{"id":1907689,"date":"2026-04-28T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907689"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:22:35","slug":"carolina-durante-are-taking-notes-but-keeping-the-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907689","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Durante Are Taking Notes But Keeping the Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"oVA page-464115545\">\n<div class=\"cCV\">\n<div class=\"sWr\">\n<div class=\"Jr2\">\n<div class=\"gsz VnM\">\n<div class=\"s7N\">\n<div class=\"vmZ oL7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/4\/27\/2892e5e2\/jx7mrpjg.jpg?w=653&amp;h=435&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"fpC zqY EdX\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Vms rPb\">Adria\u0300 Can\u0303ameras<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Kbu\">\n<div class=\"rkd J1w\">\n<p class=\"QwJ\">Music<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ckc O8w\">\n<h1 class=\"aVX cPN tGQ uo1\">Carolina Durante Are Taking Notes But Keeping the Chaos<\/h1>\n<div class=\"r87 YVe\">\n<p>Inside the rise of Spain\u2019s most electric band.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mLI gt2\">\n<address class=\"Fdy\">by <span>Tessa Malone<\/span><\/address>\n<div class=\"DHw\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T17:22:35.047Z\">2 hours ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"QVH\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tn6\">\n<div data-adroot=\"true\" class=\"AOL Afg\">\n<p>Backstage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/fashion\/best-onstage-looks-coachella-2026-ranking\" class=\"T3D\">Coachella<\/a>, Carolina Durante are still processing what just happened. The Madrid four-piece \u2014 Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, Mart\u00edn Vallhonrat, Juan Pedrayes, and Mario del Valle \u2014 have just stepped offstage after their first U.S. appearance, and the adrenaline hasn\u2019t quite settled. They\u2019re equal parts energized, surprised, and, in their words, \u201ctaking notes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2017 in Madrid, Carolina Durante quickly carved out a lane that felt both nostalgic and sharply contemporary, drawing from indie rock and post-punk lineage while writing lyrics that read like running thoughts from the current generation. Their breakout single \u201cCayetano\u201d quickly became an anthem in Spain, while tracks like \u201cLa Noche de los Muertos Vivientes\u201d and \u201cPerdona (Ahora S\u00ed Que S\u00ed)\u201d cemented their reputation for turning anxiety, irony, and chaos into something cathartic and communal. Over the past decade, they\u2019ve built a cult following at home, where their shows feel less like concerts and more like collective release \u2014 rooms packed wall-to-wall with fans shouting every word back at them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:66.6667%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/getty\/2026\/4\/27\/4e69778e\/indio-california-april-17.jpg?w=414&amp;h=276&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Singer Diego Ibanez of Carolina Durante performs at Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival on April ...\" class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images Entertainment\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For a group used to the immediacy of Spanish crowds, Coachella felt like an entirely different ecosystem. \u201cWe\u2019re not known here,\u201d Vallhonrat says. \u201cSo it\u2019s like the first time we meet each other, us and the audience.\u201d That distance changes the feedback loop. Back home, the volume comes as much from the crowd as the band itself. In Indio., the energy is quieter, no less engaged, just more curious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see people having fun,\u201d adds del Valle. \u201cDancing, enjoying it \u2014 even if they don\u2019t know the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s always been the point. Carolina Durante\u2019s music isn\u2019t dependent on understanding every lyric; it\u2019s about feeling: distortion as emotion, rhythm as release, chaos with just enough control to keep it from unraveling. It\u2019s what\u2019s allowed them to cross borders before they\u2019ve fully crossed markets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:66.5333%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/getty\/2026\/4\/27\/ed7aab7f\/madrid-spain-november-23.jpg?w=414&amp;h=275&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Mario del Valle, Diego Iba\u00f1ez and Juan Pedrayes from the Spanish band Carolina Durante perform at La...\" class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Mariano Regidor\/Redferns\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their rise also lands at a moment when Latin music is dominating globally \u2014 but Carolina Durante sit slightly outside the mainstream narrative. Where artists like Rosal\u00eda have redefined what global pop can look like, Carolina Durante lean into grit over polish, urgency over perfection. Still, the overlap matters: Rosal\u00eda has championed the band, even collaborating with them early on, signaling a kind of cosign that bridges underground credibility and global visibility.<\/p>\n<p>The band spent the weekend watching sets as much as playing them, studying production, sound design, and the architecture of a performance at its highest level. Not to replicate it, but to understand it. They\u2019re not trying to become a different band. If anything, they\u2019re figuring out how to become <em>more<\/em> themselves \u2014 just louder, sharper, and harder to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>Here, the band chats about first impressions of the United States, the learnings from entering mainstream spaces, and why \u201corganized chaos\u201d is still the goal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:100%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/4\/27\/45874fcb\/owcysglz.jpeg?w=414&amp;h=414&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"The Spanish band Carolina Durante\" class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Jorge Rico<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>How was your Coachella experience? What stood out most to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario del Valle: <\/strong>It was very fun. Honestly, what surprised us the most was the sound \u2014 everything sounds way better than we expected. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez: <\/strong>The sound system, how it carries across the space, how clear everything is\u2026 it\u2019s kind of amazing. We\u2019ve played a lot of shows, but this feels like a different level, especially for bands. You can really hear every detail and feel the power in production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This was one of your first major U.S. shows. How did the energy here compare to Spain or Latin America, where you\u2019ve built such a strong following?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mart\u00edn Vallhonrat: <\/strong>It\u2019s very different. Here, we\u2019re not really known yet, so it feels like the first time we\u2019re meeting the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez: <\/strong>In Spain, people know all the songs and they sing everything, sometimes louder than us. Here, people are more chill. They\u2019re watching, listening, taking it in. Even when we saw&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle: <\/strong>The Strokes, the crowd was surprisingly quiet. It\u2019s just a different energy \u2014 less about shouting along, more about observing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve built a reputation for having a cultlike fan base. Did stepping onto a stage like this shift how you think about audience connection \u2014 especially with a language gap?