Angélica Garcia - "Llorona" from the 2021 Echo Eléctrico EP on Spacebomb.

Los Angeles-born, Richmond-based singer/songwriter Angélica Garcia uses music to explore her many identities as an American with Mexican and Salvadoran descent. Garcia’s 2016 debut, Medicine for Birds, was a folksy affair where her vocals twinkled in harmony with both banjos and synth beats and 2020’s Cha Cha Palace, released only weeks before the world shut down, is a powerful and unique pop record that stomps with fury. So commanding were the tracks, that even Barack Obama couldn’t help but take notice.

Continuing her journey of constant evolution, Garcia’s latest release, Echo Eléctrico, couldn’t be further from her prior records. An interpretation of traditional Mexican ranchera songs, Garcia uses richly textured synth and vocal loops to layer the passionately sung ballads. Our Song of the Day, “Llorona,” sits smack dab in the middle of the 5-song EP and uses cascading looped vocals as the sole instrumentation behind Garcia’s intensely emoted quavers.

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Ang&eacute;lica Garcia - "Llorona" from the 2021 Echo El&eacute;ctrico EP on Spacebomb.
Los Angeles-born, Richmond-based singer/songwriter Ang&eacute;lica Garcia uses music to explore her many identities as an American with Mexican and Salvadoran descent. Garcia&rsquo;s 2016 debut, Medicine for Birds, was a folksy affair where her vocals twinkled in harmony with both banjos and synth beats and 2020&rsquo;s Cha Cha Palace, released only weeks before the world shut down, is a powerful and unique pop record that stomps with fury. So commanding were the tracks, that even Barack Obama<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9uhxIrnqGy3?si=a86d7518a50d4e73"> couldn&rsquo;t help but take notice</a>.
Continuing her journey of constant evolution, Garcia&rsquo;s latest release, Echo El&eacute;ctrico, couldn&rsquo;t be further from her prior records. An interpretation of traditional Mexican ranchera songs, Garcia uses richly textured synth and vocal loops to layer the passionately sung ballads. Our Song of the Day, &ldquo;Llorona,&rdquo; sits smack dab in the middle of the 5-song EP and uses cascading looped vocals as the sole instrumentation behind Garcia&rsquo;s intensely emoted quavers.
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