The Hermosillo, Mexico-based quartet Margaritas Podridas have been riding a rare wave of excitement in 2023. An underground sensation in their native Mexico, the band began to make inroads in the US with their 2022 KEXP session, which has racked up over 500k views, and showcased the band’s ferocious live show and transfixing blend of shoegaze, grunge and punk influences. 2023 has seen the group hit the road consistently, playing the SXSW, opening for The Smashing Pumpkins at Mexico City’s The World Is A Vampire festival and opening touring in support of Mannequin Pussy and Protomartyr in the US. The American press has taken notice as well, with the band featured in Rolling Stone, Spin, Brooklyn Vegan, and last month their single “Filosa” was given a glowing write up from NPR when it was released as part of the Sub Pop Singles Club series.
Today, following a triumphant headlining show in LA over the weekend, the band are sharing a new single entitled “Corazon” which is accompanied by a video directed by the group’s leader Carolina Rivera.
WATCH
Margaritas Podridas – “Corazon” video on YouTube
Rivera says of the track:
“I made this song when I was angry. It’s about being hurt by the words of someone you love. I wrote it at El Corazon venue in Seattle. It is a very personal song about how my heart was at the time. I felt like nothing made sense anymore; being there wasn’t enough even although it was my dream I wasn’t happy. Probably lack of sun and all my bad choices in life.”
In July Margaritas Podridas will embark on their first European tour. Full details can be found below.
Tour Dates
7/10 – Berlin – Reverberation Fest
7/17 – Groningen – VERA
7/20 – London – The Lower Third
7/22 – Bristol – Crofter’s Rights
7/23 – Brighton – The Hope & Ruin
7/25 – Paris – Supersonic
7/27 – San Sebastian – Dabadaba
7/28 – Oviedo – Edificio Histórico de la Universidad de Oviedo
729 – Madrid – Sala Clamores
7/31 – Barcelona – Upload
8/1 – Marseille – La Molotov
Keep your mind open.
[It would warm my corazon if you subscribed.]
[Thanks to Tom at Hive Mind PR.]