Although we had already been able to listen to half of Amaia’s (Romero) second album through her singles, it was not until 0:00 on May 13, 2022 that we had it fully available. When I don’t know who I am. There is no doubt that the former triumphant is one of the musical jewels of our country. With his talent and charismatic personality, he has become, at the same time, the mainstream of the underground and the underground of the mainstream. A title that is played to revalidate with these new songs and that, on first listening, have left us with mixed feelings.
Unlike colleagues like Aitana; Lola Indigo or Ana Guerra, who opted to take advantage of the media pull that their time at the academy left them, the Navarrese has always wanted to take it easy and give herself time to find her sound. Thus, from that pop folkie of passionate tenderness that characterized But nothing happens, we have passed in When I don’t know who I am a a more classic Spanish pop.
Of the ten songs that make up the album, we had already had the opportunity to listen to five before its publication. For better or worse, those five singles are by far the best on the album.: I invitean ode to going out and giving it all with friends after a disappointment; I want but notperfect to listen to in those moments of weakness in which you want to write to the ex; Yamaguchian endearing and nostalgic jack; welcome to the show, a statement of intent full of honesty and vulnerability; Y eat my fighis most transgressive song to date and a duet with Aitana.
The rest: Say it without speaking, the impossible life, Pessimistic, Person Y Saints that I painted you They don’t go past the filling. Although such top names in current Spanish music as C. Tangana, Alizz, Rigoberta Bandini or Confetti de odio have worked on the album, the essence of Santiago Motorizado that permeated his debut is missing.
However, although When I don’t know who I am I would gain a lot being just an EP, continues to make it clear that Amaia still has a lot to offer and that her career has not yet peaked because her great masterpiece is missing. The one that shapes the I don’t know quoi with whom he falls in love in each direct and interview.
In fact, judging by the videos that have been filtered on networks of the first concerts of his tour, and what we have already been able to verify in any of his previous performances, it is very possible that the new songs will win live or what is known as a grower and you have to listen to them several times to appreciate them. Time will speak. Time always decides.
Where will Amaia perform?
The Navarrese will spend the spring and summer on tour in auditoriums and festivals. In May we can see her presenting the album in Zaragoza (May 15), Seville (May 19) and Murcia (May 20). Although, if you are more into festivals, Amaia will go through Primavera Sound (June 2), Brisa Festival (July 1), Ribera Sound (July 15), Low Festival (July 29), Sonorama Ribera (August 10 ) and Brilliant Festival (September 16).
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