Those same cheeky contrasts are found in the music video for “Claridad,” directed by Carrion Kids keyboardist and manager Jasmina Hirschl, shot over a night of partying in Acapulco’s Playa Caletilla. We’re currently working on a new album with Julián Lede as producer, so we’ve never felt more comfortable and rotten,” Carrion Kids add.īut they also preserve the original’s effervescent pop spirit, despite deceptively dark storytelling that crescendoes in pleas for sunlight to drive the shadows away from their bedrooms and mind s. “Speaking specifically about Menudo’s songs, we feel they have riffs and melodies that lend themselves to being twisted. “We’re fans of good pop and power rock,” says the band via email, pondering their counterintuitive yet delicious reinterpretation of the Boricua boy band. Originally written by Italian pop-rock singer Umberto Tozzi and made a Latin American sensation by Menudo, Carrion Kids put their own stank on “Claridad” with breezy guitars and driving rock drums.
For their latest hat trick, Carrion Kids have convened disruptive legends AJ Dávila, Johnny Otis Dávila, and Julián Lede (aka Silverio) for a fuzzy, shimmering cover of Menudo’s ‘80s pop classic, “Claridad,” premiering today (Mar. Toiling in the city’s garage and punk underground, screeching shape-shifters Carrion Kids have carved their name with a feral cocktail of chainsaw guitars, singer Miki Navajas’ piercing wails, and a wicked sense of humor informed by the likes of Devo and The Stooges. From the future of perreo to fresh expressions in cumbia, Mexico City is home to some of the continent’s top musicians and sonic visionaries.
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