Here (2023) directed by Bas Devos

Review of the latest film directed by Belgian director Bas Devos —known for films like Violet…

ME (2024), by Don Hertzfeldt. Review, interpretation of its meaning, and where to watch online

The director of films such as Rejected, It's Such a Beautiful Day and World of Tomorrow…

A list with some nice books set in Portugal

If you’re looking to be transported to this beautiful country without leaving the comfort of your…

Singers with shaky singing voice

Listen to the playlist of bands with shaky-voiced singers and discover both new artists who use…

What is Afrobeats music

Discover what Afrobeats is and listen to some of the best songs released in recent years…

There’s Still Tomorrow (2024), by Paola Cortellesi

There’s Still Tomorrow is the debut film directed by actress and screenwriter Paola Cortellesi a beautiful…

Palestinian singers or descendants of Palestinians

This article’s sole purpose is to make known among all types of people Palestinian singers, descendants…

Aurora’s Sunrise (Արշալույսի լուսաբացը)

Aurora's Sunrise takes the experiences of a young woman who lost all the members of her…

Top songs of 1969 in Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese

The review of the entire decade of the 60s ends with the top songs of 1969…

The best 1990s bands and their biggest hits

Listen to the "Muros de absenta" playlist with the greatest hits from some of the best…

Famous Coimbra Fados and other music about Coimbra

There are certain countries and cities that have among their history numerous films and songs that,…

Review of Sick of Myself (Kristoffer Borgli)

Sick of Myself millimetrically dissects all those elements that make up society. An exposed society that,…

Kristoffer Borgli… under examination

Kristoffer Borgli is an observer who reflects on the state of art, societies and, above all,…

Review of And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (Axel Danielson, Maximilien van Aertryck)

In And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine, a documentary that reflects on the evolution…

America (2022) ‘אמריקה’, directed by Ofir Raul Graizer

After the international success of critics and audiences between 2017 and 2018, The Cakemaker, the Israeli…

Top 1969 songs: The best music of 1969 in English

Finally, after many months of work, research and ranking of hits, we come to the end…

‘Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret’ Review, a film by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol

Review of the French film Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret, starring Guillaume Canet and Audrey Tautou…

‘Let the River Flow’ Review (Ellos eatnu – La elva leve – 2023)

One of the things that, although common, never ceases to surprise me is seeing in reality…

Breathe (2014), directed by Mélanie Laurent

The first time I saw Mélanie Laurent act was in Je vais bien, ne t’en fais…

Muri D’Assenzio, by IANVA (with lyrics in Spanish), the origin of the title of the blog Muros de absenta

What better way to start a music blog than with the title song, right? Muri D’Assenzio…

Detachment (2011), by Tony Kaye

A few days ago, remembering my time at high school, I remembered a teacher I had…

Top songs of 2002. Hits in English, Spanish and more

In the third round of the 2000s, we’re going to find out which songs of 2002…

The best rappers of the 90s and their best songs

It is one of the most popular genres worldwide, with a rich history that begins in…

Famous old songs. 3000 old iconic songs

In one of the most ambitious articles created by this blog, we have set out to…

The music of the 20th century: A sound walk through 100 years of history

When we think about or try to mentally review what the music of the 20th century…

Top 10 best movies of 2022

While 2022 marked the return to a normalcy close to pre-pandemic times, back to crowds and…

Top songs from 1968

We’re approaching the end of our entire list dedicated to the big names in 1960s music.…

Top songs of 1968 in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and Catalan

We, as a music blog, are gradually approaching the final stretch with the best songs of…

Top hits of 1967 in Spanish, French, Italian and Catalan

As we approach the end of the most memorable decade for citizen protests, the 60s, we…

Top 1967 songs: 100 music hits for every taste

We continue our review of the best music of the 60s with a really special playlist…

Top songs of 1966. Music hits in English, Spanish and more

If you’re a lover of music lists, the list featuring the best songs of 1966 is…

Top songs of 1965. Music hits in English, Spanish and more

If you’re a music lover, the list of the top songs of 1965 is your ultimate…

Top songs of 1964. Music hits in English, French, Italian and Spanish

We continue with our list of the top songs of 1964. And as always, as an…

Top songs of 1963. Music hits in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan

60s music continues to advance year by year. If you’ve made it this far after reviewing…

