Paz Lenchantin debuts her new single and album opener “Novela” today. “The track is a melodramatic story that resolves with excepting that you are the way you are ‘Sos como sos,'” says Paz. “Novela” draws on the emotional architecture of Spanish balladry, using it as the bedrock for her raw, restless compositions. The video was created by longtime friend and filmmaker Maximilla Lukacs – watch below.
After almost three decades as bassist, vocalist, and co-writer for legendary bands like Pixies (2014–2024), A Perfect Circle, Zwan, The Entrance Band, Paz now steps forward with her debut solo album Triste, out October 17 on her own label, Hideous Human Records.
Triste is a 12-track album that blends both Latin folk textures with American rock structures that features Paz on piano, adding her signature string arrangements around the rock band roots she came from. Paz performed all of the instruments before enlisting some of her favorite musicians, including former A Perfect Circle bandmates Josh Freese (drums), Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar) and more, all of whom helped Paz create a dynamic musical world that feels both unearthed and carefully constructed. Each song is shaped with an editor’s precision and guided by a mystic’s intuition, producing music that sounds both timely and timeless.
Listen / Share / Playlist “Novela” | Official Music Video Here
Triste began forming in Petatlán, Mexico, where Paz spent most of 2024 on her own writing songs about faith, doubt, and self-discovery, mirroring her own experiences post Pixies. Mixed by Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Tristedelivers a fiercely personal and expansive statement that stamps the first chapter in her solo career.
“I had to make this record on my own—not to prove anything, but just to have faith that music can nurture me back. And it did.” – Paz Lenchantin
Keep your mind open.
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[Thanks to Bailey at Another Side!]