Helado Negro

Intimate and Patient Atmospheric Pop by Helado Negro

Soundcheck | Apr 8, 2019

Miami-born, New York-based songwriter and electronic musician Helado Negro, (artist Roberto Carlos Lange) makes spacey folky electro-pop that is introspective, yet wide-reaching, utterly inviting and open; it pulses with the gentle power and warmth of loving and being loved.

The record, This Is How You Smile, is a collection of delicate and painstakingly-crafted confessionals and affirmations that are designed to work their way into your heart or your mind or your home, which he calls “the most dangerous art” (Interview with Pitchfork). He weaves in all kinds of unexpected sounds, with sonic contributions from Matana Roberts, Sufjian Stevens, Jenn of indie rock duo Wye Oak, and the violinist Jean Cook. Surreal and tender, all-embracing and inclusive, Helado Negro’s friendly croon swoops and flutters in both Spanish and English. He and his band perform music from his latest, This Is How You Smile, in-studio. - Caryn Havlik

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