MUJERES + MIDDLE NAME

What can be said about Mujeres at this point that hasn't already been said — in the press or outside a concert venue? What's left to explain about a band that, gig by gig and record by record, has built a reputation as one of the great names in guitar music in Spain? What words do you put to a band whose songs and nearly 15-year career transcend literal language — when the raw emotion, the sweat, the euphoric celebration and the embrace with a stranger become the ultimate expression of their music, attitude, journey and honesty? Aquellos Ojos, Vivir Sin Ti, Un Sentimiento Importante, Tú y Yo… The Mujeres songbook is part of the emotional memory of several generations: those who, like them, returned to striped T-shirts and vintage instruments back in 2009, and teenagers who have just soundtracked their youth forever alongside Cariño and Carolina Durante — a scene they haven't merely joined, but come to rule, with the trio of Yago Alcover, Pol Rodellar and Arnau Sanz crowned kings of rock and roll, melodic pop and romantic songs at over 200 BPM. Mujeres burst onto the scene in the late 2000s with a handful of singles and a self-titled debut album (Sones, 2009) rooted in sticky, unhinged garage rock — a wave they led from the front and rode through albums Soft Gems (Sones, 2012) and Mara…