Mabe Fratti has shared another taste of Sentir Que No Sabes. It’s a sweeping art pop song called “Enfrente,” which translates to “in front,” and Mabe says:
We would say that ‘Enfrente’ is kind of like the ‘spoiled’ kid of the record: it started in a different context, it was going in a different direction: I rarely start a song playing the piano (to then play at the cello) and with this one I had the chords and an idea of the melody, while Héctor came with the idea of making a kind of trip hop beat for it and adding some extended technique with the guitar adding some t-rap under the strings of the guitar. As we were recording the beat with Gibrán Andrade at the studio, Héctor suggested adding some drum and bass at the ending that also became instantly iconic. There’s a sensation of fear of being heard in the intention of the song, and being one step behind everything that’s going on, and feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to follow up.
It comes with a video directed by José Ostos & Ana Drucker and featuring Fratti, Edwin Mensah, and Timi Adisa, and the directors say:
The starting point was water, we were interested in its movement and plasticity. We also wanted the images to work as a rhythmic accompaniment to the song’s groove. After some testing, we established a system that enabled us to film diverse subjects through distortions and reflections created by the dynamic interaction of light and water. We focused on this technique to create a series of scenes and images with an internal rhythm and a chromatic palette that blended with the textures and colors of Mabe’s song.
Mabe also announced new US tour dates, including Brooklyn’s Public Records on July 13. All dates are listed below.
Mabe’s new album comes out June 28 via Unheard Of Hope.
Mabe Fratti — 2024 Tour Dates
05/28 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
07/05 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
07/13 – Brooklyn, NY – Public Records
07/14 – Burlington, VT – Radio Bean
07/16 – Seattle, WA – Triple Door
07/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
07/20 – Pomona, CA – Viva! Pomona
09/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Making Time
11/02 – Torino, IT – C2C Festival
11/06 – London, UK – Pitchfork London
11/07 – Paris, FR – Pitchfork Paris
11/07 – 10 – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who?