Arde Bogotá on Going to Los Angeles to Make Their Most Spanish Album Yet

For a Spanish rock band looking to broaden its horizons, traveling to Los Angeles to record with a renowned American producer might seem like a dream opportunity. After all, if the goal is to take your music beyond your home country’s borders, why not start by giving it a more international sound? For Arde Bogotá, however, things have always worked a little differently. After arguably becoming Spain’s most popular rock band with 2023’s Cowboys de la A3, the quartet headed to California to record their third album, Manufacturas del Club de la Gente Sola, with Joe Chiccarelli, whose credits include The Strokes and My Morning Jacket. The goal wasn’t to move closer to the sound of American rock, but to discover new possibilities within their own musical identity. Find Arde Bogotá Tickets Here “Our ambition was to work with someone who didn’t know our environment, our circumstances,” frontman Antonio García tells Consequence, explaining that they wanted a producer who wouldn’t associate them with the Spanish music scene and could judge the band solely on its music. The result, he says, is their most distinctly Spanish album yet. “I think this record is more steeped in Spanish sounds, in...