Rosa Bordallo’s “Crasseux” is a examine in distinction. “The opening lyrics describe a scene I imagined from historical past, when Ferdinand Magellan arrived within the Marianas in 1521,” says the indigenous singer/songwriter, who beforehand recorded underneath the title Manett. “It was the primary identified contact between Pacific Islanders and Europeans, and the conflict of worlds was violent. The remainder of the tune is a reverie on somebody I beloved and misplaced. The emotions blur into different losses I grieve—just like the elders that helped increase me and have handed on. These recollections and the accompanying ache—all of it runs into one another.”
“Crasseux” is the newest single from Bordallo’s self-released Isidro LP, out January 31. A local of Guam who now lives in New York Metropolis, Bordallo recorded the album with Ben Etter (Deerhunter, Hazel English) at Maze Studios in Atlanta. She hashed out the spongey groove on “Crasseux” with only a guitar.
“I discovered {that a} marching beat made it extra fascinating and carried it ahead,” says Bordallo. “The dynamic—between conflicts, inner and exterior—is one thing I hoped to convey. You possibly can nonetheless miss somebody who additionally induced you large ache. You possibly can nonetheless recognize what these connections gave you—even after you needed to transfer on from them.”
We’re proud to premiere Rosa Bordallo’s “Crasseux.”
—Hobart Rowland
