:( 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!
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 14 October 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 14 October 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
this stuff is fantastic.
― adam, Saturday, 16 October 2010 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
crushin hard on the pic in the OP
― samosa gibreel, Saturday, 16 October 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
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).
― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 16 October 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
"Sufrir" is perfect. Obsessing over this even more than I did "Al Siguiente Nivel."
― fffv, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 02:26 (thirteen years ago) link
hah np. this is the first ilm thread on her I think― dayo, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:33 PM (5 days ago)
― 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.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― dayo, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 02:32 (thirteen years ago) link
man esquemas juveniles may be even better than mena!!
― dayo, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
so beautiful I want to melt
― dayo, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 13:24 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOR3dwqljs
love how batshit this gets in the final minute
― dayo, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
loving this
― just sayin, Wednesday, 20 October 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Newer ilx thread:
latin american hipster shit
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 December 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
she just got announced for Primavera. this pleases me.
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Thursday, 3 March 2011 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
God, what I wouldn't give for a Javiera Mena U.S. tour.
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:46 (twelve years ago) link
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
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 22 April 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
New Javiera
H/t to AiM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S94UJ449P-M
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 22:48 (ten years ago) link
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.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
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!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 28 November 2013 04:20 (ten years ago) link
I'm loving this, perhaps not as much as "Luz de Piedra de Luna", but almost.
― daavid, Saturday, 7 December 2013 01:30 (ten years ago) link
Javiera doth rulehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqNTdNCU2y8
― making plans for nyquil (outdoor_miner), Friday, 10 January 2014 16:23 (ten years ago) link
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.
― Non-Stop Erotic Calculus (bmus), Friday, 10 January 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
Awesome
― skip, Friday, 10 January 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
Amazing! Feel that Espada was the moment I fully jumped aboard the Mena-bus.
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Friday, 10 January 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241FKqkfOj0
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:08 (nine years ago) link
OH YYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 21:13 (nine years ago) link
just what i needed for the summer
― dyl, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 16:03 (nine years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
New album in September I think.
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
Oh good!
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
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.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
oh my fucking god, this song
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Friday, 13 June 2014 14:53 (nine years ago) link
those pinballing synths in the middle eight that envelope the song 'til the close are everything
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Friday, 13 June 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link
"La Joya" video is on-brand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oSXpoWg5U
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
I love that synth solo.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 20 August 2014 17:04 (nine years ago) link
I just now noticed she did a guest vocal on a Dapuntobeat single in 2012. It's deece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtNOacGXe2w
― Everyone's a closet ned. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link
That is not her in the video, obvs.
― Everyone's a closet ned. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link
So. There's an album out on 28 October! Called "Otra Era". You can pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/otra-era/id927854929?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaB2WA7A9S0
1 Los Olores de Tu Alma 5:002 Otra Era 4:043 Esa Fuerza 4:334 Sincronía, Pegaso 4:455 Pide 3:27 6 La Joya 3:277 Que Me Tome la Noche 3:288 La Carretera 4:499 Quédate un Ratito Más 3:4010 Espada 4:14
The album cover (NSFW): http://scontent-a-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10689907_10152494262547637_5811857414121889378_n.jpg?oh=313c99e4a0659394ce5b394ce44eb0ad&oe=54AD6737
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Saturday, 11 October 2014 12:38 (nine years ago) link
yisssssssss
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 11 October 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link
:D
― dyl, Saturday, 11 October 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
So soon!
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 12 October 2014 04:05 (nine years ago) link
Title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1rckkIw1_s
― daavid, Thursday, 16 October 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
this is great!
― anonanon, Thursday, 16 October 2014 02:05 (nine years ago) link
nice! the outro with layered pitched vocals <3
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 16 October 2014 02:57 (nine years ago) link
that is really nice
― Simon H., Thursday, 16 October 2014 03:54 (nine years ago) link
yay!
― jaymc, Thursday, 16 October 2014 04:09 (nine years ago) link
been bopping to this all day; i love it
― j. winters (josh), Thursday, 16 October 2014 08:14 (nine years ago) link
love la joya and love this, god so excited
― een, Thursday, 16 October 2014 18:32 (nine years ago) link
espada's been out for a long time, too, if you haven't heard that. or maybe you just don't love it.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 16 October 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
Trademark space launch present and correct. So stoked for the album.
