javiera mena

feel like she pushes all my buttons

http://image.punkreas.org/javiera-mena.jpg

tell me about her

http://www.ciudademergente.gov.ar/home08/assets/fotos_bios/fotos_pop_rock_javiera_mena.jpg

that synth looks pretty heavy... you might get back problems later on in life!!

this is like all i've listened to for the past 48 hours, so great

how did this album appear, fully formed, out of nowhere

it is a mystery

how did this album appear, fully formed, out of nowhere

Maybe you missed her first one. The new one's not really a surprise.

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

This is a track from the first one. I love the video almost as much as I love the song itself.

yes I did johnny fever. tell me more about her

also her last album came out in 2006

I don't really know too much biography-wise, but I do know she embraces the '80s in a slightly different way than a lot of other aesthetically similar acts (Glass Candy, La Roux, etc). She fearlessly tackles the side of the '80s that's not really cool now. There's some stuff on the first album which could pass for not-quite-top-40 schmaltz from 1987, but the detail in the production and arrangements make it clear that it's absolutely no mistake what she was going for. "Al Siguiente Nivel" is definitely the most earwormy song on the first album (released in 2006 in Chile, then re-released in other regions in 2007, which is when I caught wind of it).

The new album lacks a real whopper single like "ASN," but I think overall it's a better execution of her ideas. The production, structure and whatever else just sounds fuller. Both are worth hearing, though. Also, a song called "Ausencia" that came out in between the albums. It's a slow-burn, synth thumper ballad with an edge.

wow @ that video, it's gorgeous

I guess what strikes me right now about her songs is the admirable sense of restraint, every synth effect and patch seems specifically tailored to where it appears in the song, it's really quite remarkable how everything just...fits

http://javieramena.indicevirgen.com/tapajavieramena_2.jpg

awesome

Sorry for getting all James Murphy "I was there" earlier. I honestly thought she was more of a known commodity than she apparently is.

hah np. this is the first ilm thread on her I think

The cover for the new album does weird things to my eyes:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ydh6O5R51qzkqqho1_400.png

I love the really prog synth sound in "Acá Entera". I think it's the same as "Touch and Go" by Emerson Lake & Powell.

:( i can only find one of her songs from some random compilation. (i mean to purchase digitally. i don't use itunes.) guess i will have to go buy her albums irl!

Sorry, I don't know where everyone on ILM lives, but if you're in the US or UK both albums are available for download on Amazon.

this stuff is fantastic.

crushin hard on the pic in the OP

The album will likely make my top ten.

TSJ loved it. My favorite song, which I did not expect, is the ballad "No Te Cuesta Nada," which has the same synth vibe as Will to Power's cover of "I'm Not in Love" (which should tell you something about her affinities).

"Sufrir" is perfect. Obsessing over this even more than I did "Al Siguiente Nivel."

hah np. this is the first ilm thread on her I think

― dayo, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:33 PM (5 days ago)

there was a thread on her maybe on the sandbox? she's definitely well-loved on ILM iirc.

well I think she is good enough to warrant two threads!

xp yes, the little chopped up bit at the end of sufrir gets me every time

man esquemas juveniles may be even better than mena!!

so beautiful I want to melt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOR3dwqljs

love how batshit this gets in the final minute

loving this

Newer ilx thread:

latin american hipster shit

she just got announced for Primavera. this pleases me.

God, what I wouldn't give for a Javiera Mena U.S. tour.

yes! been on a Mena kick lately and found actual hard copies of her records and am loving them more the more i hear 'em

New Javiera

H/t to AiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S94UJ449P-M

I hope the goodwill I have from my belated discovery of her last album isn't shaping my judgement of this, which is extremely favourable.

I thought she was going to take a lengthy break from making music, but now I can't remember how long ago I read that. Apparently a while ago.

This sounds great!

I'm loving this, perhaps not as much as "Luz de Piedra de Luna", but almost.

Javiera doth rule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqNTdNCU2y8

Holy shit, I guess I've been overlooking this thread. This is great.

Also, I guess it goes without saying that this is another Canada directed video.

Awesome

Amazing! Feel that Espada was the moment I fully jumped aboard the Mena-bus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241FKqkfOj0

OH YYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

just what i needed for the summer

Dunno if she's ready yet to release another album, so I'll just go ahead and predict this track lands at #45 in the year-end poll.

New album in September I think.

Oh good!

This is fantastic. Very happy to hear their is a new album coming out soon but would be even happier if it came out in time for the summer.

oh my fucking god, this song

those pinballing synths in the middle eight that envelope the song 'til the close are everything

"La Joya" video is on-brand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oSXpoWg5U

I love that synth solo.

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...

^^same here

I think you guys are all crazy. The vocal melodies on this are much stronger on this, they don't stay in the same narrow range that they did Otra Era.

low-key but not-at-all-bad Mecano cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4GDduAJoY0

New single!

https://youtu.be/_Zub5WKLEGM

love it, good video too

woo yes

what a hero

Great use of negative space

i missed "flashback" when it got posted. banger, imho. this came out yesterday:
https://youtu.be/j2BsHWcYEIQ

there’s 15 remixes of “Flashback” to choose from if you’re so inclined

new banger out today, "corazón astral" https://open.spotify.com/track/6POeNaMCaqfJZIgA11NR7T?si=v6pt_ihbQv2Ug-M9tcEhNg

oops, sorry, didn't have embeds on and missed outdoor miner's post!!!

good song, bad video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRDFl-S2_Lw

new EP out, "I. Entusiasmo", which features "Flashback", "Corazón Astral" and "Dos", plus 2 new tracks. Hopefully the "I" part of the title means there's a "II" soon.

last year she gave a special performance for the 10-year anniversary of this thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyyffovfF4

lol I am very pro Javiera-at-Eurovision (she has entered the Spanish selection process)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnKVEPghN-4

pls

Still making bangers!

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

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

new record Nocturna is out today, featuring a number of already-released songs together with a few new ones. All-killer no-filler on first contact

love the flute jam on Me Gustas Tú

is it better than the last one? didn't get into that at all

It wouldn't have surprised as a follow-up to Otra Era

More highlights:
- When Javiera says "Hola" at the start of a song
- The Radiorama-level of Italo overdrive on "Sombra" (is that a lion-roar sound effect?)