The London-based, internationally assembled female instrumental four-piece, Los Bitchos, today release not one but two tracks from their eagerly anticipated album Talkie Talkie, out August 30 via City Slang.
Following the 80’s Turkish psych-infused bop ‘La Bomba’ and the pure bliss holiday vibes of ‘Don’t Change’, today the band shares new single, the comic book-inspired, ‘Kiki, You Complete Me’, as well as the track ‘1K’, which revels in the mystical guitar tones and guacharaca rhythm of cumbia.
About ‘Kiki, You Complete Me’, Los Bitchos said: “This track feels like the opening sequence of a comic book series. The tom sounds we went for are outrageous, like the ‘pows’ and ‘thwacks’ of a comic strip punctuating the music… think Batman meets Bitchos! Towards the end of the song we extended this chuggy, tension building section and brought out a guitar solo before ending on the comic/video game theme vibe refrain.
“We’ve leaned into the 16 bit video game aesthetic for the video. Serra has always dreamed of writing music for video games.. We’ve started playing this song live at festivals this year and it’s definitely one of the songs we’re all most enjoying playing.”
About ‘1K’, the band shared: “This is a really shimmery, summer tune. There’s even a can of drink being opened at some point, you can feel the heat and care free vibes. I imagine a gathering with friends, maybe a BBQ, some drinks, people popping by. The drums are quite stripped back for this track, more percussion led.”
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