Top songs of 1962. Music hits in English, Spanish and French

In the year 1962, in terms of music, there’s much that feels contemporary. And not precisely…

Top songs of 1959. Music hits in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

The music of the 50s comes to an end. The year 1959 represents the culmination of…

Top songs of 1958. Music hits in English, Italian, Spanish and French

We arrive at the year of masterpieces in American cinema like Vertigo, Touch of Evil, or…

Top songs of 1957. Music hits in English and Spanish

In the year 1957, films like Paths of Glory, Throne of Blood, and The Seventh Seal…

Top songs of 1956. Music hits in English, Spanish and more

Year 1956, seventh part of the ten planned to conclude with a final list of 100…

Top songs of 1955. Hits in English, Spanish and French

We reach the mid-50s and celebrate it with a list full of hits from 1955 in…

Top songs of 1954. Music hits in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French

Year 1954, the fifth part of the planned ten to finalize the list of 100 songs…

Top songs of 1953. Music hits in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese

Welcome to the fourth part of the ten planned to conclude with a final list of…

Top songs of 1952: the best music from 1952

We arrive at the third part of the ten planned to conclude with a final list…

Top songs of 1951. The best bands, artists and music of that year

After starting the list in 1950, it’s time to discuss the most prominent music of 1951…

The best old-school rappers and their greatest hip hop songs

When it comes to talking about old-school rappers, it’s necessary to define the valid dates to…

The Day The Music Died. Are Don McLean and Killing Me Softly with His Song related?

At first glance, the title of this post sounds striking. Some of you may wonder, how…

The best Father’s Day songs and other dad songs

This week is St. Joseph’s Day, or more commonly known as Father’s Day (some Josephs miss…

The best songs for Mother’s Day and other songs for mothers

We know that after Holy Week and the excess of torrijas, we all feel a bit…

The best Spanish bands from the 60s and their greatest hits

The 60s decade is a rather dark part of our history, although some feel nostalgic for…

The best Spanish bands from the 70s and their greatest hits

As Santabárbara used to say, the 70s in Spain smelled like something was changing. It wasn’t…

Top songs of 2001: hits in English, Spanish and more

A few days ago, we kicked off the 2000s decade and now we’re onto the second…

Top songs of 2000. The best music hits of that year

What do you remember about the year 2000? Which songs of 2000 do you remember most…

80s rockers in English, Spanish and Portuguese

In this post, we present the most iconic songs of the best rockers of the 80s…

Old Reggaeton Songs: The Best Old School Classics

In this first foray into a genre that’s not often covered in this blog, we’re going…

Spanish female singers (or singer-songwriters) and their best songs

As we have seen in other monographs, the personality of the authors marking their own musical…

Diegetic music and non diegetic sound

If you enjoy both cinema and music, or if you’ve ever listened to critics or music…

The best Spanish bands from the 90s and their greatest hits

This selection of best Spanish bands from the 90s is more about the number of remembered…

100 songs to learn Spanish

As a Portuguese person who studied English from childhood, I can say that, during the process…

Trouble with the Curve, by Clint Eeastwood

By now, everyone knows who Clint Eastwood is, the place he holds as an actor (and…

Saraband, by Ingmar Bergman

A lot has been said about the filmmaker Ingmar Bergman throughout the realms of cinema, literature,…

The best current French music. Playlist with new songs weekly

We’re back again, compiling our favorite tracks at the end of the year, once more. In…

Instrumental music: more than 700 famous instrumental pieces

Even though the complete instrumental music playlist is at your disposal after this introduction and just…

Reggae music, the best songs from the Jamaican music genre

With over 40 years of existence, reggae music has evolved from being known as a genre…

K-Pop: history of the Korean genre, best songs and representative artists

K-Pop, in some aspects known as KPop, is, in short, Korean pop music that has dethroned…

Nat King Cole in Spanish: his best songs

Few foreign artists have been able to create such enduring impact with their unique accents on…

Classical music composers from 1400 to today

We have preferred to overlook everything produced in the Middle Ages and earlier, focusing solely on…

Tokyo Family (Tokyo Story remake), by Yôji Yamada

August, heat, and no one on the streets. I haven’t been writing much lately, so I’ve…

An Autumn Afternoon, by Yasujirô Ozu

Yasujiro Ozu was a master of direction. He had an immense ability to hold attention and…

