Greetings dearest gentle readers and music fans let’s welcome AF90. Andreas Födinger, better known as AF90, has firmly established himself as a standout figure inAustria’s pop music scene. As a founding member of Bilderbuch, co-writer of the seminal hit Maschin, and a key part of the FM4 Amadeus Award-winning band Farewell Dear Ghost in 2018, Födinger decided in 2022 to take full control of his artistic vision—breaking down genre barriers along the way. On 13th March, he released a song called “Muchacho”. Let’s talk more about this song

The song opens with a very exciting combination of music with the drums at the forefront

The song illustrates a deep friendship that has been fractured. The character laments about how he never makes the right friends, friends who would love and appreciate him like he does. The title of the song is a slang Latinx people call their friends. He basically says that he would have ridden or died for this friendship but it wouldn’t have been reciprocated

Födinger uses a completely do-it-yourself strategy, writing all of the songs, playing all of the instruments, and producing the whole album. The end product is a thrilling combination of his own creative energy and a deep knowledge of pop history, expertly realized through astute allusions and audacious experimentation.

This song is a powerful song about how sometimes a friendship can be one-sided. The vocal performance was bright and beautiful and I had a good time, and so will you. He is very talented and he will go straight to the top

Stream “Muchacho” on Spotify

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