― sweet lids of the stars (seandalai), Thursday, 16 October 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link
Apparently she has a new album out tomorrow! Looking forward to hearing it. The singles so far have been so good.
― kitchen person, Friday, 27 April 2018 02:05 (six years ago) link
Just hit play on it a moment ago. Will report back.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 April 2018 04:06 (six years ago) link
I approve!
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 April 2018 04:40 (six years ago) link
Excellent! Seems like a great day to be alive with this and Dirty Computer coming out on the same day.
― kitchen person, Friday, 27 April 2018 04:44 (six years ago) link
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.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 April 2018 05:05 (six years ago) link
this new record is so good! i think I've found my summer album.
― joshywinty (josh), Friday, 27 April 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
V nice!
― Simon H., Friday, 27 April 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
― kitchen person, 27. april 2018 06:44 (sixteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
And Grouper! Pretty crazy day, honestly.
― Frederik B, Friday, 27 April 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
wait this is out today??? brb
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 27 April 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
"Alma" and "Espejo" are incredible and this is so good, easily my second favourite of her albums already
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 09:00 (six years ago) link
The new album is lovely. It's not hitting me the same way Otra Era did, but there's some gorgeous stuff here.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
This is...her least interesting album? Fault is probably mine, I just miss being launched into space...
― it was stale, and I did not like it, as the man said, &c (seandalai), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:14 (six years ago) link
^^same here
― breastcrawl, Friday, 4 May 2018 08:27 (six years ago) link
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.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 4 May 2018 09:24 (six years ago) link
low-key but not-at-all-bad Mecano cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4GDduAJoY0
― britain's secret sauce (seandalai), Sunday, 6 October 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
New single!
https://youtu.be/_Zub5WKLEGM
― daavid, Friday, 27 March 2020 23:34 (four years ago) link
love it, good video too
― adam, Sunday, 29 March 2020 17:23 (four years ago) link
woo yes
― dyl, Sunday, 29 March 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
what a hero
― boxedjoy, Monday, 30 March 2020 17:33 (four years ago) link
Great use of negative space
― I am using your worlds, Monday, 30 March 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
i missed "flashback" when it got posted. banger, imho. this came out yesterday: https://youtu.be/j2BsHWcYEIQ
― Scampo, we hardly knew ye (outdoor_miner), Friday, 26 June 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
there’s 15 remixes of “Flashback” to choose from if you’re so inclined
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 26 June 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
new banger out today, "corazón astral" https://open.spotify.com/track/6POeNaMCaqfJZIgA11NR7T?si=v6pt_ihbQv2Ug-M9tcEhNg
― monotony, Friday, 3 July 2020 01:25 (three years ago) link
oops, sorry, didn't have embeds on and missed outdoor miner's post!!!
good song, bad videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRDFl-S2_Lw
― Bignefs Proportionable (seandalai), Friday, 23 April 2021 12:42 (three years ago) link
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.
― monotony, Friday, 28 May 2021 07:31 (two years ago) link
last year she gave a special performance for the 10-year anniversary of this thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyyffovfF4
― in a bar, under the (seandalai), Sunday, 25 July 2021 00:09 (two years ago) link
lol I am very pro Javiera-at-Eurovision (she has entered the Spanish selection process)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnKVEPghN-4
― Vangelis fleadh (seandalai), Monday, 24 January 2022 01:17 (two years ago) link
pls
― nxd, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
Still making bangers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhVZHYucKbA
― daavid, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 15:40 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW_vsNMYlJs
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 15:48 (one year ago) link
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
― monotony, Friday, 30 September 2022 06:07 (one year ago) link
love the flute jam on Me Gustas Tú
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Sunday, 2 October 2022 23:27 (one year ago) link
is it better than the last one? didn't get into that at all
― groovemaaan, Monday, 3 October 2022 01:38 (one year ago) link
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?)
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Monday, 3 October 2022 12:40 (one year ago) link