SVSTO, former Steaks, addresses the housing crisis in 'Mil €'

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SVSTO, former Steaks, addresses the housing crisis in ‘Mil €’

SVSTO is the new solo project of Carla Parmenter, until now known as half of Las Bistecs. Hits from the end of the last decade such as ‘HDA’ or ‘Caminante’ filled theaters throughout the country and paved the way for other similar and contemporary projects such as Ojete Calor and Ladilla Rusa to be presented today even in arenas in front of tens of thousands of people.

Las Bistecs has long since separated, SVSTO’s goal is to maintain the provocative energy, but take it towards “a darker and more introspective sound”, while “facing uncomfortable realities.” Let’s not forget that in some of the lyrics of the original duo there was a clear social content, like ‘Señoras Bien’ itself, their biggest hit, and now it seems that it will be strengthened. At JENESAISPOP we have the pleasure of premiering the video of their first song ‘Mil€’, which is today our Song of the Day. Tonight you can enjoy it on all platforms.

The issue is about coming to believe that you have to pay the Treasury, even when you have not invoiced anything. The housing crisis floats throughout the text from the first line of the lyrics, brilliant both for its hackneyed and self-parodic nature, as well as for its costumbrism: “before, all this was countryside.”

‘MIL€’ reflects the complexity of living in 21st century Europe, a generation caught between economic, social and existential crises. That of housing, which has so suffocated young and middle-aged people in our country, and a ticking time bomb as is being seen in the demonstrations of recent weeks, is the center. This is what SVSTO herself tells us, who wrote the song in collaboration with producer Alejandro Da Rocha:

«MIL€ is a song to make you dance angry, to ruin the little moment you may have of escapism at the club and to remind you that you are precarious.

A thousand euros is partly about job insecurity, whether you have a salary or are a freelancer. In fact, I wrote the topic during covid, when I was self-employed. My manager had made a mistake and told me that I had to pay a thousand euros to the Treasury when I had not invoiced anything. I spent the whole weekend humming “one thousand, one thousand euros.”

The topic is about the fantastic circumstances in which we have found ourselves for years with the problem of housing, poorly paid work, it is also about the commodification of desire with apps, and about the contradiction of living in this capitalist world, because In the end one wants to be an activist but then you buy an Inditex t-shirt, which is the devil.

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