El Hijo | zh

　　El Hijo ("The Son") is the name to which Abel Hernández (singer of Migala and member of Emak Bakia), entrusts himself in his renewed musical steps. This first EP, "La Piel del Oso" ("The Skin of the Bear"), is a small offering of singer/songwriter pop in the vein of the more minimalistics Lou Reed or Nico, where the Spanish lyrics and the acoustic guitar are wrapped or shaken vigorously by the piano of Raül "Refree" Fernandez (who in addition is producer and composed of the arrangements) and the drums of Xavi Molero.
　　At times quite and intimate, yet often heated, El Hijo offers 5 songs in which the singer of such classic Migala albums like "Así Duele Un Verano", "Arde, Or La Increíble Aventura", alters registry to adopt a much more eclectic tone: aggressive, warm, angry, sweet, penetrating... and with the clear intention to taking centre stage. Abel has always been the "voice" of Migala, of which the coordinates lie somewhere within the environs of Dylan and Waits, Cave and Cohen, Cash and Orbison. Perhaps, for the first time in his native voice, he finds himself nearer a different tradition, one hailing from the likes of Georges Moustaki to Le Mans, Franco Battiato to the Chico Buarque of Construção, in addition to a special connection with the more minimalistic Lou Reed or Nico, as much in the words as in the music.
　　The rich instrumentation of "La Piel Del Oso" - its chords, brass sections, consist of arrangements, that are novel and whimsical, of which should also be noted in their own right. Retracing his steps in order to explore a new territory has for Abel (AKA El Hijo) presented a real challenge. The sceptical wackiness of some of his material — the ambiguity between the self-biographical and the general (many subjects can be interpreted in many ways, even from a social or political point of view) are influenced by the writer Roberto Bolaño.
　　And so, the acoustic poetry of "Ayer" —perhaps the closest to a "songwriter" on the record— the epic "Esa música sombría" or the musical and emotional carousels of "El señor de las bestias" are but examples of an overwhelming collection of songs. From a whisper to a shout, from silence to a fade-in, "La Piel Del Oso" is a debut that will remain with you - beyond that of a memory of the first kiss, the first trip to foreign lines or the first stone. .