It’s Mexico City after midnight, the neon sweating, a bass line pacing the hallway like it owes an apology. That’s the room Girl Ultra’s RRRomeo builds.
Girl Ultra has shed the bedroom-R&B skin. The eight tracks trade her DIY roots for a darker, freer pop terrain of chrome-plated synths, analog funk, distorted guitars and dub textures. Chromeo co-produced, and the record reads like a love letter written in Spanish.
The guest list is a cast of ghosts and accomplices: Buscabulla on “Mentirasmentiras,” Chromeo on “Ironía,” (my personal favourite, especially with that falsetto), Jean Tonique on “Ramera,” Empress Of on “Tomás.” Then there’s “Denisse,” the lead single, a dub-reggae-leaning mid-tempo about immortalizing a platonic love you’ve since outgrown. It’s a short and sweet record, but it sure left me wanting more.
