With his solo debut
Laura, former Elefant frontman
Diego García has quietly released one of 2011's strongest and most beautiful albums. Colored with flamenco-style finger-plucked guitars, elegant string arrangements, splashy percussion, and whispery reverb-coated vocals, the recording is both lushly decorated and heartbreakingly intimate. It's also convincingly timeless: place the album on a shelf in between 1970s LPs by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, and Julio Iglesias and it'd feel right at home. Together with producer Jorge Elbrecht of Violens, García has crafted a truly classic long-player in
Laura that will undoubtedly be a favorite here for years to come. Check out our interview with García below, and if you dig, make sure to
grab a copy of
Laura, out now on Nacional Records.
