Guatemalan-born, Mexico City-based songwriter Mabe Fratti has announced her new album Sentir Que No Sabes — the follow-up to 2022's Se Ve Desde Aquí — arriving June 28 on Unheard Of Hope.
Alongside the album announcement, Fratti has also shared two new singles; "Kravitz" is a lurching, sideways groove that explores the darker send of Fratti's sonic spectrum, while "Pantalla azul" is a prettier, gentler affair. "It's a song about the sensation of not knowing where the opinions come from and the chicken or egg question," Fratti said in a statement about the former. "Do they come from outside? Do they come from inside? Also, who wants to listen to these opinions? Who actually listens to them?"
Of "Pantalla azul" — which translates to "Blue screen error" — Fratti said:
This one was born out of me getting a Whammy and playing around with it. I came up with the riff and a melody that was inspired by "autotuned" effects. Héctor [Tosta – her partner, multi-instrumentalist, and co-composer] pushed the track forward by creating the quantic jump towards the polyrhythmic section that transforms the song. The lyrics make a reference to the "stop" blue on the screen on VHS or the blue screen of a PC when it breaks. Also to an appreciation to what's unknown and mysterious, and being at peace with the shadow and the complexity of things.
Check out the new singles, plus the Sentir Que No Sabes tracklist, below.
Sentir Que No Sabes:
1. Kravitz
2. Pantalla azul
3. Elastica II
4. Oídos
5. Quieras o no
6. Enfrente
7. Elastica I
8. Márgen de índice
9. Alarmas olvidadas
10. Descrubimos un suspiro
11. Intento fallido
12. Kitana
13. Angel Nuevo
