Alex E. Chávez, who’s widely known for his work in Dos Santos, has shared a beautiful new solo single and accompanying video entitled “cómplices de luto.” The track is set to be featured on Chávez’s upcoming solo album, Sonorous Present, out on October 18. On “cómplices de luto,” Chávez is joined by Laura Cambrón, who offers a stunning counterpoint to the vocalist’s melodic runs. Built around dizzying guitar melodies, weeping strings, and fitting use of cajon, Chávez and Cambrón share poetic imagery of Chávez’s life as a child.
“I wrote this song in the wake of my mother’s passing, as I reflected on the final year of her life,” the songwriter shares. “I was living and working in Mexico at that time, and so I didn’t spend much time with her that year. I was angry and guilt-ridden about that for some time. And as I wrote, the image that lingered in my mind was of me as a child—missing her when she was away, her warmth, her approval, her embrace. Writing through those feelings was necessary in my own grieving. Relatedly, in the video, the sense of longing is represented by the butterfly encountered by a figure who is crossing—both the desert border, the river and the threshold between life and death.”
Check out the visual for the track below, and pre-order Sonorous Present here.