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat: <\/strong>Of course it\u2019s not the same energy we get in Spain \u2014 we\u2019ve been playing there for nine years \u2014 but you can still see people having fun. They\u2019re dancing, they\u2019re enjoying it, even if they don\u2019t know the lyrics. That\u2019s always been important to us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juan Pedrayes: <\/strong>We expected less of this. You don\u2019t need to understand the language to feel something. It\u2019s like when we listen to English-speaking bands without understanding everything, it still works. So we hope our music translates in the same way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You mentioned \u201ctaking notes\u201d while watching other artists this weekend. What specifically are you paying attention to, and how might that shape what you do next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat<\/strong>: There will be influence, maybe not directly in the music itself, more in how we present it. We\u2019ve been watching a lot of shows, paying attention to production, sound, visuals. We\u2019re definitely taking notes. It\u2019s inspiring to see how far you can go with a live show. So maybe it won\u2019t change how we write songs, but it will definitely affect how we think about performing them and building an experience around them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:66.6667%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/getty\/2026\/4\/27\/ef263c52\/indio-california-april-10.jpg?w=414&amp;h=276&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez of Carolina Durante performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Ap...\" class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images Entertainment\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Your music feels chaotic but never accidental. How do you balance that raw energy with intention?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat: <\/strong>We like to keep that chaos. It\u2019s part of who we are \u2014 we can\u2019t take it away. But at the same time, it\u2019s not random. We try to control it, shape it. Maybe the best way to describe it is \u201corganized chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle:<\/strong> That balance is important to us. We don\u2019t want to lose that energy, but we do want to keep improving how we present it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosal\u00eda has been both a collaborator and supporter. Did working alongside someone operating at that scale change your perspective on success without compromise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez:<\/strong> Definitely. More than anything, it\u2019s about taking care of every detail. Not just the music, but everything around it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat: <\/strong>If you put in that work, people notice. It\u2019s about being genuine, but also being intentional with what you do. That\u2019s something we really believe in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could manifest a future collaboration \u2014 something slightly unexpected but still true to your world \u2014 who comes to mind?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle<\/strong>: Mac DeMarco would be great.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedrayes<\/strong>: We love him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat<\/strong>: And of course The Strokes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/strong>: That would be amazing\u2026 or Alex G.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle: <\/strong>We\u2019re not taking many risks with those answers, but they make sense for us. That\u2019s the kind of music that really influenced what we do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve hinted at new music on the horizon. Where are you in that process right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle: <\/strong>There\u2019s definitely new material on the way. We\u2019re in the final stages, so it\u2019s very exciting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you\u2019re building a new project, what matters most to you \u2014 the songwriting itself, or how it ultimately exists in the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle: <\/strong>The songs are the most important thing, without them you have nothing. But it\u2019s also about how you present them. We think a lot about the whole package.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat:<\/strong> Someone like Tyler, the Creator talks about taking a year on a song \u2014 he takes his time, perfects every detail and when he releases something it feels complete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:149.95%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/getty\/2026\/4\/27\/4d7427a4\/barcelona-spain-january-25.jpg?w=414&amp;h=621&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt=\"Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez of the band Carolina Durante performs in concert at Sant Jordi Club on Jan. 25, 2025, i...\" class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Xavi Torrent\/Redferns\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Looking back, how do you think this Coachella experience will shape your next era as a band?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat<\/strong>: Maybe not directly in the songs, but definitely in the live show. We\u2019ve been a bit overwhelmed in a good way, by the scale of everything here \u2014 the production and the level of detail. We know we can\u2019t replicate that exactly, but it pushes you to think bigger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez: <\/strong>It\u2019s good to compare yourself to the best, just to see what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could go back to your earliest days as a band in Madrid, what would you tell yourselves?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat<\/strong>: Chill. You\u2019re doing fine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedrayes:<\/strong> And also, very important: Don\u2019t sign everything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Del Valle<\/strong>: Read things first!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vallhonrat:<\/strong> Get a lawyer and be smart. That\u2019s real advice. Beyond that, just enjoy it, be free, and trust the process. A lot of things feel very urgent when you\u2019re starting, but you don\u2019t need to rush into everything.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"fX2 rhF jIS\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"lqj TnP\">\n<div class=\"BMP\">\n<div class=\"oHL\">Style + Culture, delivered straight to your inbox.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wCn\">\n<div class=\"Yte yjy DSW\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"Ex8 qgj\"><span>Submit<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"uxm\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-0\">By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdg.com\/info\/terms-of-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdg.com\/info\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/newsletter\">Subscribe to our newsletter &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adria\u0300 Can\u0303ameras Music Carolina Durante Are Taking Notes But Keeping the Chaos Inside the rise of Spain\u2019s most electric band. by Tessa Malone 2 hours ago Backstage at Coachella, Carolina Durante are still processing what just happened. The Madrid four-piece \u2014 Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, Mart\u00edn Vallhonrat, Juan Pedrayes, and Mario del Valle \u2014 have just stepped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,256],"class_list":["post-1907689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nylon-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1907689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1907689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1907689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1907689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}