javiera mena

yes, what is your point?

I'm not picking on you, am, just pointing out that a Chilean musician is not Latin American and wouldn't make music that sounds like sugary sweet pop that has currency in Latin America. I get pricklier because it's close to home. It's like when critics refer ot "pop" as a monolith and use "African music" as a buzzword.

Latin America is the subregion of the Americas comprising those countries where Romance languages are spoken, primarily Spanish and Portuguese. It consists of twenty two nations which cover an area that stretches from the southern border of the United States to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean.

i recognize that there are distinctions among latin american countries, but it was my recollection that indie pop had some currency in both chile and argentina (which ,per every definition i know, are latin american countries), at least it once did. i said nothing about mexico.

Alfred has his own special definition of latin america iirc

Latin America is Cuba. Just Cuba.

saying 'this music has some currency in latin america' does not imply that it's equally popular in e.g. mexico, argentina, belize, the dominican republic, etc.

never underestimate ILX's ability to be tooth-gnashingly pedantic. but i love you, anyway, alfred.

i recognize that there are distinctions among latin american countries, but it was my recollection that indie pop had some currency in both chile and argentina (which ,per every definition i know, are latin american countries), at least it once did. i said nothing about mexico.

This makes more sense. I mentioned "Mexico" only as an example of a Spanish-speaking country nothing like Chile.

wins reminds me: Yeah, I was taught that "Latin America" stretched from Mexico to Panama. South of Panama was a continent called South America. And Cuba wasn't a part of Latin America at all – it was an island in the Caribbean. Same for the DR.

a side note: "Latin" is a meaningless adjective anyway. I have a native-born friend whose mother is a naturalized citizen born in Florence, Italy. He likes to call her Latin American.

it's not meaningless in the sense that it has some intersubjective meaning if i told most people, e.g., "i have been travelling a lot around latin america," they would know what i meant.

I love you, North American scum

I love Pide.

Have been assuming it's a song about

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/c8/0e/9d/chicken-pide.jpg

I agree with you, amateurist, re Mena's melodies sounding influenced by that Iberian twee circa 2000… but to my recollection that sort of thing was never at all popular in Latin America (perhaps Entre Rios being an exception).

The thing that bothers me about Mena's singing though is not her melodies but her phrasing, which is sort of typical of South American indie and it kind of grates of me. I can only get past it because the music is incredible.

I have grown to really love this album, with "Otra Era" and "Sincronía, Pegaso" being the stand outs...but that can change based on the day. I'm finding it hard to compare it with MENA since they seem like such different beasts.

Also, it looks like there is some countdown clock on her website counting down to Monday. Hopefully, that's when we can order the physical version.

wtf @ Alfred using "Latin America" as a synonym for "central america"

― jaymc, Saturday, January 25, 2014 10:16 PM (9 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think this album is much better than mena

this is really great

do all her albums sound like peak era kylie

Not really sure but Esquemas Juveniles is also really good

Mena is about half very good half okay

nah, mena is 100% great, esquemas juveniles is about half very good half okay. they get less kylie-esque as you go back, afaict, but i'm no kylie expert.

Mena is definitely 100% great, just not in the same way as Otra Era.

her videos are usually great but the one for otra era is surprisingly dull

nah, mena is 100% great, esquemas juveniles is about half very good half okay. they get less kylie-esque as you go back, afaict, but i'm no kylie expert.

― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:06 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

Yeah I realized I had it mixed up, this is the correct opinion

you guys the "espada" video

it's a masterpiece

javiera era era era era era era

la carretera reminds me of a perfume song

^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGfY0aIvIZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzDWozhMN4

When the ILM Lollarooella fest happens, we've got to make sure she's near the top of the bill.

^^^^^^^ Ain't that the truth.

Really cool show! The live clips I'd seen before were super ropey but I guess now she has the experience and the budget to make the most of her limitations.

New jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhQTABZGYew

low key...I assume I'll get into it after a few listens

All I want is a space launch outro so I can post "javieraaaaaaaaaaaa" :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrwsUHc9fs

Here for this

yeah that is excellent

Apparently she has a new album out tomorrow! Looking forward to hearing it. The singles so far have been so good.

Just hit play on it a moment ago. Will report back.

I approve!

Excellent! Seems like a great day to be alive with this and Dirty Computer coming out on the same day.

This album is pretty streamlined, fits together well, easy listen. Janelle's is kind of a sprawling mess, so I'm not sure where I'm at on it yet.

this new record is so good! i think I've found my summer album.

V nice!

Excellent! Seems like a great day to be alive with this and Dirty Computer coming out on the same day.

― kitchen person, 27. april 2018 06:44 (sixteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

And Grouper! Pretty crazy day, honestly.

wait this is out today??? brb

"Alma" and "Espejo" are incredible and this is so good, easily my second favourite of her albums already

The new album is lovely. It's not hitting me the same way Otra Era did, but there's some gorgeous stuff here.

This is...her least interesting album? Fault is probably mine, I just miss being launched into space...