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Arde Bogotá traveled to Los Angeles to record its third album, Manufacturas del Club de la Gente Sola, with producer Joe Chiccarelli. Frontman Antonio García says the sessions helped the band explore Spanish musical influences more deeply, while the group prepares to play smaller venues as it builds audiences in the United States.
Spanish rock band Arde Bogotá recorded its third album in Los Angeles with American producer Joe Chiccarelli, but says the move was intended to sharpen—not dilute—its musical identity. In an interview with Consequence, frontman Antonio García described Manufacturas del Club de la Gente Sola as the band’s most distinctly Spanish record yet, a claim that frames the sessions as an exploration of Spanish sounds rather than a bid to imitate American rock.
Chiccarelli, whose production credits include The Strokes and My Morning Jacket, worked with the quartet on the album in California. García told Consequence the band wanted a producer who was unfamiliar with its local circumstances and would judge it on the music itself, rather than on assumptions about Spain’s music scene. The group saw that distance as a way to hear its work differently.
García said the record draws more strongly on what he called Spanish sounds and a Spanish essence than the band’s earlier work. He said Chiccarelli encountered flamenco and pasodoble elements that were new to him, but came to recognize them as part of Arde Bogotá’s identity. The album’s title and release date were not specified in the supplied report.
The band’s U.S. swing includes scheduled concerts at The Hall at Elsewhere in Brooklyn on Nov. 8, Pacific Electric in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, and ZeyZey in Miami on Nov. 22. These dates follow a period of major success in Spain: the report says the band received two Latin Grammy nominations, earned double-platinum status for 2023’s Cowboys de la A3, and sold out Madrid’s Movistar Arena. The upcoming U.S. shows will be in smaller rooms than those home-country milestones.
A Spanish Sound Meets New Audiences
The album’s Los Angeles sessions illustrate a choice facing artists who seek listeners abroad: whether to adapt their sound for a new market or carry their existing identity into it. Arde Bogotá’s account is that working with an American producer did not mean aiming for an American style. Instead, García says the distance helped the group recognize and develop influences already present in its music.
The U.S. concerts put that approach to a practical test. The band will perform in venues smaller than the arenas it has filled in Spain, and García acknowledged that overseas touring can involve smaller crews, less comfortable conditions and lower financial returns. Drummer José Ángel Mercader, known as Jota, described the smaller rooms as a chance to get close to audiences again. For a Spanish-language rock act, the question is not only how many people it can reach, but how its songs connect with listeners who may not understand every lyric.
García told Consequence he sees greater openness in the United States to music in languages other than English. He also said he cannot imagine himself singing in English, because singing in his own language feels like exposing himself more fully. Those are the singer’s views, not a measure of U.S. audience attitudes; the coming shows may offer the band more direct experience with listeners in those cities.
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From Spanish Success to U.S. Clubs
Arde Bogotá’s U.S. dates come after the success of Cowboys de la A3, released in 2023. According to the report, the album helped establish the quartet as one of Spain’s most popular rock acts and achieved double-platinum status. The group has also received two Latin Grammy nominations and sold out Madrid’s Movistar Arena. Those milestones provide a sharp contrast with the smaller venues on its upcoming U.S. itinerary.
The band has already seen audiences grow across visits to Mexico, bassist Pepe Martínez Esteban told Consequence. He described the experience as starting over, with more people singing along on successive trips. Esteban singled out “Big Bang,” an early single, as a song that appears to resonate with Latin American audiences; Jota said those crowds respond strongly when the band’s live performances become more intense. These examples suggest the group is building recognition abroad, but do not establish how large its audience is in the United States.
The Los Angeles recording location, in this account, was a creative decision rather than evidence that the band plans to change languages or target a particular market with a new sound. García said he could not imagine singing in English, while leaving open that someone else might do so in the future. The band’s stated focus remains on playing, exploring and carrying its Spanish-language identity into new places.
““I think this record is more steeped in Spanish sounds, in a Spanish essence, than anything we’ve done before.””
— Antonio García, Arde Bogotá frontman, speaking to Consequence
Album Release Details Still Pending
The supplied report does not state the album’s release date, its track list, or whether additional singles or promotional plans have been announced. It also gives no attendance figures or other measurements of Arde Bogotá’s U.S. following, so the scale of its audience there remains unclear.
The band’s comments about Spanish influences and the recording process are attributed descriptions of its artistic intentions, not independent measures of how listeners will hear the finished record. The report does not say how U.S. audiences will respond to the new material or whether the group plans further touring beyond the listed dates. García’s broader observation about openness to non-English music is his assessment; no audience research is cited.
November Shows Put Plans to Test
The listed U.S. run is scheduled to begin at Brooklyn’s The Hall at Elsewhere on Nov. 8, 2026, followed by Los Angeles on Nov. 15 and Miami on Nov. 22. Arde Bogotá is then scheduled to play Mexico City on Nov. 19, before returning to Spain for dates in Madrid and other cities. The report describes these as upcoming shows; it does not confirm whether every date remains unchanged.
Those concerts will give the band opportunities to perform for audiences in markets where, by García’s account, it is still building recognition. The report does not announce a later album release milestone or additional U.S. dates. Further details about the record and any tour changes have not been provided in the source material.
Key Questions
Why did Arde Bogotá record its new album in Los Angeles?
García told Consequence the band wanted to work with producer Joe Chiccarelli, who was unfamiliar with its local circumstances and could approach the music without assumptions about Spain’s scene. He said the goal was to explore the band’s identity, not to adopt an American sound.
What is the album called?
The album is titled Manufacturas del Club de la Gente Sola. The supplied report does not give its release date or track list.
What does the band say makes this its most Spanish album?
García said the record is more steeped in Spanish sounds and essence than the band’s previous work. He also said Chiccarelli encountered elements of flamenco and pasodoble during the sessions.
Where is Arde Bogotá scheduled to play in the United States?
The reported 2026 schedule lists The Hall at Elsewhere in Brooklyn on Nov. 8, Pacific Electric in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, and ZeyZey in Miami on Nov. 22.
Does Arde Bogotá plan to sing in English?
García said he cannot imagine himself singing in English. He described singing in Spanish as a form of personal exposure, while allowing that another singer might make a different choice.
Source: consequence.net
