Trinchera es un álbum de Babasónicos lanzado en 2022. Grabado en Estudios Del Cielito, Buenos Aires. Producción a cargo de Babasónicos. Escuchalo completo en LyricStream.
Trinchera is the album that Babasónicos released in the middle of the pandemic, an album that reflects the isolation, uncertainty, and need for resistance that characterized those years. Recorded at Del Cielito, under strict protocols and with the band playing separately, the album has a more minimalist and atmospheric sound than its predecessors, with lyrics that address loneliness, fear, and hope. The title, 'Trinchera', is a metaphor for that place where we retreat to protect ourselves and from where we keep fighting.
The single 'Bye Bye' was the preview of the album, with its catchy melody and lyrics that mix farewell with the hope of a reunion. 'Trinchera', the song that gives the album its title, is an anthem to resistance, with a chorus that has become an emblem for fans. 'La izquierda de la noche' and 'Run Run' revisit sounds from previous albums with an updated perspective, demonstrating the coherence and continuity of their artistic proposal. The album was an immediate sales success, reaching the top positions in Argentina and receiving excellent reviews from both the specialized press and the public.
Trinchera is an album that captures the spirit of its time without falling into pamphleteering or nostalgia, maintaining the balance between social commitment and musical quality that has always characterized Babasónicos. It is an album that sounds like resistance but also hope, like refuge but also like a way out into the world. Its legacy is that of a band that, in the most difficult moments, knew how to rise to the occasion and give its fans an album to get through the storm.