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Sara Valenzuela - "Lado Este"

• Published September 19, 2005

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09/19/2005 – Download it here

This song comes at you courtesy of KEXP's World Pop show, which played a different song off "Lado Este" a week or so back. Don't know what it is about breathy Spanish-language vocals that get me, but first Julieta Venegas and now this. It's a new turn for Guadalajara-based Valenzuela, Shakira-ly striking off on her own from her punk-pop band, Dosis. Granted, some of her tracks sound like they cop intros straight from Portishead, but the blend of slinky vocals and jazzy samples distract from that pretty quick. In its darker and weirder moments, Valenzuela's music is reminiscent of Poe's most recent album.