Be Quiet

 

It seems like we have to expect another revival of late 70's punk/new wave ahead. If this comes true the Mexican five-piece Sei Still (Be Quiet) will be a spearhead of this movement. Last year they moved to Berlin to record their second album El Refugio that was released at the end of last year via Fuzz Club (another label that brought me some great music during the last years). Melodic basslines, flickering guitars and a monotone sprechgesang are the basics of their music and sometimes you can hear some borrowed krautrock elements. All in all one of the first albums that impressed me this year.  

Extarradio

 

The fact that there are new bands in the world that keep the flags of post-punk or new wave keeps high makes me believe that nothing is lost in music. One of those are Sei Still (be quiet or shut up) a Mexican five piece band now located in Berlin that combines influences of krautrock (especially the motorik beat) and post-punk guitars. Not new of course but a sound that is fresh and natural. This could be released 40 years ago and sink in the mass of releases at this time. Good to have a new band that knows where they come from.