I had lost sight of Pantomime Full, although lately his recent video parodying performative men who drink matcha and read Gloria Fuertes had ended up on my radar for some reason. Now the group of comedians has returned with a video in which they parody Spanish indie groups and which is already being widely commented on online, because it responds in a humorous way to the perception that a large part of the public has about the supposed homogeneity of the Spanish groups that continually headline festivals.
The fictional group Viento Desamor, which makes indie-rock, presents its debut in a multinational company, ‘Osa Mayor’, and fulfills all the exaggerated clichés of the typical indie-but-no group: emotional epic, affected voice, bombastic titles like ‘Vuela Ícaro’, rock attitude and, the most striking thing at first glance, a style that is impossible to decipher, halfway between hipster and vintage from 15 years ago.
The attitude of believing they are doing something special and very profound marks Viento Desamor’s passage through this false report, which also parodies other topics such as the indie pose (“the crisis of the Top 40”), the fascination with everything Anglo (“Primark Scream”) or the fashion of announcing concerts 10 years from now: “See you in 2032.” Viento Desamor, the best fictional indie band since Lesbian of Love?
