The prolific career as a singer-song writer
born in Eibar (Basque Country) has gone through very different styles and music
genres. What it seemed to be just a bunch of songs and ideas, has become Seda.
A band led by Virginia Fernández on
vocals, Mikel Cabalier on bass
(Gatibu), Félix Landa on guitar (Extremoduro), Galder Creo on drums (Penadas) with guitar players Pit Flanagan (Rubia, Garbayo) and Martin Guevara (Capsula) collaboration
on recording sessions and backed up by Joseba
B. Lenoir on guitar for live performances , all of them renowned musicians.
Recorded at Silver Recordings Studios in Bilbao and produced by Martin Guevara,
“The Belly” is a
thoughtful record in all aspects, with impeccable sound, an outstanding
production, a great illustration work by Miriam
Ocáriz for its cover and its imminent release in vinyl format. But above
all, it reveals the undeniable solidity of a Rock band, with no other label
than an undeniable punk attitude. All this seasoned with an infinity of nuances
and influences mainly given by Virginia’s vocal texture and her undeniable
versatility, providing a collection of songs written from the guts, with the
urgency of the spontaneous and the rawness of the honest. Proven right from the
beginning with the furious “Let it go”, with Martin Guevara on guitar, while
“She can do” recalls The Runaways golden years with Joan Jett at her best
through a rebellious Patti Smith and Virginia Fernandez overwhelming
personality filter. The band shows their Punk-Rock side on “Clean my name” to
treat us with the dark and desperate “Breaking the House”. The energetic and
magnificent “Hey” serves the band as the first advance single from the records
while approaching with the pertinent rawness to Pop melodies on “Drunken
lover”. Rock and Roll takes shape in “Passenger” under leader vocal harmonies
and the solidity and know-how from the band as a perfect combination moving
towards to the shady “Two words” and ending up with “Drunken Lover” acoustic
version only available on digipack edition.
