The first taste of the record is ‘Across the City’, a polished power pop jam that belies its lo-fi roots. Kaleta wrote and recorded the record in various Airbnbs in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, and ‘Across the City’ attempts to capture the sense of uncertainty and excitement of living in an unfamiliar city. There’s a sun-soaked easiness to the arpeggiated guitars, but there’s a wistful edge too, sights and sounds and smells of the city evoking a vivid, bittersweet nostalgia for a certain someone.

Ultimately, despite being immersed in the bustle of millions of other people, it’s a song about a solitary existence. “My friends in Buenos Aires would always comment how everyone leaves the city in the summertime to escape the unbearable heat,” Kaleta explains, “and I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to be totally alone in the capital. Beautiful, peaceful, surreal, and, ultimately, very lonely.”

‘Across the City’ is out now and available from the Tincho Bandcamp page.

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