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Well it’s been a minute. Welcome back.

At one time. I confessed these music reviews wouldn’t be about DISCOVERING new music. Well today we’ll do exactly that — exploring together the wonderful world of Argentina jangle pop.

Argentina jangle pop, from a bedroom in Viedma

Last year, the mostly unknown members of Argentina’s Un Día Soleado released four singles and a live EP. In March 2022, they bunched those together in the promising release, y todo sigue igual​.​.​.​ It includes last year´s singles, the live cuts and a few covers. Tremendous bedroom pop for all.

Fast foward to this week, KEXP challenged Twitter to volunteer acts to perform for a week of live performances in Buenos Aires. I had been listening to Un Día Soleado just 30 minutes before, thanks to a mostly-random post I read on Janglepophub. This seemed like fate — how could it not be? — and I added Un Día Soleado to the Twitter wishlist.

What are your favorite Argentinian bands? Who are the most slept on Argentinian artists?? Who should be on the KEXP Live from Argentina lineup???

— kexp (@kexp) June 23, 2022

The band wryly notes on their YouTube page that some indie label should pick them up. Yes — and ahead of that — a scrappy, up-and-comer spot with KEXP in September, please.

This is indie jangle pop perfection!