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Heal yourself, with Carlotta Cosials, Depresi贸n Sonora, NAVXJA and BERNARDA

Carlotta Cosials, Depresi贸n Sonora, NAVXJA and BERNARDA discuss why the best ideas happen when you鈥檙e happy, and washing dishes and riding your bike to get ideas.

Spanish musicians Carlotta Cosials, Depresi贸n Sonora, NAVXJA and BERNARDA discuss why the best ideas happen when you鈥檙e happy, improvising lyrics, understanding different ways of writing, getting into music because of heartbreak, washing dishes and riding your bike to get ideas, and living like a vampire.

Carlotta Cosials is the lead singer of the Spanish group Hinds. Depresi贸n Sonora's dark brand of post-punk has rocked Spain since his first release in May 2020. He expresses the anxieties and frustrations felt by many people going through difficult times. Barcelona-based musician and filmmaker BERNARDA, used to play bass in rock band Holy Bouncer, and is now creating soft pop sung in Catalan and Spanish. Colombian-Spanish musician NAVXJA has experimented with making everything from Bossa-Nova to straight-up electronic music. Her lyrics eloquently express her personal experiences and vulnerabilities.

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29 minutes

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Depresi贸n Sonora, NAVXJA (Credit: Megane Mercury for Polyester Zine), BERNARDA (Credit: Laura Fernandez Estevez) and Carlotta Cosials (Credit: Silvia Coca)

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  • Sat 7 May 2022 21:06GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2022 14:06GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2022 15:06GMT

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