Almost 6 years after ‘Cute Tapes’, Cutemobb’s first project, the Catalan collective led by LEÏTI returns with a new album that sheds some light on the national urban panorama. ‘La Epifanía’ maintains what stood out from the first installment – great beats, flows and melodies – and adds both new voices and more important themes. ‘Troy’ is the Song of the Day.
“More planes continue to enter Gaza / And you don’t stop crying,” LEÏTI sings in the first lines of her verse. If something shines from the collective’s lyrics, it is the depth and freshness that they introduce into a genre as stagnant as reggaeton, especially in Spain. Denouncing the presence of “children dead at sea” in a song like ‘Troya’ is within the reach of very few: “Accidents they say / But it really isn’t an accident,” he continues.
The iseekarlo beat, made up of mysterious guitar chords and full of intricate details, also leaves room for a more banal enjoyment thanks to a catchy chorus from the first listen. The song, almost reaching 6 minutes, includes the interventions of Jesse James, Alu and OSO, the latter being one of the rookies of the group.
Each one of them has a different style that simultaneously represents one of the most important values of Cutemobb: multiculturalism. OSO presents a vocal character similar to that of Quevedo, serious and fluid, but stands out in good taste when singing about how “not everything is as it is written”: “Live your life / You have the power.” Jesse James, with his London class, and Alu, who adds afropop and dancehall to the mix, finish proving that Cutemobb is international at all levels.
