Despite being thrown into a weird loop of lockdowns and endless masks covering people’s faces, and streets, the Puerto Rican indie and underground scene never stopped releasing all sorts works. One of the latest projects to drop onto DSPs is the return of indie band Los Nervios with their two-song single “Lo que ya no está”, a six-minute display of the group’s continuously evolving sound while reflecting a bit on those moments that have been taken away due to the many precautions we’ve had to take in order to live in a safer environment. The project starts off with the title track, one which displays a bit of pace for the band as they mix their brand of indie rock with a little bit dream pop and funk that’ll have listeners bobbing their heads, shaking their hips, and escaping their typical 9 to 5 schedule. Afterwards, the band takes a bit of inspiration from traditional Boricua folk music in the tune “Recordar es Vivir”, a song that’ll have audiences reminiscing days before the pandemic where family gatherings and cultural celebrations could be enjoyed like a warm embrace of abuela after you tell her “Bendición”, and she replies “Dios te bendiga”.
Overall, Los Nervios’ latest project reminds us that they’re still one of the indie scene’s top groups while they reflect on those little things that make Boricuas so happy and proud of their culture.
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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