Las supersticiones traen mala suerte

Superstitions bring bad luck is one of those songs that hits like a sharp blow: the drums come in with a rhythm that doesn’t ask for permission, the guitar scrapes with an attitude that seems straight out of a garage rehearsal at three in the morning. It’s not a track that drags or waits for the listener to get comfortable; it starts with the urgency of someone who knows they have little time to say what they need to say. The bass, that never-ending engine, carries the song like a train that doesn’t brake even on the tightest curves, while the voice of Indio Solari —or rather, that of El Fisgón Ciego, as he signs in the credits— twists around the words with that mix of defiance and resignation that always defined him. There’s something in the air that recalls the old Redonditos de Ricota, but with the maturity of someone who no longer needs to shout to be heard.

The song is part of Pajaritos, bravos muchachitos, the fourth album by Indio Solari and Los Fundamentalistas del Aire Acondicionado, recorded in 2014 and nominated for the Gardel Awards in the category of best rock album. What’s interesting isn’t just the sound, but the fact that on the album’s final track, La pajarita pechiblanca (Scherzo), guests Semilla Bucciarelli, Sergio Dawi, and Walter Sidotti appear—three former members of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota. Solari had sought them out since the start of his solo career, but they hadn’t recorded together since the original band split. The album also marked their first live performance, which took place at Argentina’s Hipódromo. The song’s 4:16 duration isn’t a coincidence: it’s exactly the time needed for the track to avoid becoming an empty anthem and instead linger in the memory as something felt, not just heard.