Year-end list season is creeping up fast, but the late arrivals keep coming — and I expect that Imagen Latente, the new six-song EP by Granada trio Error de Paralaje, will crash the conversation among our peers. The band—José (guitar, vocals), Kalim (bass), and Violeta (drums, vocals)—have been at it since 2019, and though this is technically their third release, it’s my first encounter with them. What an introduction.

Imagen Latente blurs the lines between post-punk tension and indie pop shimmer until you can’t tell where one ends and the other begins. For an indie pop band, Error de Paralaje play with a sharp, angular edge. For a post-punk band, they’re unexpectedly smooth, groovy, and melodic. There’s also a touch of new wave bite and punk urgency in there — it’s the sound of a band confidently charting its own middle ground.

Out now on 12″ via a whole international crew of labels (Brainwasher Records, Andalucia Über Alles, Cuerdas Fuera Records, Collector’s Series DIY, Metadona Records, Discos Banana, Chicken Attack Records, Crapoulet Records, Discos Darks). Clearly, they all heard what we’re hearing: Imagen Latente is something special!

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