This reminds me of Fernando Eimbcke’s Temporada de Patos, where two xbox fanatic teenagers had to make the best out of a lazy Sunday without power. “Prendo El Ordenador” opens the show with a tragedy there’s no Internet on the block. ![]() Like “Power Point de Amor” suggests, these are songs that come from the intellectual, from the heart. Unlike the network leaded by Tom, there are no hypersexual hints here it’s all post-puberty clarity, or an adolescent’s idea of it. Listening to Capullo is like appreciating MySpace aesthetics to the fullest. We once described Capullo’s sound as the coming together of jj, La Factoria, Micachu and the Shapes, and Los Socios del Ritmo, eclectic enough for you? Truth is, the band is so likable they have a kind of next-door band quality that feeling that’s also present in bands like Piyama Party or Maria y Jose, all born outside Mexico’s big scenes. ![]() Capullo’s debut might not include a song as groundbreaking as “No Conectado” or “Merequeteke,” but if you’re into new media and have ever fallen in love, this is your record. This is one of the most endearing projects out there, how can you not fall in love with a band that self-describes through emoticons or wonders why their songs aren’t on ARES. Capullo embodies the true concept of fresh sounds, the kind of band one would swear comes from the Elefant Records catalog, except they’re even juicer. ![]() Capullo provided us with two of 2009’s hits (at least in this blog), the Aguascalientes trio that sang about love via the web has released its first EP, Informatica Romantica Para Avanzados.
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