To be a musician, Murina say, you first have to be a fan. “Like our idols, we share dreams that drive us to navigate the sonic tides. Our inspiration goes beyond other bands; we feed on musicians who, in turn, were inspired by life and other artists. Thus, the creative cycle merges into infinity.” That mindset shapes their debut album “Nueva forma de vida,” released May 13 via LaRubia Producciones and Araki Records, and it also runs through their new video for “Dolor sin rencor”.
Formed in Barcelona in 2019 by bassist-vocalist Martina de Lugnani and drummer Laura Vainio, and later expanded with guitarist Iñigo Torío, the band lean into contradictions. Noise rock is their reference point, but they resist being boxed in. “We don’t stick to stereotypes or trends. And while they are tempting, we don’t let ourselves get carried away by them because the raw mental connection that is created between the band members is cooler than that. We are too lazy to define ourselves, since the music explains itself when it is heard.”
That refusal to settle on one definition also carries over to “Dolor sin rencor.” The title comes from an aphorism popularized by Alejandro Jodorowsky. “At some point, we are all dragged into that black hole of pain that becomes darker and hungrier. Right there, phrases like ‘dolor sin rencor’ resonate in a particular way. They help us unblock those self-sabotage patterns that have become part of the daily routine. The song, from its composition to the making of its video clip, became, almost without us realizing it, an act of psychomagic.”
The track was built from small pieces: a handful of minor chords, a mantra, and repetition. “Lari’s machine-like groove joined the magnetic force of the phrase ‘dolor sin rencor’ that we whispered at the beginning, and then shouted. Iñigo’s guitar cut the air, adding notes infected with reverberated noise that transported our voices. We didn’t care about being out of tune; on the contrary, we sought to break with all logic and aesthetics to free the unconscious.”
The video visualizes that ritual. Their silhouettes drift through near darkness, with the words “Dolor sin rencor” projected and then shredded across their bodies. “The words slide and are destroyed to the frenetic rhythm of a hallucinated whirlwind. In that act, we channel the essence of some cult rock gods like Sonic Youth, Nirvana and My Bloody Valentine, to give life to our own sonic talisman.”
For Murina, the song’s weight isn’t only in the arrangement or visuals but in the act itself. “At all times, beyond the genre one fancies, it’s about letting magic reveal itself to us and us to it. After all, we are all part of the same body that feels the same sadness, anger, euphoria. Music is a channel for that connection to resonate in others, a fcking sacrifice that is worth it.”
Their different backgrounds—Italian, Finnish, Basque—feed into that friction. “Our varied musical temperaments make this cross-pollination of styles even more interesting, a trait that is accentuated by not being natives of Barcelona, the vibrant city where we formed our band.
This is how we build our spaceship: free from ties and ready to take off in any direction. Flying along the irreproachable path of DIY, we drag with us those who want to join the journey, even if only for a little while.”
