Hamacas Al Rio - Mitad De Junio

"Hamacas Al Rio" is an indie pop band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Mitad de Junio" is their second record and, as their debut, is characterized by hipnotic sounds and waves of melancholia. It's like a hybrid between Echo And The Bunnymen and Belle & Sebastian. The lead singer, Laura Ciuffo, has one of the sweetest and at the same time coldest voice of latinamerican indie scene, and the musicalization of her dreams of cool spring evenings and nights by the seaside reminds of chamber pop bands such as Stars and Badly Drawn Boy.

"Mitad De Junio" is an amazing record, with personal lyrics and just the right amount of orchestration to stay in an intimate mood. It may sound repetitive sometimes, but you call it repetitive, I call it hipnotic!

Overall Score: 7/10

Video of the song "Ya Sé, Volvés": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEGQPTRtAW4

Hamacas Al Rio's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hamacasalrio

Download the record: haven't found it yet =(