What Marchita has in concision it also has in beauty and emotional potency.
everyone giving this a 70, go get a dictionary and read those damn poems, those lyrics are masterpiece.
Without question, the main appeal of Silvana Estrada’s music is her vocal capabilities. The songstress’ beautiful voice leaps and bounds while she sings, yet it all sounds smooth and seamless. Despite the artist’s incredible timbre, however, I find I’m not in love with the instrumentals here. Sure, the production and what little instruments there are sound great, but I just think the minimal approach escapes me. While on one hand, I completely understand letting ... read more
Marchita is the solo debut album of the Mexican folk singer songwriter, Silvana Estrada, and what a powerful folk album it is, with great production with some Hispanic folk and jazz influence makes for a more compelling listen and Estrada's vocal performance is strong and although I personally don't understand the lyrics her voice is often for me another powerful instrument useful at creating some emotion to back up the record. Alongside beautiful compositions, a track list with a lot of ... read more
God, if I ever need music to acompany my heartbreak again, I'm gonna have this on repeat. Her voice, the composition and the beautiful lyrics just create such a strong atmosphere and make this album one of a kind. To be honest tho, if you don't understand you might find this project lacking, so get out your phone and start grinding on Duolingo
the chorus on the title track is the greatest thing to happen in the year of our lord 2022
This is the first album I've listened to by Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada, and I'm more than blown away by it. Marchita is such an emotionally potent record, anchored by Estrada's mesmerising vocals, whimsical melodies, captivating lyrics and gorgeously rich instrumentation.
Fave tracks: LA CORRIENTE, TE GUARDO, SABRÉ OLVIDAR, MARCHITA, CARTA, CASA, SER DE TI
Least fave track: TRISTEZA
1 | Más O Menos Antes 2:15 | 83 |
2 | La Corriente 3:31 | 86 |
3 | Te Guardo 3:22 | 88 |
4 | Un Día Cualquiera 2:23 | 80 |
5 | Sabré Olvidar 4:29 | 90 |
6 | Marchita 3:46 | 89 |
7 | Tristeza 3:01 | 85 |
8 | Carta 3:24 | 86 |
9 | Casa 4:39 | 85 |
10 | Ser De Ti 3:27 | 85 |
11 | La Enfermedad Del Siglo 2:40 | 83 |
#10 | / | The Needle Drop |
#13 | / | NPR Music |
#18 | / | KCRW |
#24 | / | Billboard |
#68 | / | Rolling Stone |