Los Planetas reinterpret “Two Crosses,” a 1952 classic

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The song is the first preview of his next album.

Music can acquire a different meaning and perspective depending on who interprets it, proof of this is “Two crosses”the new single from The Planets. The song is a reinterpretation of the bolero composed by Carmelo Larrea and Gunther Manuel Salinger in 1952, this launch being the beginning of a new stage in his career.

The piece preserves the touch contained in the original song, but in this new version, the project made up of J., Florent, Miguel Lopez, Eric Jimenez and Alonso D. Carmona It leaves drama aside to opt for a more melancholic atmosphere, resulting in an introspective piece that revolves around a story of heartbreak, loss and absence.

“Two crosses” anticipates the arrival of his next album material and is presented as the first single of this new stage. With this reinterpretation, The Planets shows that looking to the past can result in a different proposal that, despite the passage of time and through new voices, preserves the emotional weight of the original composition without losing the identity of those who interpret it.

The launch comes accompanied by a video directed by Martin J. Scorsesewith animations created by Javier Aramburuwho is also in charge of the cover art. With this advance, The Planets They remember that it is always a good time to recover pieces that have marked different eras and demonstrate that music can acquire new meanings with each performance.

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