LaNuestra

LaNuestra is not a name that needs explaining: it sounds like a band from the first syllable. When you listen to Somos mucho, the first thing you notice is that there’s no room for the generic. The production by Rodrigo Ferreiro —a member of Paiko— already sets it apart: the instruments sound as if they were recorded in a closed room, without studio filters to polish them. It’s no coincidence. The track starts with a bassline that seems to walk on its own, while the drums hit in a rhythm that defies any single genre. Then comes the voice, clear and direct, as if the singer were telling something he already knows you’ll understand.

What began as a meeting between friends in 2014 became something more solid when they recorded Pegaría alongside Roberto “Chirola” Ruiz Díaz. That song, which slipped onto social media unannounced, is the moment the band stops being a home project and becomes something people want to carry with them. There are no tricks here: the sound is raw, but with a precision only years of playing together can bring. Andy Tranki, Héctor Rojas, Yoti Morel, Iván Figueredo, and Gonzalo Resquín aren’t trying to sound like anyone else; they simply play as themselves, and that’s where the magic lies.