Successfully closing after 2023 and with almost 11 million listeners per month on the music platform Spotifythe group Bacilli claims they’ve had an incredible year musically. “We play in many places, some new, and in places where they have always received us, such as Ecuador, Spain and the United States,” they said in an interview with Diario El Universo.

The Colombian Jorge Villamizar and the Brazilian André Lopeswho are part of the band, don’t waste time and return in 2024 with a premiere planned Today, Thursday January 25. Is about Last nighta simple faithfulness to the style that characterizes it Bacilli since its initial release in the 2000s.

“We really wanted to get back to our essence and record a song that represented who we are. From the musical mixes, the instruments and of course a composition by Jorge. We wanted to make something that people could recognize as their own. Bacilli just by listening to the first notes of the song,” he confesses. To walk.

The song is included in the legendary Criteria Studio C in Miami, an American city that saw the beginning of the musical complex, and produced by Ahmed Barroso and Bacilos.

It also had the participation of names such as Álvaro Alencar, César Sogbe, Mónica Sierra, Alexis Arce, Ramón Benítez, Pedro Alfonso and Dante Vargas.

What is that essence of? Bacilli What do they mention?

To walk: Well, it starts with Jorge’s composition, then he turns it into a voice, story and lived experience. There is a rhythmic idea that includes bass, drums, percussion and guitar, which are our elements. It also brings Pedro Alfonso’s violin, a registered trademark of Bacilli because he has worked with us several times. That’s how we are, that’s how we play and that’s how we sound.

Villamizar: This song is one of the best we’ve ever done. It’s a mix of Latin American countries in Miami. Especially this song, as André said: It’s just a matter of starting and listening to the traditional sound of Bacillus that’s from the first album. In this case Cuban influences are more present because our musicians are Cuban. We as Latin Americans have to give ourselves space so that they don’t eat us whole.

What do you want to convey with the lyrics of the song?

Villamizar: The song is actually about that moment when you tell someone you love them, which means you change the nature of the relationship as you move from friendship to a romantic relationship. So it is also a comedic song, but it analyzes the situation that most people have gone through.

¿Last night Will there be a music video?

To walk: Since we recorded it live in one of the most iconic studio rooms in Miami, where some of the biggest names in Latin music have come through, there was a natural, very fresh and very organic side to the song. And that was what we were looking for, an organic musicality. So we shot the music video there with four iPhone 15 Max Pros.

This song, which will be their first release of the year, will be part of a yet-to-be-named 10-song album that the artists are preparing to release in 2024. “We started recording this album last year, but we’re going to finish it this year because it’s difficult between tours. I guess it’s like cooking because until you take it out of the oven, it’s not done, right? So we have to cook it a little more,” he explains. Villamizar.

“It’s really not easy to work between gigs, but we live by playing live. Bacilli “It’s an independent band and we depend on these jobs, so we have to keep moving like a shark. If he falls asleep, he dies,” he continues. Villamizar.

The artists start with presentations and shows this Saturday, January 27 at the Festival de las Condes, in Chile. They will then tour that country for three more dates until they return to Miami to continue working on their album. “We’ll go everywhere, but we’ll start with Chile,” they both say.