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10 juni 2023

Rosalía in Japan

 

 

Two of my great loves joined together: Rosalía and Japan. The joint you see her eating ramen in is Ichiran. Great ramen, but the cubicles give me feelings of alienation and existential loneliness.

Rosalía has been referring to Japan since the beginning of her career, she has a clear affinity with anime. There’s a sudden flare in Japan-craze since Covid, I distrust it. It’s superficial and usually with these things it means Westerners will colonize and appropriate a culture, as you see in Thailand or Ibiza. The video, pretty as it is, is not much more than a bunch of touristy higlights.

I’m not blown away by this new song. I liked Rosalía’s last album, although it’s a Reggaeton album, but with an attitude. But she seems to resort to consumer pop more and more. But she might still surprise us with her next album. (PB)

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