Daga Voladora - Los manantiales (2024)

Madrid-based singer Cristina Plaza returns after eight years with a beautiful solo album under her Daga Voladora moniker. “I thought that going to the countryside would influence me, but I’m a shitty urbanite,” Plaza told El País. “Everything came to be when I was back in a moldy basement with a jack hammer drilling in my ear.” Plaza’s humor and candidness translates to the elegant sound of Los Manantiales, which, making my job easier, she describes as borrowing directly from bands like Stereolab, Galaxie 500, and Silver Apples. Comparisons aside, the songs in Los Manantiales have a life of their own. There is a delicate ode to getting lost with someone you love (“Lejos De La Multitud”), psychedelic pop (“Ceniza Plateada”), and existential musings (“Quise Ser”). Closing with the colossal “Catedral,” which any fan of the Clientele should immediately listen to, Los Manantiales has gone straight into my list of best records of the year.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Daga Voladora - Cristinópolis (3:08)
1.02 - Daga Voladora - Ceniza plateada (2:26)
1.03 - Daga Voladora - Quise ser (3:13)
1.04 - Daga Voladora - Lejos de la multitud (2:51)
1.05 - Daga Voladora - Me pasará contigo (3:08)
1.06 - Daga Voladora - Fosforito (2:15)
1.07 - Daga Voladora - Diamante (3:04)
1.08 - Daga Voladora - Me vi penando (2:27)
1.09 - Daga Voladora - Catedral (2:41)