Barcelona’s Rotura return with their second full-length, Al Otro Lado (On The Other Side), and follow-up to their 2021 debut, Estamos Fracasando (We Are Failing).
The trio continue to forge tightly honed, darkly melodic punk, teasing out a taut interplay between the band’s innate melodicism and a haunting sense of melancholy, the undeniable sense of futures being squandered. Powerfully clean sung Spanish vocals are complemented and layered with gruffer support to inject a further layer of vibrant energy, perhaps, most notably on the pulsating Jamás Podrãn (They Won’t Ever Be Able).
