{"id":3703,"date":"2015-08-07T13:21:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T17:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2015-08-13T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T13:51:02","slug":"los-manglers-between-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Manglers <br>Between Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3704\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\" alt=\"Los Manglers, Between Worlds\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Los Manglers&#8217; first full-length, <i>Between Worlds<\/i> (Last Bummer Records), opens with one of the strongest bubblegum salvos in recent history. On &#8220;You Can Call,&#8221; against a dry snare brightened by handclaps, Laura Diaz&#8217;s voice sells the chorus, &#8220;What do you expect me to say when you want some midnight love, but you won&#8217;t give me the time to day?&#8221; Similarly, the record is most successful when it concerns itself with the act of seeing and the process through which identification with influences gels into finding one&#8217;s own voice. &#8220;Madeline\u2019s Day,&#8221; a look at a woman caught out of time, is the most on-the-nose ode to art and life. Female backing vocals under Diaz\u2019s lead and similarly overdubbed chiaroscuro acoustic and electric guitar from Antonio Oliveras imply stasis (with lyrical references to Pre-Raphaelites) as well as the gloriously messy motion and speed that threaten to pull the object apart. Mario Negron Gonzalez\u2019s drums are key here. The invigorating sense that the track could fall apart at any time is intoxicating as it moves from a straighforward dance through a distorted, rapid-fire rock stomp into chimes and woodwind fragments before coalescing back into that catchy chorus. &#8220;Laudanum&#8221; is a winking slab of punk rock that recalls Coleridge and de Quincey with its opium tincture reference, but also nods at The Sonics&#8217; &#8220;Strychnine.&#8221; &#8220;Before the Mirror&#8221; delves into the Whistler painting with haunting reverb-heavy verses that resolve to the line \u201ceverything is white,\u201d delivered with the mournful quality of shouting into the void. Instrumental breaks, including the finest moments of Juan Antonio Arroyo\u2019s bass, fuse and blur with Olivares\u2019 surf guitar, taking what could be a dry exercise to a psychedelic place. &#8220;Highwired&#8221; ties the threads of influence and seduction together, calling back to the opening with a perfect kiss-off chorus that soars and dips. \u201cI\u2019m highwired for physical action, but your fantasies, typed, are boring distractions,\u201d Diaz sings as Olivares\u2019 guitar pinballs between echoing dried-blood chords and sharp stings.<\/p>\n<p>The record loses its way with the goth inflections of the too-long &#8220;Too Stoned for Love,&#8221; a throwaway cover of Connie Francis&#8217; &#8220;Stupid Cupid,&#8221; and the Plugz-recalling &#8220;St. Agnes.&#8221; But generally Los Manglers are onto something really fresh and interesting. If they keep chipping away at their unique voice this could be the best band of the fertile Puerto Rican scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Manglers&#8217; first full-length, <i>Between Worlds<\/i>, opens with one of the strongest bubblegum salvos in recent history. On &#8220;You Can Call,&#8221; against a dry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,1378,1377],"class_list":["post-3703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-last-bummer-records","tag-los-manglers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Los Manglers&#039; first full-length, Between Worlds, opens with one of the strongest bubblegum salvos in recent history. On &quot;You Can Call,&quot; against a dry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Richard Sanford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@agitreader\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@agitreader\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Richard Sanford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Richard Sanford\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/fa918e065f4387468b0fc32ae7c10905\"},\"headline\":\"Los Manglers Between Worlds\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Album Review\",\"Last Bummer Records\",\"Los Manglers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Album Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\",\"name\":\"Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Los Manglers, Between Worlds\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Los Manglers Between Worlds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/\",\"name\":\"The Agit Reader\",\"description\":\"a music webzine\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Agit Reader\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/agitcom.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/agitcom.jpg\",\"width\":339,\"height\":149,\"caption\":\"The Agit Reader\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/agitreader\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/fa918e065f4387468b0fc32ae7c10905\",\"name\":\"Richard Sanford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/189ed93e32a6db5bf243f82e9ea29b7b211133f54561a82a1abff8e37bb0ca99?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/189ed93e32a6db5bf243f82e9ea29b7b211133f54561a82a1abff8e37bb0ca99?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Richard Sanford\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/author\/richardsanford\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader","og_description":"Los Manglers' first full-length, Between Worlds, opens with one of the strongest bubblegum salvos in recent history. On \"You Can Call,\" against a dry","og_url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/","og_site_name":"The Agit Reader","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader","article_published_time":"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Richard Sanford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@agitreader","twitter_site":"@agitreader","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Richard Sanford","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/"},"author":{"name":"Richard Sanford","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/fa918e065f4387468b0fc32ae7c10905"},"headline":"Los Manglers Between Worlds","datePublished":"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/"},"wordCount":397,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg","keywords":["Album Review","Last Bummer Records","Los Manglers"],"articleSection":["Album Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/","url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/","name":"Los Manglers Between Worlds - The Agit Reader","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-07T17:21:03+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-13T13:51:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Los_Manglers-Between_Worlds.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Los Manglers, Between Worlds"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/los-manglers-between-worlds\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Los Manglers Between Worlds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#website","url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/","name":"The Agit Reader","description":"a music webzine","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#organization","name":"The Agit Reader","url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/agitcom.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/agitcom.jpg","width":339,"height":149,"caption":"The Agit Reader"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader","https:\/\/x.com\/agitreader"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/fa918e065f4387468b0fc32ae7c10905","name":"Richard Sanford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/189ed93e32a6db5bf243f82e9ea29b7b211133f54561a82a1abff8e37bb0ca99?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/189ed93e32a6db5bf243f82e9ea29b7b211133f54561a82a1abff8e37bb0ca99?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Richard Sanford"},"url":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/author\/richardsanford\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Up74-XJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3703"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3710,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3703\/revisions\/3710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}