Como Debe Ser (LP+CD)

BRIGHTON 64 returns with their fourth album of its second and prolific period. After the intense tour de force that represented the conceptual album El Tren de la Bruja (2017), this veteran band from Barcelona now presents “Como Debe Ser”, a raging political statement to denounce the critical times we’re living in our country where all kinds of freedoms are in danger and against our mediocre and hypocritical political class.

The survival of the fittest in “La cara infame del poder” and “Miedo me das”, death and indifference in “Playas del Mediterraneo”, biased justice in “Juez y parte”, annihilation of freedom of speech in “Este es un país libre”, the inheritance of exile and the Civil War in “Avui he tornat a casa”, manipulation of the media in “Gato por liebre”, and a desperate call for action in “El estado de la nación” or “La flor que sostenía en la mano”. A grim panoramic view in which the band barely deviates during the three minutes of the self-parody “La balada de los pérfidos hermanos Gil”.

11 straight-forward songs, of political rock and fast-paced powerpop co-produced with Paco Loco, whose savoir faire have given a new momentum to the band’s repertoire. A relevant record for the times we’re living. No doubt: the most relevant B64 album to date. THE WAY IT’S MEANT TO BE!