Paula Koops, the singer from Madrid who has become known with songs such as ‘Línea 7’, ‘bobo’, ‘Odio que te quiero’ or ‘Novia del año’, with which she has brought the pop-punk revival to Spain collaborating with people such as Marmi, Noan or Ruslana, has returned these days with a new single and a new sound.
‘Tan mona con la mini’ is the new preview of ‘MOTEL’, the first album by Paula Koops, and she launches into the country fashion imported -also- from the United States. Koops likes the mix of pop and country «well, well, well», since ‘Tan mona con la mini’ is based on a dance rhythm and, above all, on a chorus that uses a catchy and sonorous lexicon, when it rhymes that of «it feels good to see you broken, to see that you drive me crazy, to see that I give your kisses to another and another».
This nice approach to pop-country by Paula Koops, which is vaguely reminiscent of Pitbull and Kesha’s ‘Timber’ rather than anything from ‘Cowboy Carter’ or Orville Peck’s discography, is accompanied by the grace of lyrics that mix “if there was love I would feel the heartbreak” with “love is felt, love is not used.” That word popularized by Karol G is back in pop.
Although ‘Tan mona con la mini’ leaves you wanting more when it decides to say goodbye in a somewhat abrupt manner. The trend of not writing bridges in pop songs also reaches Spain and, although some songs have benefited from this structure, such as ‘Espresso’ by Sabrina Carpenter, it gives the impression that ‘Tan mona con la mini’ ends before it should. A bridge and a final chorus would have made it end on a high note.
However, ‘Tan mona con la mini’ shows that Paula Koops handles herself with tremendous ease within a context that is more pop than rock. She knows the hook of a word and a good melody placed where it touches. It makes you want to enter her “Motel” and discover what is inside.
