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Malena Zavala – Aliso

Released 11/5/18

A meandering, dream pop opus with an ear for a tune, that sits somewhere between Beach House’s ‘Teen Dream’ and Julia Holter’s ‘Have You In My Wilderness’.

You may not have heard of the Argentinian born Zavala before but she’s left her stamp on me with this masterpiece. Stuttering percussion, stunning vocals and a genius sense of pace define ‘Aliso’. With its slow burning pop melodies, there are also nods to Tame Impala’s winding psych and Linda Perhacs’ acid folk. I can say with some confidence that it gets better with age. Much like Big Thief’s ‘Capacity’, it takes time to realise how intricately detailed ‘Aliso’ is. If you’re like me, you’ll fall hard on the first listen and then keep going back to find more to fall in love with.

“A sublime, hypnotizing experience, Malena Zavala’s ethereal debut album ‘Aliso’ invites us to wander through lush, warm lullabies & hazy daydreams. A transcendental dream in musical form… sweetly haunting tapestries of sound” 9/10 – atwood magazine.

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Written by Simon Price

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