La MollyAug 8, 20213 minVARIOUS ‘MAMBO MAN SOUNDTRACK’ 2LP (PURE PLEASURE) 5/5Mambo Man the movie tells the story of JC, Mambo Man the soundtrack tells the story of Cuba, providing context for the events that unfold.
La MollyAug 8, 20213 minLOS PIRAÑAS ‘INFAME GOLPAZO EN KEROXEN’ LP (KEROXEN/DISCREPANT) 5/5Infame Golpazo en Keroxen illustrates their genius, it’s not just “noise”, it’s caricature, it’s humor, it’s tribute, it's spectacular
La MollyAug 8, 20212 minMANZANITA Y SU CONJUNTO ‘TRUJILLO, PERÚ 1971 – 1974’ LP (ANALOG AFRICA) 5/5In 1969 Manzanita sent shockwaves through Lima’s music scene that, with this album, have reverberated into 2021.
La MollyAug 8, 20213 minPAT KALLA & LE SUPER MOJO ‘HYMNE À LA VIE’ 2LP/CD (HEAVENLY SWEETNESS) 5/5Kalla’s sweet, bright voice is perfectly paired with the magical melodies of Le Super Mojo and together they create great joy out of sadness
La MollyMay 29, 20212 minVARIOUS ‘FERMENTED GROOVES VOL.1’ (STEREO FERMENT) 5/5As a kid my friends and I used to come up with theme songs for ourselves, you know in case we ever became boxers and needed a song to get...
La MollyMay 29, 20212 minMARTIN BRUHN ‘PICAFLOR’ LP (SHIKA SHIKA) 5/5Spring belongs to the hummingbirds. Those tiny, hard to catch little creatures that are gone before you’re even really sure you’ve seen...
La MollyMay 29, 20212 minVARIOUS ‘CLUB COCO’ 2LP/CD (BONGO JOE) 5/5Coco Maria is a world-renowned DJ and selector based in Europe. She has played festivals around the world and currently hosts a weekly...
La MollyApr 7, 20212 minReview: JOÃO SELVA ‘NAVEGAR’ LP/CD (UNDERDOG) 5/5Navegar encourages us to keep pushing forward toward the light with Selva himself acting as a Pied Piper of sorts
La MollyApr 7, 20213 minReview: VARIOUS ‘LA OLA INTERIOR: SPANISH AMBIENT & ACID EXOTICISM 1983-1990’ 2LP/CD (BONGO JOE) 5/5By unearthing these cassettes we can access the artist's mentality. Maybe we can use their radical approach to reconfigure our own world.
La MollySep 23, 20203 minREVIEW: SOTOMAYOR ‘ORÍGENES’ LP/CD (WONDERWHEEL RECORDINGS) 5/5Sotomayor is taking us back to the roots of what makes up our music, but they also take us back to the roots of ourselves.
La MollySep 22, 20203 minREVIEW: DOWDELIN ‘CARNAVAL ODYSSEY’ LP/CD (UNDERDOG) 5/5This album is the difference between who you are and who you want to be, reminding you that (s)he’s right there under the surface.
La MollySep 21, 20202 minREVIEW: SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA ‘ANNIVERSARY’ CD (ARTISTSHARE) 4/5Spanish Harlem Orchestra has once again set the standard.
La MollySep 21, 20202 minREVIEW: VARIOUS ‘COLOMBIAN SOUL COMPILED BY BAGAR AKA TRICKY D’ CD (BBE MUSIC) 4/5Tricky D has smoothly manoeuvred around the typical sounds of “electro-folklore” to bring us a gentler sound.
La MollySep 21, 20203 minREVIEW: BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO ‘LOÉ LOÁ – RURAL RECORDINGS UNDER THE MANGO TREE’ LPThe invitation to the party we’ve all been waiting for.
La MollySep 21, 20202 minREVIEW: VARIOUS ‘ANTOLOGIA DE MÚSICA ATÍPICA PORTUGUESA VOL.2: REGIÕES’ LP (DISCREPANT) 5/5The music you play not when you need to get rid of the ghosts, but when you need to sit with them.
La MollySep 21, 20203 minREVIEW: VARIOUS ‘LÉVE LÉVE: SÃO TOMÉ & PRINCIPE SOUNDS 70S-80S’ 2LP/CD (BONGO JOE) 5/5This music is a way to contain history, to commune with family and live a full life in the face of the heaviness that surrounds us.
La MollySep 21, 20203 minREVIEW: SEU JORGE & ROGÊ ‘NIGHT DREAMER DIRECT-TO-DISC SESSIONS’ LP (NIGHT DREAMER) 5/5A rich and magical tapestry of feelings so relatable that it doesn’t matter that most people listening won’t understand the lyrics.
La MollySep 21, 20203 minREVIEW: DANIEL HAAKSMAN ‘BLACK ATLANTICA EDITS’ CD (BBE MUSIC) 4/5A lovely homage that can remind us of who we’ve been and the potential we have to create what we become next.
La MollySep 21, 20202 minREVIEW: ORKESTA MENDOZA ‘CURANDERO’ LP/CD (GLITTERBEAT) 5/5Curandero is our paletería where we can open the doors and pick out the perfect accompaniment to whatever it is we are feeling.
La MollySep 21, 20203 minREVIEW: VARIOUS ‘JAMBÚ E OS MÍTICOS SONS DA AMAZÔNIA’ 2LP/CD (ANALOG AFRICA) 5/5This album is a balm for the soul, easing our troubles and making space to find joy again.