{"id":3629867,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3629867/?format=json","airdate":"2026-03-16T20:35:44-07:00","show":66201,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66201/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Quema Los Recuerdos","track_id":null,"recording_id":null,"artist":"Margaritas Podridas","artist_ids":["599f26bc-ccdf-46e3-87a4-350532f782f8"],"album":"Metales Pesados","release_id":null,"release_group_id":null,"labels":[],"label_ids":[],"release_date":"2026-03-06","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Margaritas Podridas have spent years turning distortion into a vessel for catharsis, and “Quema Los Recuerdos” is a powerful continuation of that practice. The trio from Hermosillo, Sonora, led by Carolina Enríquez alongside Erubiel Cuen and Rafael Armenta, has built an international following through a sound that binds grunge abrasion to shoegaze density without losing melodic force. On “Quema Los Recuerdos,” that balance feels especially potent. Even the title sounds like a ritual: not simply forgetting, but burning memory until it changes state. The song transforms personal exorcism into something communal. Margaritas Podridas are exceptionally good at making private anguish feel physically shared. Their music does not tidy emotion; it amplifies it until it becomes atmospheric, almost architectural. Here, the guitars seem to work both as weapon and weather system, surrounding the voice rather than merely accompanying it. Yet for all the noise, the band never abandons shape. There is always a song inside the storm. That is part of what distinguishes them from lesser imitators in the heavy dream-pop and grunge revival fields. “Quema Los Recuerdos” carries the abrasion one expects from the band, but also a sense of release that feels earned rather than decorative. It is raw, but not careless; loud, but not numb. The track burns because it means to cleanse, not just destroy.\nListen: https://margaritaspodridas.bandcamp.com/track/quema-los-recuerdos","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}