Juana (no, the other Juana) makes her Jukebox debut…
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Juana Giaimo: If there is something that I learnt about Juana Molina’s music throughout the years, it’s that her discography is a cadence. One album merges into the next one just like her loops: it’s a repetition of the same patterns, but there are changes, a development and different textures. So this is how I receive “Cosoco” — it continues Juana Molina’s discography in a perfect harmony, incorporating naturally to her previous work. In it, I hear the quick dynamics of Wed21, but also that tenderness in her voice of Tres cosas, while the song structures gets distorted as in Un día. And above all, I hear Juana.
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Thomas Inskeep: There’s a lot going on — an acoustic riff, rhythmic elements, vocals, some treated keyboards — but I’m not sure any of it really melds. Molina clearly likes using loops, which I appreciate; I just wish there was more songcraft here.
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Alfred Soto: As the bass thumps with more aggression and the tempos increase, “Cosoco” approaches the everything-in-the-wrong-place triumph of Radiohead’s “The National Anthem,” with Juana Molina’s coo underscoring the creeps. Finally — chillwave with a pulse.
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Peter Ryan: Molina has such a tightly-focused and thoroughly individual sonic palette that it takes a devoted critic to competently pull out the nuances in her work. The best I can say is that she seems a bit lighter, catchier, more propulsive here, but it’s as delightfully unnerving a listen as ever.
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Iain Mew: A song wound restrictively tight, it’s worth it; when Molina finally has it unravel, it whizzes past in a panoramic blur.
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Ryo Miyauchi: A strumming jagged like knives and a riff forever chasing its own tail: this is classic Juana Molina. And as with Molina’s other work, the fun is in the post-production: synth waves squeal like she’s furiously turning the radio dial to unlock a secret signal, and my, that processing running through her voice. Details emerge subtly to the touch, but such small ticks are what keeps her creations curiously new.
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