Alex Anwandter Amiga

The Chilean singer Alex Anwandter is back! He has been making increasingly political statements since his last release in 2011, dedicating an original song to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and becoming an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights in his conservative homeland. Not only was “¿Cómo Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?” a tribute to Paris is Burning, the legendary (albeit controversial) 1991 queer documentary, but during his musical hiatus he wrote and directed his first feature film, Nunca vas a estar solo, based on the events surrounding the assault and murder of Daniel Zamudio, a young, gay Anwandter fan in Santiago. Now, he hints us with a teaser from the first single off the forthcoming sophomore album (if we don't include his first album released under the stage name Odisea), "Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón" is loaded with all the pop goodness we’ve been hoping for. The teaser that was released on January 19th gives us glimpses of studio time, where Alex plays the piano, directs a whole string section, and generally works the funky magic that makes his oeuvre musical catnip.

"Amiga", as the album is named, laces with double entendres, hinting at greater themes to be explored in this new musical chapter of Anwandter’s career.

01 Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón
02 Cordillera
03 Traición
04 Amiga
05 Mujer
06 Manifesto
07 Intentarlo Todo De Nuevo
08 El Sonido De Los Corazones Que Se Quiebran
09 Caminando A La Fábrica
10 ¿Qué Será De Ti Mañana?
11 Te Enamoraste

Alex Anwandter’s new album Amiga is finally here, streaming exclusively via Apple Music for one week before the actual physical release through Nacional Records on April 8th (and concert on July 30th).