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We are CANICA. We come from a system whose star long-ago became extinct. We travel the cosmos atop of comets in search of a new home.

After losing contact with our comrade π∫∂€, hidden in the guise of a human body and operating under the alias ‘Miguel’, we were forced to abort our mission. When we finally found him, he was lying unconscious inside the dumpster of a Spanish beach whose name we do not wish to remember, sprawled amongst deflated pool toys, broken sun umbrellas and a dented paella pan. He showed signs of having undergone extreme psychological distress.

Among his belongings we found a report titled MALDITO VERANO (CURSED SUMMER). In his delirium, it appears he chose to redact it in the form of human musical compositions of extremely bad taste to our auditory receptors. We can only assume that they comprise a sort of coded warning to your species.

To honour our fallen comrade, we have taken the unprecedented decision to enter in direct contact with you with the sole purpose of presenting you with these compositions.

We hope they serve you to avoid his same end.

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CANICA are a Spanish synth-pop duo based in London.

Formed in 2021 by producer Javi Fanals and filmmaker Alberto Allica, their futuristic sound funnels the synthetic sonic landscapes ‘La Movida’ scene of 1980s Madrid through a contemporary electronic production style with one remit: get in your head, and stay there.

Intertwining punk-tinted vocals, hypnotic melodies straddling the line between elation and nostalgia, and precise unrelenting beats, MALDITO VERANO is a debut album that looks to the past only to gather speed and launch itself into outer space. 
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releases April 5, 2024

Written and Performed by CANICA (Javi Fanals & Alberto Allica)
Recorded by Javi Fanals and Alberto Allica, London in 2022
Mastered by Justin Drake

Buy cassette / digital album: 
https://canicatheband.bandcamp.com/album/maldito-verano-2

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CANICA son un duo español afincado en Londres.

MALDITO VERANO es su album debut y el primer lanzamiento de Deoro Records.

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