The Futurological Congress, the cyberpunk novel before punk

“Anything that can be done to a rat can be done to a human being. And…

Persona, by Ingmar Bergman (1966)

Taking advantage of a few weeks of summer and vacation, I’ve felt like rewatching some of…

A Man Asleep (The Man Who Sleeps), by Georges Perec (if he had finished College)

After your futile attempt to be indifferent to the world and the world indifferent to you,…

Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human: An Open Letter to the Unhappy of the World

The society is nothing more than a collection of individuals, so says the author of this…

Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

Some of you have probably read Vivaldi and have thought: classical music, whoosh, it’s time to…

Forrest Gump soundtrack. How many and what songs are heard in the Tom Hanks movie?

Forrest Gump is one of the most important films of the 90s, with an influence that…

High Fidelity music: over 100 High Fidelity songs

High Fidelity is one of our favorite movies from the 2000s and, by extension, from all…

Glee: Best moments of Santana López and great songs from the TV series

In light of the sad news that came to light in mid-July 2020, when we learned…

Max Richter. Career, musical works and best compositions

Max Richter is a Classical and Ambient Music composer, possibly one of the greatest classical music…

World of Tomorrow. Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime, by Don Hertzfeldt

Despite being a year of bad taste, 2020 also gave us a new film from Don…

World of Tomorrow. Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts, by Don Hertzfeldt

I continue with our review of the best of the year 2017, this time focusing on…

World of Tomorrow’s review, a film by Don Hertzfeldt

Globally recognized as World of Tomorrow, the successor to the marvelous and recommended film It’s Such…

It’s Such A Beautiful Day, by Don Hertzfeldt: Everything Will Be Ok, I Am So Proud Of You and It’s Such A Beautiful Day

If something perfectly expresses the meaning of candid for us, it’s the protagonist of “It’s Such…

Ingmar Bergman: Movies, theater and the importance of music and books in his life

Talking about Ingmar Bergman is to refer to one of the greatest film directors in history.…

Long Live The Seventh Seal, by Ingmar Bergman

I’ve watched The Seventh Seal three times. The first time was ten years ago (in 2005),…

I Origins – The movie

There’s a song by the American band Bright Eyes titled “We Are Nowhere, And It’s Now,”…

Top 100 love making songs: The best music to make love to

Hot bodies, sometimes, more than always sometimes, need a preheating and a special atmosphere. Passion, as…

Alternative love songs and the best romantic music

If you’ve ended up here looking for romantic songs, it’s likely because you’re in love. That’s…

Spanish 60s music. Popular Spanish songs from the 60s

Of course, the list dedicated to the best Spanish 60s music is also a good top to…

The best Spanish music from the 70s

The Spanish music from the 70s is, for this blog, the best that has ever been…

Spanish 80s music. 250 Spanish songs from the 80s

The Spanish 80s music was memorable, just like the rest we include here (Italian, French, Belgian,…

Spanish 90s music. The 250 best Spanish songs from the 90s

Starting from this year, we begin the final stretch of the 20th Century. We are facing…

Best dance songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s

After dedicating three separate articles to the best disco music of each decade, it’s time to…

The best Spanish bands from the 80s and their greatest hits

In Muros de absenta, we are very clear about the favorite decade of the blog’s visitors.…

90s dance music. The best 90s dance songs

While the 90s dance music began to take shape in the late 80s with the emergence…

80s disco music. The best disco songs of the 80s

A few weeks ago we embarked on a new musical journey focused on a subgenre born…

70s disco music. Groups, artists and playlist in English

The Origin of Disco Music happens, as in most new genres, so gradually that it’s almost…

Jo Yeong-wook, Cho Young-wuk or 조영욱, Park Chan-wook’s main composer

For anyone who isn’t familiar with the South Korean classical music composer and film score artist…

French female singers from 1960s: The yéyé girls

Yé-yé music is a style of French pop music that gained popularity in France during the…

French singers and their best songs

As has been customary for some time now, we’re dedicating music specials to both genres and…

100 sad songs in Spanish for all tastes

Life is full of contrasts. Today we’re up, tomorrow we’re down. And when it comes to…

100 sad songs in English. The saddest songs of all time

While we are against encouraging people to be sad, we understand that there are times when…