Her songs have always been a breath of fresh air for the ears, with her delicate, sweet, elegant voice. And now she’s back, along with one of her musical companions, Dario Persi, with whom she wrote the single, “So Far Tonight”, with two songs written by Lia Pamina and produced by Dario himself along with Marco Alberto Matti. The went into the Casemate studios in Piamonte (Italy) with Paco Orsi (drums), Carlo Matti (pianist, classical composer, and orchestra conductor) and Marco Alberto Matti (RADIO DAYS’ regular technician) with an arsenal of vintage material from the 60s and 70s to record “Encriptado” and “Fluorescent”. The first is an exercise in brilliant, addictive sixties pop, in Spanish, with a powerful chorus and pristine melodies, and echoes of Margo Guryan, Lynsey de Paul, Judee Sill and Françoise Hardy. It is about the transcendental reason we cross paths with certain people. There is always something we can learn from them, even if we can’t perceive it on the surface. A story, a lesson, an experience. The production has influences from the 60s, elegant pop melodies, clean guitars, and a touch of vibrant craziness. THE BEATLES, Phil Spector and BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD.

Then we have “Fluorescent”, this time in English, which has more of a folk-pop spirit, with touches of psychedelia, a twilight feel, in line with Billy Nicholls, but once again with brilliant melodies, and that garage-spirited bridge with Persi’s sharp guitar. The lyrics have two parts – a more external part in the verses and a more intimate part in the chorus. The verses could be about a relationship in its final stages, where the protagonist directly expresses her readiness to move on. The chorus submerges us in her mind, a moment of abstraction, a few seconds of reflection, thoughts accompanied by the technological sound of reality that the protagonist is immersed in, as if she were a self-contemplative figure in an Edward Hopper painting. Marvelous salves for the soul and joy for the ear.

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Fluorescent

Christmas' Over

Christmas' Over (Feat. Dario Persi)

After that precious Christmas collaboration in 2019, the combination of Lia Pamina’s delicious voice and Charlie Mysterio’s and Roger Arias’ (OS PEREGRINOS) elegance and inspiration is back, to give us this small, exquisite gem. This limited-edition vinyl Single is inspired by the work of the Galician poet and novelist Rosalía de Castro, where once again folk sounds, Brazilian music, and infinitely exquisite arrangements come together. The singer from Castellón lifts the Galician writer’s words to the heavens, and the result is, yet again, a dream for even the most hard-hearted music lovers.

“Follas Novas” could be used to define what beauty is. It is so simple it’s disarming. Delicate arpeggios, dream-like harmonies, a pristine chorus that perfectly crowns the whole song’s meaning. Which is nothing other than the beautiful idiosyncrasy of living. It is a lucid and magisterial demonstration that when poetry and music come together hand in hand, their association can be as powerful as that of image and sound. But the triumvirate reaches even higher levels with the animated video by Raquel Calvo, who once again makes a statement in sensitivity, esthetic fantasy and creativity. The perfect images for “Follas Novas”. It is impossible to escape the excitement.

 “¿Por Qué?” lets itself be seduced by Brazilian rhythms, and clearly the Galician language’s proximity to Portuguese works like magic and takes us right to the other side of the ocean. We could invoke Gal Costa or Elis Regina, with those string arrangements, the chorus, the instrumentation. Exuberant tropicalism. We are talking about OS PEREGRINOS. In their hands, anything is possible.

“Lúa Descolorida” goes back to getting drunk on bossa nova, raising its voice to a moon full of saudade, and also has the stellar collaboration of none other than Ken Stringfellow (THE POSIES, REM). When Román Verdeal comes in on the guitar, Víctor Gacio on the bass, and Ken’s groove on the keyboards, the song opens wonderfully toward its delicious finale. The single wraps things up with “Paz Desexada” that begins with the exotic trumpet of Lucas Rousse and is yet another marvelous exercise in bossa. The warmth and sweetness of the music contrasts with the tragic, metaphysical, beautifully sad lyrics. Like the best Vinicius de Moraes songs. We could, if you want to take that leap though time and space, draw parallels between how the poet from Rio reached the heavens along with his loyal Toquinho and excellent singers like Maria Creuza or Maria Bethânia, and the magic of that alliance that brings the Mediterranean and the Atlantic together.

It is a marvelous release, bathing that universal poet Rosalía de Castro in silk, showing how modern, relevant and malleable her words are.

Lúa Descolorida: Tributo A Rosalía De Castro

Paz Desexada

Lúa Descolorida

¿Por Que?

Follas Novas

Lia began singing after hearing her favorite singer, Astrud Gilberto, who, along with Claudine Longet, Margo Guryan and Blossom Dearie, influenced her vocal style.

Lia Pamina is a vocalist and songwriter from Castellón (Spain) who previously released her songs online. That’s how her music found its way to the Texas songwriter, musician and producer, Robbie Leff (Johnny Winter, Alice Cooper, The Crabs), who suggested they record some songs via email.

The idea for How Come I comes from Lia’s contact with another great producer, Roger Gunnarsson (Pushy Parents, Nixon, Free Loan Investments, The Garlands), who suggested that Lia record some of his own songs. An EP with sounds between eurodisco rhythms and dream-pop textures.

In 2016 she releases Love Is Enough, probably one of the most romantic and beautiful albums in years: delicate, sensitive, fragile... With strong influences from the French chanson and artists like Astrud Gilberto, Nancy Sinatra and Claudine Longet, it perfectly blends a mix of elegance and pop spirit. And to help her achieve this, she counted on Joe Moore (The Yearning, The Perfect Kiss, Julie Et Joe), for production, arrangements and compositions.

Several Singles are out after this album, included one collaboration with Dario Persi from Radio Days.

Lia Pamina is delicateness, emotions rising to the surface, unforgettable arrangements, out of this world chamber pop.

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