Lorelle Meets The Obsolete is the sonic partnership of Lorena Quintanilla and Alberto González, a duo originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, now based in Ensenada, Baja California. Since forming in 2011, they have forged a reputation as one of Latin America’s most vital and visionary acts—drifting from heavy psych into post-punk, noise, avant-pop, and electronic minimalism.
Their early albums On Welfare and Corruptible Faces caught the attention of the international psych scene, leading to their signing with UK label Sonic Cathedral in 2013. From there, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete embarked on over a decade of relentless touring across Mexico, the US, UK, and Europe, performing at festivals including LEVITATION, SXSW, Liverpool Psych Fest, NRMAL, and Hipnosis.
Over the years, their sound has morphed dramatically. From the hazy, swirling textures of Chambers and Balance, to the raw experimentalism of De Facto—which landed at #5 on Piccadilly Records’ Albums of the Year—the band has continuously pushed forward. Their sixth album Datura (2023) marked a radical shift: a concise, bass-driven post-punk statement that earned critical acclaim and placed #18 on Rolling Stone’s Best Spanish-Language Albums of the Year.
Lorelle’s collaborators over the years have included Emma Anderson (Lush), Pye Corner Audio, and Dälek, and their music has won admiration from icons like Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins. They’ve recorded live sessions for BBC Radio 6 (Marc Riley) and KEXP, further cementing their cult status.
With lyrics that navigate the turmoil of modern life—cultural colonialism, political tension, sleepless nights, and emotional unrest—Lorelle Meets The Obsolete balance venture with confrontation. Their live shows are intense, incendiary experiences, driven by catharsis, distortion, and defiance.
As they prepare to release their seventh album, the band continues to question, dismantle, and rebuild their own sound.
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JET STREAM PONY
Jetstream Pony are a mix of schrammelig post-punk and indie-pop, and feature Beth Arzy (The Luxembourg Signal/Trembling Blue Stars) on vocals and percussion, Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present/The Popguns) on guitar and vocals, Kerry Boettcher on bass and Tom Levesley on drums, assisted by Mark Matthews (The Dentists/Treasures of Mexico) on guitar for live shows.
The band released their debut single “Like You Less”/”Had Enough” in late 2017 on Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten to enthusiastic reviews and radio play around the world, including BBC6 Music. Two sold out singles followed, leading to the self-titled debut album on KUS/Shelflife in May 2020. The album received fantastic reviews, selling out two pressings before reissue (twice) by Spinout Nuggets and reaching many best-of-year lists.
Mini-album “Misplaced Words” developed the sound, balancing indie-pop with something darker – twelve string guitar and harmonies, but also heavy bass and sometimes a two drummer rhythm section, followed by the 7″ double A-side single on Spinout Nuggets “Sixes and Sevens”/”Into the Sea”, making the most of Beth’s wonderful voice, with echoing guitars and thick heavy bass.
The band have played across Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the UK, and released a second full length album “Bowerbirds and Blue Things” in March 2025 on Spinout Nuggets in the UK, Shelflife Records in North America, along with a BBC6 Music session on Riley & Coe in April 2025.
