Letras de canciones de Divino Niño

Chicago band Divino Niño combine the laid-back trippiness of psychedelia with the washed-out feel of chillwave to produce a sound that's relaxed and calmly melodic, and reflects the main songwriter's Colombian upbringing. Over the course of two albums, the quartet work through '50s pop, beachy jams, and ballads looking for a concrete direction; on their third record, 2019's Foam, their influences coalesce into something both peaceful and focused.

The group was formed by guitarist/vocalist Camilo Medina and bassist Javier Forero; the two had known each other as children in Bogotá, Colombia, then reconnected when their families moved to Miami. They ended up in Chicago together and enlisted guitarist Guillermo Rodriguez and drummer Pierce Codina to help create their low-key, laid-back sound that's equal parts dreamy '50s ballads, dream pop, and chillwave with songs sung in both English and Spanish. Their first record, 2014's Pool Jealousy, was released by the Native Sound label and featured a mix of woozy ballads and songs that had a soft psychedelic coating. They recorded their next record, 2016's The Shady Sexyfornia Tapes, at home, and many of the songs barely hit the two-minute mark, and feel very stripped-down in comparison to their debut. The quartet played shows around Chicago and the world, then began work on a third album. Recorded again in Medina's apartment, the band asked for help from Grapetooth's Justin Vittori on Wurlitzer and percussion, slide guitarist Luke Henry, Chicago musician Paul Cherry and Twin Peaks' Andrew Humphrey, who assisted Medina and Forero with the final mix. Foam was issued by the Winspear label in mid-2019.