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    "comment": "Released in the Infame era, this track crystallizes Babasónicos’ talent for turning provocation into pop architecture. Nothing here is simple shock; it’s seduction, parody, and critique braided into a hook that feels too catchy to be safe. “Putita” plays with the language of desire and judgment—an unflinching look at how people get flattened into roles, rumors, and fantasies, and how power can hide inside praise. The lyric voice stays slippery on purpose: admiration can read like accusation, and accusation can read like fascination. That ambiguity is the point, forcing the listener to notice how quickly a story about attraction becomes a story about control. Musically, the band leans into sleek, dance-adjacent rock: tight rhythm, glossy tension, and a chorus engineered to linger. It’s nightlife with a blade in it—bright surfaces, restless movement, and a bitter aftertaste that arrives a few seconds after the hook. Coming from a group that helped push Argentine rock toward electronic texture and fashion-forward songwriting, the track sits at the crossroads of glam attitude and radio craft. It never moralizes; it just mirrors the vocabulary people use and lets the groove do the persuading. It’s a classic example of their fearless, modernist pop instinct.\u2028Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/4UskHacy3UIP8TR8CDG3LW",
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