New Madrid: "Real Madrid" "Post-Rock" Fútbol...For The Ears!
On Twitter, New Madrid says they are a "fiery, artsy, adrenalizing, bilingual post-rock band from Brooklyn." But they could have been a rough group of 1950's misfits, right? Oh. "My father taught me to play the guitar at 13; back then, I wanted to be like Elvis. Fast forward through high school metal, folklore groups and extremely underground NYC bands, to the discovery that all I wished to do was play music. Unfortunately, it's a very difficult industry to break into, but who cares. I've crashed a party or two in my day," Erik Barragán, the cat lover, says.
"We want to bring enjoyment to people and keep breaking the language, cultural and age barriers with our songs. The way we are combining Spanish and English lyrics and multicultural music is rare nowadays. It's like creating a genre of our own, but the music and shows speak for themselves. Music feeds the soul. If all you listen to is mainstream, you're feeding your soul McDonald's. If all you listen to is one particular genre, then your soul is lacking in nutrients. Music is about exploration and discovery. Support your local bands; go out to the bars and listen to live music. Learn to appreciate songs for what they really are. Hot beats and sex talk are fantastic and titillating; pair them with other genres and see what happens."
The group has opened for Nikka Costa, while music inspiration comes from a long list of artists, musicals and movie soundtracks. They say, "The sound has grown into a form of visual music where it doesn't subject itself to just one form interpretation. What you perceive is what we are after. We're definitely more focused on what we want conceptually from a song, be it lyrics or music. What we're writing now tends to encompass our influences in a way they can be savored simultaneously, without losing the congruency of the composition."
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