Sara Fontan and their Consuelo
After discovering Consuelo before Consuelo through a tour of self-managed collectives and friendly venues, the new album by Los Sara Fontan is now available on digital platforms
Like Queda pendiente (2023), Consuelo has been recorded and produced by themselves in Dalt-de-Tot
Santi Garcia handled the mixing at Ultramarinos Costabrava, and Álvaro Gallego was in charge of the mastering.
Clara Iris is the creator of the cover illustration.
We were talking about Consuelo (Aloud Music / Gandula, 2026), looking at the cover of Los Sara Fontan’s new album, and inevitably wondering who she was, whether it was a concept, what else lay behind the song titles. Ideas that arise… and go further, as they do every time we listen to them.
They never sound the same to us. They always surpass themselves, because Los Sara Fontan generate sensations in which we discover ourselves and which somehow transcend, especially when it’s live.
A sort of conversation between Los Sara Fontan and us, since their songs seem to have a different meaning with each listen.
With this album, we hope you find a place to take refuge and imagine other possible systems. We hope it accompanies you and brings you comfort, as it has done for us and continues to do every time we bring it to life. LOS SARA FONTAN
On one of the inner sleeves, we find these words from Los Sara Fontan about Consuelo. Of all that’s possible, we can let ourselves be carried away by the soundscape of the album or by everything that lies beneath the surface of the eight songs. The order of factors doesn’t change the outcome.
Whether we think about that feeling of hope that arises when listening to “Creer Fuerte”, or about the need to think about what might be in “Dubte Metòdic” or in “Mecanismes d’Obediència”.
The reality to reflect on, to accumulate emotions, is there. We’ve encountered something we never thought would return, and we’ve transcended technology, rediscovering the importance of small gestures towards those around us.
The music of Los Sara Fontan is deeply connected to everything happening around them. So much has happened since their first album that the brilliance of Queda Pendiente (Aloud Music / Gandula, 2023) has become more austere. Even more empathetic to their surroundings, capable of adapting and transforming with each situation.
How many Los Sara Fontan people are there? No, it’s not a simple question. It’s not just Sara Fontán working alchemy with her violin and Edi Pou questioning the apparent limits of the drums. They go further, seeming to be much more than just two.
Only there? That group spirit is always present, as seen in the very creation of Consuelo’s vinyl record. From the design of Todojunto to the personal final result, with the hand-cut covers and the stickers with messages, full of meaning.
