Hermosillo, Mexico-based quartet Margaritas Podridas was born out of admiration for the underground rock landscape of the β90s, culling from the distortion-laden songwriting of the grunge scene, the scuzz-coated pop of shoegaze, and the noisy sojourns of that decadeβs college rockβs guitar icons. Sonics aside, thereβs a political streak and DIY ethic in Margaritas Podridas that recalls the confrontational idealism of their musical forebearers, evidenced in their underage scene-building efforts in their hometown, their negation of the English language despite their growing international fanbase, and their penchant for giving the middle finger to sexism in both the music industry and the broader world.
Carolina Rivera of Margaritas Podridas says, ββFilosaβ is one of my favorite songs weβve ever done. It is a very playful song composed by Rafael, but the lyrics were written by me about feeling stuff you canβt say, hurting the one you love by being indecisive, with anger, and desperation. We had the opportunity to work with very talented friends while recording and producing these songs, such as Jack Endino, who produced Bleach, one of our favorite albums by Nirvana. It was such a dream for us, as well as Felipe Garcia, who has been recording with us since the beginning in our hometown Hermosillo, Sonora.β
Carolina Rivera of Margaritas Podridas continues, ββVΓ³mitoβ is composed by Poncho. This song is also one of our favorites to play live; it is a song about intense emotions that make you puke. The dynamics of both songs are very playful and exciting, we are very happy with how they came out. It is a dream come true to release them through one of the coolest labels in the music industry, which has had many of our favorite bands that we love, in its catalog.β
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Dirtbag Transformation: "What is this?" was my first reaction. But what an amazing song. It reminds me a bit of the Pixies in how it pulls together dissonance and then resolves. malfunction54
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I haven't witnessed a Punk Rock concert as fun as this since Iggy Pop from my younger days. This album brings me back to the night I first saw them in Detroit in 2024. Whenever I listen to this album it brings back memories of that great show. johncoponen
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