s definitive entry point. With its tense build up and blissful development, melodically captivating and powerfully striking, this track stands as one of the finest pieces to come out from countless shoegaze revival acts and as one of the year’s most splendid rock marvels. - Enrique Coyotzi ...

100-71 70. Silva - "12 de Maio" ♫♫♫ Your inner hipster might initially reject a song like “12 de Maio;” it’s too pretty, to ready-made to be used in some cheesy movie trailer. Well, hopefully you also have a change of heart around the 3-minute mark, because this is a damn near perfect slice of tropical baroque. In a lot of ways, 2011 was Brazil’s breakout year at Club Fonograma, and “12 de Maio” plays along like an anthem of the things to come. - Gill é n 69. Selena Gomez & The S cene - "Middle of Nowhere" From the very first menacing seconds of its stomping intro, "Middle of Nowhere" crafts a compelling narrative driven by vulnerability, dismay, and resilience that would make Kelly Clarkson proud. The second verse approaches perfection with the extended broken record metaphor in the lyrics accompanied by creaky record scratch effects that manage to reinforce the metaphor without cheapening it, which is an impressive feat. And the crushing chorus is some serious "Dancing On My Own"-style devastation on the dance floor. - Méndez 68. Félix y Los Clavos - "Sensacional" ♫♫♫ Any pupil or protégée of Daniel Melero deserves our undivided attention. Argentine pop maker Felix Cristiani isn’t new to our radar, but rather, a contender for the year’s most improved indie act. Owning up to its poised title, “Sensacional” is a colossal piece that strikes for pop infinitum. Arousing to the point of desperation, and following the lyrics’ premise of a curse that enlightens the heart, Felix y Los Clavos have surpassed narrative curiosity and climbed all the way up to the melodic skyscraper. - Reyes 67. Los Rakas - "Ta Lista" ♫♫♫ Whatever your definition of a 2011 Alternative Urban hit is, it better sound like "Ta Lista." Panama's Los Rakas sing about family business, panties, and national and circumstantial identity in what they’ve rightfully classified as “El Flow Californiano.” The front single off Chancletas y Camiseta s Bordada is a tour-de-force number that's so high caliber, you better believe the duo when they claim to be "dangerous." Its fragmented depths and hinting disco strings work perfectly under the Panabay slang, one in which the Oakland cruisers once again plays ode to its beloved Mexican fanbase. - Reyes 66. Escuela de Tranc e - "El vi aje de la pip i " ♫♫♫ Sure, “El viaje de la pipi” has a charming verse section with a playful acoustic guitar and lyrics that speak of singing Beatles songs and wearing coloured “pull-overs,” but what’s really awesome about it is when you finally reach that batshit chorus that seems to hit some sort of strange sweet spot in pop music that gleefully marries the cute with the catastrophic. It’s terribly catchy, childish, and an emotionally affecting quest in finding the ideal balance between straightforward pop and musical absurdity. - Lestruhaut 65. El Medio - “Publio Ovidio Nas ón ” ♫♫♫ El Medio confirms himself as an outright versatile and offbeat songwriter in his “destacado” EP El fin del sueño.. . Though with his last track to date, “Publio Ovidio Nasón,” Leonardo Velázquez has seemingly decided to sacrifice his leaning towards melodical naivete, electronic venture, and personal song-writing style, in order to explore pop ingenuity through more traditional musicianship in the form of bossa-inspired guitar, thus remaining a songwriter that never truly stops surprising his own listeners. - Lestruhaut 64. Piñata - "Mexican Machotes" ♫♫♫ Under the hyphenated premise of a garage-tropical sound (like that of Margarita or Kana Kapila), Spain's newcomers Piñata claim to have an affinity for punches in the mouth, sexy moves, and an adoration for counterfeit idols. The unveiling of a tribal-harmonious exposé in “Mexican Machotes,” makes this five-piece band just seem like the real deal. There’s something very special when hearing a band shout “Uno, dos, tres, cuatro!” between the bridge and the climax of their songs; they’re immersing us into their garage rehearsals and, in ...

Cuando hablamos de iconos del rock mexicano no cabe duda mencionar a Jessy Bulbo, quien por sus 15 años de carrera musical y 3 producciones discográficas, ha logrado presentar su propuesta en diversos escenarios. Para comenzar el año, la “chica mala” se presentará el próximo 28 de enero en [...]

A diferencia de otras presentaciones esta última contó con verdaderos fans de la banda que disfrutaron la música, brincaron, gritaron e hicieron que Stereo Total tocára lo mejor de su repertorio.

Fonocast #6: It's Not Me, It's You by Blanca Méndez and Andrew Casillas Not to be a total downer, but I want you to think back to your last breakup. Or, better yet, your worst breakup – the one that redefined and intensified your definition of heartbreak, the one that made you feel as if the sky was literally falling and the universe was slowly closing in on you and there was nothing you could do but wait for that crushing end in the bathtub in the dark with a bottle of Malbec and Celine Dion’s “All By ...

El dúo Franco-Alemán regresa este 3 de diciembre a la ciudad de México en lugar poco común. El Salón Caribe recibirá a esta banda, que, con más de 15 años de trayectoria y once elepés harán una fiesta total. Y quien mejor que Jessy Bulbo para abrir el show y preparar al público [...]

