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Los Angeles, CA (February 18, 2022) - The walls of an abandoned jail in Montevideo (now transformed
into a cultural space) were the magnificent urban setting for the surprise
release of the new single from Uruguayan Grammy Award-winning group El
Cuarteto de Nos: “La Ciudad sin Alma.”
This song captures the chaotic time of uncertainty in which we
live, but it also suggests that something new can always be born again. In
its lyrics concepts such as “zen hell” and “violent welfare” are encountered,
which trigger images of our own daily lives. The search for love in
“abandoned houses or reheated dinners.” A look at us, at cities, at those who
give us life or snatch it away.
This single is also characterized by its slow beat, with
sentimental harmony that flows out in a stripped down and melodic chorus, and
that near its end surprises us with a louder musical change, like a kind of
metaphor about the collapse and decay of these soulless metropolises.
The release was developed within the context of a conversation
between the members of El Cuarteto de Nos and the renowned Uruguayan visual
artist and philosopher Alfredo Ghierra, where they put emphasis on the cities
and their worlds at the EAC in Montevideo (Contemporary Art Space). 100
attendees were able to enjoy the event on-site, while thousands of people
connected from different parts of the world through El Cuarteto de Nos’s
official YouTube channel.
The brilliant conclusion was the release of the song and its
music video, which was directed by Nacho Benedetti.
The need to closely observe humanity is already something that
El Cuarteto de Nos has been presenting little by little in their recent
albums. In one way or another, the intricacies of daily life and the people
in any group, from family to the whole of society, can be seen.
At a time when it matters what you know more than what truly
happens, El Cuarteto, always observant and reflective, fires this missile and
gets us talking and thinking.
“La Ciudad Sin Alma” is the second single from what will be El Cuarteto
de Nos’s new album. The South American group has garnered multiple Latin
Grammy nominations with their last 6 productions, winning two awards for
their album titled “Porfiado.”
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