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KRXN 048LP
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Behind Pumuky are brothers Jaír and Noé Ramírez, originally from Icod de los Vinos, a small town in northern Tene-rife, in the Canary Islands. For two decades, despite a tumultuous journey with multiple lineup changes and the challenges of island life, they have managed to build an extensive and highly personal discography with labels such as Jabalina, WeAreWolves, as well as Keroxen. Now, they present a new chapter in their story: their fifth album titled No sueltes lo Efímero (Don't Let Go of the Ephemeral). Since the release of their last full-length album, they released an EP titled Castillo Interior. The EP was later remixed by artists like Xiu Xiu and Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service). During this period, they also collaborated with Elinor Almenara of VVV on the single "Metahackeo," part of the new wave of dark music that emerged after the Pandemic years. Pumuky also have an extensive live history, having played in Europe and Latin America, with appearances at major festivals such as Primavera Sound, WOMAD, and the Mexican NRMAL. No Sueltes Lo Efímero was recorded at La Mina Studios (Granada, Spain) with Raúl Pérez, one of the most respected producers in the Spanish music scene, and then mastered by Rafal Anton Irisarri, a key figure in the ambient world who also appreciates the power of guitars. In No Sueltes Lo Efímero, Pumuky return to their signature sound, although they have never completely abandoned it: an abrasive slowcore with controlled crescendos and raw, unfiltered lyrics, sometimes bordering on the intensity of dirty shoegaze, at other times leaning into dream-pop passages, but always with the unique stamp that has characterized them from the start. A rare breed, difficult to categorize, Pumuky write songs as if performing escape tricks.
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