Love of Lesbian: “We are a band that puts the song above everything” | Culture | EUROtoday

In the midst of a global panorama the place the phrase “war” makes a couple of headline in each newspaper, Love of Lesbian has fashioned a military, a Salvation Army which is nothing else however these folks we’ve subsequent to us and with out whom it might be very tough for us to get forward. That is the title of his new album, which his pal and in addition singer Leiva opted for, and which went on sale on October 11. The Catalan band introduced it a number of days in the past at one of many EL PAÍS+ conferences on the Teatro Pavón, in Madrid, led by journalist Laura Piñero.

After 25 years working collectively and sharing friendship, the group releases this album that champions these fraternal ties above these of affection. “There was a lack of songs that were dedicated to friendship, there are many songs made since the Pleistocene about romantic love, and friendship claims other types of things, such as loyalty,” defined Santi Balmes, vocalist of the group.

The seed of this work was a typical tattoo they obtained in Los Angeles whereas on tour. Like these {couples} who get married after greater than 20 years collectively, when nobody expects it and it appears meaningless, Love of Lesbian (Santi Balmes, Julián Saldarriaga, Jordi Roig and Oriol Bonet) has sealed their friendship completely . The chosen design was the poet Halley, the protagonist of the album of the identical title that they launched in 2016. “After so many years, the four of us have something marked on our skin, in addition to what unites us, which is music and 25 years of experience.” stated Bonet, drummer. “There is something much more important that also unites us and that is the current account,” guitarist Roig joked, making the viewers snort.

The subject of friendship returned to the dialog on a number of events. Roig took the chance to admit that, regardless of that quarter of a century of friendship, there have been issues that had not but been stated and that this album has served them nicely. Above all, as a result of, like in all friendships, there are ups and downs and this album is “a tribute” to having overcome them: “There is a time slot of the day when you have to do magic on stage, another in the morning when you have to be businessmen, another in the afternoon when you have to get drunk together and another in which you have to make decisions that affect the crew (the team of workers that accompanies them) and this, over time, ends up causing scratches,” he defined.

“It’s very nice, when you face the creation of an album, to say what people surround you, what army we have”

Described as “totemic” by Ricky Falkner, producer, the album has 11 songs during which some have stepped out of their standard roles and, as well as, they’ve had one other drummer and guitarist to document it. “We are a band that always puts the song above everything, and that means that the song is above the musicians, those people who participate in the creation,” stated Roig, who didn’t conceal when he acknowledged that Love of Lesbian will not be a piece produced completely by 4: “It is very nice, when you face the creation of an album, to say what people surround you, what an army we have, not only on a vocal level but also musically.”

When many individuals intervene within the course of, there are all the time some who stay extra within the shadows than others. Roig, who at some point will write a e-book titled Chronicle of an ignored guitaristrecounted his most harmful anecdote in the course of the recording of the album, the day the lighting technician’s canine bit him. When the lawyer (the primary particular person they referred to as earlier than the ambulance) requested who the canine had bitten, the lady stated “The guitarist” and he answered “Julián?”, to which she replied: “No, to the other.” What might have been an assault on the ego, the drummer instructed with fun, saving one of the best a part of the anecdote for final: “Then the lawyer said: What else?”

After the anecdotes, Piñeiro requested them concerning the tour, which they may start in Mexico, and about their very own salvation military. For Julián they’re “the most essential things, those that have always been there” and, for everybody, music. “We are from a town where an ETA member had his wallet stolen. In the 80s, San Vicente went through a very complicated time and those of us who found a rehearsal space created a micro world,” he stated. “Music can understand you more than a friend,” Balmes agreed.

We will not be seen in Spain for some time and there will not be a ‘Love of Lesbian’ album till nearly the Thirties.”

Finally, they talked about the future of the band and a possible break, which they refused. “We have no intention of stopping, there is an abuse of that,” said Saldarriaga, referring to the decision that other groups have made. “There are ways to open the windows in your house and let everything air out and start from scratch,” he continued.

Therefore, Salvation Army closes a stage for the group. A thoughtful decision that will lead each of them to do other things. Balmes is preparing an album in Catalan and Saldarriaga is daring to make her first songs. Without losing sight of the concerts, there will be a change in dynamics, since they are aware that the work they have is burning and, rather than announcing a break, they prefer to “digest” so that it becomes “attention-grabbing and enjoyable” again and, to For that to happen, they assure that they have to get out of the “record-tour-record-tour” cycle, although without stopping working on the project. “We won’t be seen in Spain for a while and there won’t be a Love of Lesbian album until almost the 1930s,” Balmes predicted. In 2029 the band will turn 30 years old and they let it slip that that will be when the news returns. Until that moment, which is still a long time away, fans have a new album and a tour to enjoy.

As in every EL PAÍS+ meeting, the band said goodbye by playing a song. On this occasion it was The brotherhoodthe song of the album that talks about “the positive part of friendship.” The lyrics tell how the band stayed together in times of pandemic where, after the concerts, they went into a hotel room to spend the night together and have fun. The song says: “Room 105 and, as always, at three we make crazy plans and almost everything remains to be done.”