After “¿Por Qué A Mí?” and “La Conversación”, CHAVALES are giving us a new song in advance of their imminent new album. And once again, they go straight for the hit, with no second thoughts. “No, No Y No” is a new example of synthesized punk-pop, of immediately catchy choruses with eighties echoes, of lyrics full of spite and character. The song builds slowly, introducing elements until it takes off toward the final culmination. The cover art and video that go with the advance are the work of Neelam Khan Vela, a photographer from Barcelona, who has been behind portraits of people like Alex Turner, Mac De Marco, THE PARROTS, and who has toured with people like Amaia, HINDS and THE ORIELLES. Born in Ronda, she grew up musically in Barcelona, but when she was 17 years old, she moved to London where she studied photojournalism. Not long after that, in Glasgow, and now in Berlin, she has broadened her horizons toward the video, collaborating with groups like EL ÚLTIMO VECINO. In this case, she shows us Dani and Javi performing with a clear seventies style, reminding us of bands like the BEE GEES or musicians like Elton John. We are counting the days until 2022, when CHAVALES’ upcoming full-length is finally here.

No, No Y No

CHAVALES is a duo formed by Daniel Rodríguez from Mallorca and Javier Paredes from Extremadura. They met in Madrid after Daniel was working on his solo project (DANIEL DANIEL) and Javier had a big collection of lyrics written. That’s how, thanks to Martín Spangle’s (producer of the Mini-LP “Movidas” by Cariño) participation on technical controls, they were able to develop their songs.

Their sound is highly danceable electronic pop, but at the same time it is elegant, knowing how to perfectly mesh sounds of the past and the most current sounds, with daring, carefree, clever lyrics. We can detect echoes of Pet Shop Boys and sometimes they move closer to some of today’s tremendously addictive commercial music like Robyn or Charli XCX or ultra-indie groups like TV Girl, Claud and boy pablo, but it also gives us a taste of the well-done elegance of the peppiest Orange Juice.

This is a group whose path should be followed closely. Tropicalism, latin echoes, Spanish eighties new wave and 8-bit music make up this juicy and tremendously imaginative cocktail. When you hear these songs for the first time, you know that you want to learn the lyrics as quickly as possible so you can sing along at the top of your lungs.

No, No Y No

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