Jessy Bulbo, ex-integrante de Las Ultrasónicas, se presentará el día de mañana 23 de septiembre en el Bar Caradura junto con su banda. Jessy Bulbo publicó recientemente su nuevo disco titulado Telememe el cual pueden descargar completamente gratis entrando aquí. Jessy Bulbo – “Maldito” Jessy Bulbo Fecha: Septiembre 23, 2011 Lugar: Bar Caradura Dirección: Nuevo [...]

Self-declared Dominican Princess, Maluca, is finally pulling her claws out publishing her first proper release, Massive Pow Pow EP. In the last couple of years, the Mad Decent sensation has built an enviable reputation as a performer, earning broadcast success with “El Tigeraso,” and keeping gaudy momentum with last year’s sensational China Food Mixtape . In collaboration with Amsterdam-based duo The Partysquad, the Merengue-electrified rebel has unveiled a video for the undeniably catchy single “Lola.” The track is a club banger with the vehemence of a third-world political agenda and a structure as round as Jessy Bulbo’s ever-rolling “Comal ...

12. Nacional 42 LOS CLAVELES GRABACIONES GRAMOFONICAS, SPAIN The return of the 7’’ single is nowadays, one of the few current glimpses of the romanticism of the record. Empty alphabetized CD shelves are the horrific ruins of the physicality of commercial records. Indies are however, on a journey to become music collectors. If such transition causes a generation of MP3 & OGG buffs to start archiving music through discs you can actually touch or lineup, than let’s welcome such consumer conduct with open arms. One of the bands doing their share to prevent the record slaughter is Madrid’s new sensation Los Claveles. Their rock takes them back to the early (and dusty) progression of “new wave”, to a time-gap of stand-by insecurity regarding the genre’s future. The wave found glory with its contextualization of electronic equipment, but as Los Claveles show, the movement also left some string-wavers behind. - CARLOS REYES 11. Hypnomango EP HYPNOMANGO NENE RECORDS, MÉXICO From Monterrey, Mexico rises René Rodríguez’ noise pop project Hypnomango. Rodríguez has recently become the guitarist and newest member of soon-to-takeover indie rock pioneers Bam Bam. Earlier in December of 2010, ClubFonograma's editor Carlos Reyes commented that Hypnomango EP killer-opening track “El Mundo No Es Real” “could translate into ‘No Hope Kids’, but this one is actually alive”, and I agree. Unlike Wavves’ Nathan Williams whose work, at its worst, can be perceived as a soulless experience (see 2009’s Wavvves ), there’s plenty of life and mind-bursting energy in Hypnomango EP to assure Rodríguez as a passionate artist, one that might be seeking to achieve Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo status in the future. - ENRIQUE COYOTZI 10. La Manifestación POLIEDRO INDEPENDIENTE, CHILE The kick-ass album cover of La Manifestación makes the idea of the auteur-technician a reality. If you’re ever at an arthouse and you realize the sound isn’t as crystal-clear as in most Hollywood films, realize that burning-sound has an idea behind it. As far as breakthrough albums go, Poliedro’s La Manifestación is the embodiment of those grainy brave ideas comprising a truly great first album. Working with the most stripped-down tools of the lo-fi methods, this new Chilean one-man act has crafted a rainbow-hued EP built from all the corners of sonic complexity. And he does that, through atmospheric lens. Despite all the songs feature (some form of) vocals, not one track goes beyond the 16-character word count. - CARLOS REYES 09. El fin del sueño del helicóptero personal EL MEDIO SIMPLEMENTE RECORDS, PUERTO RICO Leonardo Velázquez’s approach to songwriting is as personal as you can get. His subjects of interest are his own life, memories and experiences; his favorite medium to express them is a room-constructed arrangement of string instruments and ambient synth washes that are finally shaped in the form of a lo-fi home-recorded product uploaded for free on bandcamp. As much personal as it is ...

Part Two | by Enrique Coyotzi After spending the whole day all by myself during the second day of Vive Latino, I decided to attend the third and last chapter of this year’s edition with some of my buddies. I spent the last pesos I had left for the ticket and hurried to the entrance because Jessy Bulbo was about to start rocking out. Unlike second day which had been frenetic, on Sunday the environment was pretty relaxed; of course it was early but you could tell already it wouldn’t be as crazy due to the visibly decrease of ...

Porque no todo en la vida es "música indie", se hará este festival con bandas de rock urbano como Liran Roll, Charlie Montanna y Jessy Bulbo el próximo mes de junio.

Jessy Bulbo’s Telememe was the first truly great album released this year, and it’s got enough single-potentials to prevail throughout the year as one of 2011’s rock essentials. In our review ‘comments’, I commented on how she parallels with the TV Azteca aesthetic, and Jessy Bulbo herself asked if I could elaborate. “La Cruda Moral” video (directed by Bulbo & Azul Violeta Bermejo) is the most appropriate answer; everything in Jessy Bulbo is accessible, quirky, and feels domestic. As the song states, "les encanta exagerar." In that comment I suggested many of her songs feel like High-School episodes from ‘La Vida Es Una Cancion’, except that ...