Safari (Miranda! album) explained

Safari (also titled SAFAR!) is the sixth studio album by Argentine band Miranda!. It was released on July 22, 2014, by Pelo Music, and was their final album with the label; before signing with Sony Music in 2016.

Three singles were released from the album, "Extraño", "Fantasmas", and "Nadie Como Tú". Safari was the band's second album to chart in Spain, after Magistral, where it reached number 96.

Background and release

The group started working on the album in 2013. At the end of the year, they announced the premiere of the single "Extraño", which was officially released on December 28.^[1] It was described as "a journey into the heart and guts of the electro pop". At the single's premiere, the promotion of Safari began, with the title of "new album", scheduled to be released in May 2014.^[2] The name of the album was kept secret until hours before the release.^[3]

"Fantasmas" was released as the second single on June 16, 2014.^[4] For the first time in their career, the band incorporated a cover on an album; "Miro La Vida Pasar", featuring Fangoria, the original artists.^{[5] [6]}

Critical reception

In a press release, a Warner Music Argentina collaborator described the album as "ten new songs to dance to, fall in love with, miss, get excited about, all that range of sensations to which Miranda has accustomed his audience." He also highlighted the track "Miro la vida pasar", featuring Fangoria, and the composition by Alaska, Nacho Canut, Mario Canut, Fernando Delgado and Pablo Sycet.^[7] Nicolás Miguelez for Zona de Obras said that Safari is an "instant classic", with a sound that is "purely pop, almost a tribute to the 80s and its culture of exaggeration." He also praised the "gripping and provocative" lyrics and vocals.^[8]

In a mixed review, Lorenzo Conchas for Bandwagon wrote that Safari is "a good album and nothing more", and that it "doesn't give the drama that is needed".^[9] Pablo Plotkin for La Nación, praised "the quality of Alejandro Sergi as a songwriter, and the exceptional level of him and Juliana Gattas as singers", and the "guitar and voice melodies".

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2015	Premios Gardel	Album of the Year		[10] [11]
		Best Pop Group Album

Track listing

All songs were produced by Alejandro Sergi and Cachorro López.

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[12]

• Alejandro Sergi – lead vocals, composition (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), production
• Juliana Gattas – lead vocals, composition (6, 7, 9)
• Cachorro López – production, programming, bass (1), guitar (3)
• Alaska – lead vocals (5), composition (5)
• Nacho Canut – bass (5), composition (5)
• Sebastián Schon – composition (1, 3), keyboards (1, 3), guitar, programming (3)
• Mauro Canut – composition (5)
• Fernando Delgado Espeja – composition (5)
• Pablo Sycet – composition (5)
• Gabriel Lucena – drums, guitar, keyboards, programming
• Ludo Morell – drums
• Anuk Sforza – guitar (3, 4, 10)
• César Sogbe – mixing
• José Blanco – mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Extraño", el nuevo video de Miranda! . . February 10, 2023 . December 28, 2013 . es .
2. Web site: Todo sobre el Disco de Miranda para 2014 . La Lokka Latina . February 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042456/http://www.lalokkalatina.com/noticias/miranda.html . August 8, 2014 . es .
3. Web site: Safari de Miranda! . Musica Itematika . February 10, 2023 . es .
4. Web site: ¡Volvió Miranda! Con un videoclip grabado en el hotel donde se grabó "Wakolda" . La Voz . February 10, 2023 . es .
5. Web site: "Safari es un disco de búsqueda", dijo Ale Sergi, el lider de Miranda! . La Capital . February 10, 2023 . August 8, 2014 . es .
6. Web site: Plotkin . Pablo . Miranda! - Safari . . February 10, 2023 . es . September 5, 2014.
7. Web site: Ya está a la venta el nuevo álbum de Miranda!, ‘Safari’ . Popelera . February 10, 2023 . es .
8. Web site: Miguélez . Nicolás . Safari Miranda! . Zona de Obras . February 10, 2023 . July 30, 2014 . es .
9. Web site: Conchas . Lorenzo . Crítica del álbum: Miranda! Safari . Bandwagon . February 10, 2023 . January 5, 2015 .
10. Web site: Premios Gardel 2015: Axel el más nominado . Prensario Música . February 10, 2023 . April 23, 2015 . es .
11. Web site: Premios Gardel 2015: todos los ganadores . . February 10, 2023 . June 3, 2015 . es .
12. Safari . . 2014 . booklet . Sony Music.
13. Web site: Safari - Miranda! . El Portal De La Música . February 10, 2023 . es .