Vidas Paralelas by ME ENVENENO DE AZULES

ME ENVENENO DE AZULES is a band formed by two brothers from Murcia (Spain): Jesús (acoustic guitar and vocals) and José García García (electric guitar and vocals). Despite of starting to sign their songs as ME ENVENENO DE AZULES since late 1998, and coinciding in place (aka label) and time with a new generation of very young pop bands, these brothers have been playing together for a long time in different bands.

On 1999 we released ME ENVENENO DE AZULES’ debut: a seven inch blue (the English for “azul”) vinyl single containing four wonderful acoustic pop songs, with fresh, wonderful vocals and a general mood close to the best sixties pop, but never retro-like. “Imágenes”, the title song in this single, also appeared in a compilation from American label March Records: “Moshi Moshi, Pop International Style”, featuring indie pop bands all over the world like CLUB 8, CINNAMON, 800 CHERRIES or GIRLFRENDO.

ME ENVENENO DE AZULES (or MEDA, to cut it short) come back now with a new single, with five excellent new tracks which confirm what it was only suggested in its debut. This time the production is much richer, and they count with the priceless help of Antonio Galvañ (PARADE) concerning the arrangements, subtle but excellent: just listen to the synth flutes and glockenspiels in “Dibujando corazones”.

The band’s vocal melodies are unusually brilliant, and the Spanish lyrics are also very special, like in the evocative “Lluvia en mis zapatos”, or the aforementioned “Dibujando corazones”, a very moving chronicle on losing innocence: “How many hearts you painted in your books, how many tears over your Math notebook... he grew up so much tan now he always thinks before acting... but he was happier then”.

The song includes four originals plus a cover version (with Spanish lyrics by MEDA) of HERMAN’S HERMITS’ “There’s a kind of hush”. They have recalled it “Si vuelves”, and we must remind you they had already covered a song by Ray Davies (THE KINKS) in the debut vinyl single.

In 2001 we’ll release ME ENVENENO DE AZULES’ debut album, which is already being recorded in Granada’s Refugio Antiaereo studios, under the production of Carlos Hernández (CECILIA ANN, PLANETAS). Till that moment comes, enjoy this tasty appetizer.