“Our lyrics reflect emotions of frustration and depression as much as they reflect romance and love,” says Miguel Gama, bass player for the Chicago-based Latin alternative band Rai. The band’s first full-length album, ‘El Vacio,’ releases on Friday, November 4.
Their new album ‘Ambrosia’ marks the native zacatecano musicians’ entry into English-language music charts with the band’s charming, post-punk attitude featuring poetic vocals that altogether summon retro rock vibes.
‘Despertar’ by the all-Latina punk band Ratas En Zelo is a visceral yet bouncy, angry but upbeat album that reminds us of the ideals that punk was founded on: confronting an unjust society that feeds on exploitation.
Carolina Calvache Marries Poetry and Music on Vida Profunda, out May 29th on Sunnyside Records
