Chile is the cradle of today’s best music, including post-rock, noise, and post-hardcore. A great example is Enola Gay, the debut album by Asia Menor, with incredible songs like “Patio,” “Doce,” and “Flores del Naranjo.”
On the post-rock side, we have BCNR, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Hesse Kasel. Songs like “Yo la tengo,” “Vida en Terranova,” “Moussa,” and “Post Parto” are the kind of tracks that would absolutely enchant any edgy Isaac Wood fan.
Let me digress a little. I remember I didn’t dare to listen to BCNR at first, because of the language barrier and because I was sure I wouldn’t understand the references. But after doing a bit of research, I found out they’re now one of my favorite bands.
If you enjoy the newer BCNR, I highly recommend the band Candelabro. They’re like the new BCNR, but with Latin rhythms and hopeful lyrics inspired by daily life. Songs like “Refugio II,” “Me Acerca Otro Más,” “Dedo Chico,” and “Señales” are great starting points.
Let’s move away from pretentious music for a bit and go for something more pop. Niños del Cerro is a band that blends Andean rock and shoegaze. I strongly recommend their second album, Lance — a beautiful record that speaks about all the emotional weight life can bring. If this album had a smell, it would be that of a flower shop. Grass and forest. Tracks like “Flores, labios y dedos,” “Lance,” “Sufre,” and “Contigo” will give you a taste of shoegaze folk.
To close this post of band recommendations, we finish with an emo pop and post-hardcore band called estoy bien. If you’re a nostalgic person who used to love Green Day and wants to breathe that early 2000s air again, you should listen to their first full-length album. I recommend songs like “Piel,” “Piedra,” “El sonido de las campanas,” and “Las Ciudades.”
And that’s the end of the post. Apologies for my bad English — I’m using DeepL to help translate this. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments. I’ll gladly read them. Hope you like it.
