Following a sensational Saturday Night Live performance, Rosalía might have even more fans in the United States. After the Spanish star's collaboration with Irish post-punkers Fontaines D.C., Rosalía might have some new fans who had mostly focused on rock before. The song, "Where is Gone?," is from the group's new album, Dopamine Chamber, due out October 16.
The pairing came to be from Fontaines guitarist Carlos O'Connell is a longtime fan of the Spanish singer. O'Connell grew up in Madrid and has family that is both Spanish and Irish. In a recent press release, the guitarist said he had been a fan of Rosalía since her debut album, Los Ángeles, which was released in 2017.
Still, just smashing two excellent artists together doesn't mean music magic is going to occur. So how good is "Where is Gone?"
Fontaines D.C. and Rosalía drop beauty and brilliance on "Where is Gone?"
The song begins with a bit of mystery, almost as if it is a theme to a James Bond film. 30 seconds in, Fontaines vocalist Grian Chatten steadily enters, like a less dire Nick Cave. It would have been easy for the music to increase immediately in intensity, but instead, the song remains the same, uplifted by Chatten's sing-speak style.
Rosalía follows, and the two voices mesh fantastically, almost as if they have sung together for years. It is unsettlingly beautiful, as it should be. There is no inherent violence, but just the finality of a romantic relationship.
But no anger either, just a simple understanding that what was once something great is no more, and there is little point in keeping on trying to make the relationship work for longer than it should. The refrain offers, "There's no harm in saying, 'Leave it, let it die."
What makes the track special is the decision to have Rosalía be a part of an achingly tender song. Many rock bands would have continued in their normal fashion and tried to fit someone with Rosalía's immense skill set into the track uncomfortably. Instead, the song allows both musical artists to feature what they do well.
The song is sad, bleak, wonderful, and full of understanding. To be sure, these aren't happy lyrics, but at least there is the realization that the narrators should allow them to find happiness in the future. No blame exists, only slight regret about where the relationship has ended. Ultimately, though, Fontaines D.C. and Rosalía have delivered brilliance that is as fantastic as it is unexpected.
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