Biznaga - Una Ciudad Cualquiera

 

  Some of the best new punk music being released at the moment is emanating from Madrid. Accidente and Rata Negra have featured recently and today I'll be showcasing Biznaga.

  Forming in 2011, Biznaga feature Alvaro Garcia (vocals/guitar), Jorge Navarro (bass/backing vocals), Pablo Garnelo (guitar/backing vocals) and Jorge Martinez (Milky) (drums). Introducing themselves in 2012 with a demo ep, they then released a self titled ep the following year before releasing debut full length Centro Dramatico Nacional (2014). You can find those releases here : https://biznaga.bandcamp.com/

  Fast forward to the present day and Slovenly Records have just released their new album, it's titled Sentido del Espectaculo (Sense Of Spectacle) and it's already looking as though it'll be featuring highly in my best of 2017 list. You can find more details here : https://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/biznaga-sentido-del-espect-culo-lp

  I played the following song on last night's Just Some Punk Songs show (http://mixlr.com/just-some-punk-songs/showreel/just-some-punk-songs-230117/) and it went down well in the chatroom. From the new album, this is catchy as hell and should be checked out immediately. Una Ciudad Cualquiera (Any City) ....



¿Ves a esos tipos de la esquina? 
Ellos te consiguen todo lo que pidas 
La soledad es una hermandad 
El único amor posible 
Fosas comunes, hileras de bloques 
Gatos callejeros batiéndose el cobre 

Una ciudad tan buena… 
Para morir como otra cualquiera. 
Una ciudad cualquiera para morir 

La chusma enlatada en vagones 
Arrastra su cruz al amanecer 
Borrachos llorando entre coches 
Empuñan armas al revés 
Predadores de noche, ejecutivos de día 
Y la policía perdonándote la vida 

Una ciudad tan buena… 
Para morir como otra cualquiera. 
Una ciudad cualquiera para morir 



Do you see those guys on the corner? 
They will get you everything you ask for. 
Loneliness is a brotherhood 
The only possible love 
mass graves , rows of blocks 
Stray cats working hard to get by 

Such a good city ... 
To die like any other else. 
Any city to die at 

Canned riffraffs in wagons 
Drag their cross at sunrise 
Crying drunks between cars 
Gripping weapons backwards 
Predators at night, executives during daytime 
And the police sparing your life 

Such a good city ... 
To die like any other else. 
Any city to die at