Por R. Carazo

«El drama literario es siempre el mismo: es mucho más difícil describir que opinar. Infinitamente más. En vista de lo cual todo el mundo opina». Josep Pla («El cuaderno gris», 1966)

Heat Manager «Palm springs». Canción incluida en el álbum «Relaxed American» (American Grapefruit, 2025).

Sick and Alone backstage at Coachella
Tried to hangout with Best Coast and Cults
Oh well I’ll just look at my phone while I wait for Kanye to play

Then Ye threw a party in a tent behind the stage
While migrant workers made minimum wage
Cleaning up the mess left by the kids on MDMA

I was kicked to the curb of the golf cart path
In between Shangri-la and the Grapes of Wrath
‘Cause I wasn’t on the list and the front man was mingling inside

Paul McCartney was there he was dressed in white
To see the black keys who I guess were all right
And all i wanted was an advil and a hotel shuttle ride

Palm Springs!
Indio!
These are places no living creature ought to go
Let alone hold a corporate indie rock show
Where you could reunite Fugazi and the kids wouldn’t know who they were

When we finally hit the stage at noon on-the-dot
The laptop shut down ‘cause it got so hot
Forget the backing tracks we can jam the outro long

You could hear the soundcheck from the grownup stage
It was Animal Collective, tracks fully engaged
At least the kids in the front knew the words to our songs

Palm Springs!
Indio!
These are places no living creature ought to go
Let alone hold a corporate indie rock show
Where you could reunite Fugazi and the kids wouldn’t know who they were

I saw Neko Case looking for an exit carrying her heels
I was looking for a way out too
I remember thinking “I know just how Neko feels.”
And wishing to god that I was back in New York with you

Palm Springs!
Indio!
These are places no living creature ought to go
Let alone hold a corporate indie rock show
Where you could reunite Fugazi and the kids wouldn’t know who they were

¡Chúpate esa, Nando Cruz!

Heat Manager han concentrado en una canción pegadiza, velvetiana y buenrollista toda la crítica posible para quienes ya sentimos que los macrofestivales nos vienen grandes.

Best Coast y Cults ya me han dicho que no vuelven al Coachella, que se quedan en casa escuchando mi lista de canciones de 2025 y que, de paso, se la grabe en una TDK de 60 para que Kanye West la samplee y Paul McCartney la pueda escuchar, que no tiene Spoti.

Las 10 del 25 en Spotify:

Y para los muy cafeteros aquí dejo una lista de Spotify con las mejores versiones del año 2025. Los intérpretes revisitados son: 1. This is Lorelei; 2. The Jesus & Mary Chains; 3. Bob Dylan; 4. The Velvet Underground; 5. Woods (revisitándose a sí mismos con “It ain´t easy” inicialmente publicada en 2012); 6. Cathy Hamer (que por cierto es la madre de Kate Bollinger); 7. Fleetwood Mac; 8. John Denver; 9. Charli XCX / Lorde; 10. Songs: Ohia

Las 10 versiones del 25 en Spotify:

*La imagen de encabezamiento y de la lista de canciones son sendos detalles del brillante pintor e ilustrador François Avril (París, 1961).

**Animal Collective y Neko Case dicen que pasan de la lista y que prefieren quedarse escuchando al verdadero inspirador de la misma: el podcast Hotel Arizona, el único que abre las ventanas para que entre aire.