Costa Blanca

The Limiñanas are back on Trouble In Mind (where they belong) with their third album, Costa Blanca ! Once again recorded at their home in the south of France by Lio himself, Costa Blanca pushes the envelope of their signature Franc-o-phonic sound; the coloeur café cool of Gainsbourg, the hypnotic drone of VUera Cale, and the spiky fuzz of Davie Allan. This time around the band laces the tunes with a dramatic flair of French New Wave soundtracks & the percussive sonic accents found in Morricone s work in Il Gruppo, particularly The Feed-Back whose funk-laced tracks incorprate elements of avant-classical and experimental sonic elements. Fans of the band will no doubt hear familiar passages; melodic themes that appear & disappear not only over the course of this album, but that also reference The Limiñanas entire ouevre - melodic jump-cuts that are sonic echoes of previous tunes & future melodies. Thematically, Costa Blanca is an insular record, with subjects that reference Lio s youth growing up in Spain in the 1970 s near the Mediterranean Sea & lyrics which are nostalgic odes to the music, films, girls, books & cars that shaped his world. The first edition of Costa Blanca is pressed on 150gm mixed vinyl, includes a printed inner sleeve, & a download code.