Eight to watch in '08
Pop music critics Joan Anderman, Sarah Rodman, and James Reed forecast the year ahead
LISANDRO ARISTIMUÑO Truth be told, Aristimuño hasn't made much of a splash outside his native Argentina and probably won't ripple into the US market this year. But that's all irrelevant in this age of self-made Internet sensations, and this 29-year-old singer-songwriter from Patagonia is definitely one to watch and root for. Dabbling in baroque electronica - a twinkling chime here, a wash of synthesized strings there - Aristimuño filters his songs through layers of drums, piano, acoustic guitar, and ambient sound samples. Until David Byrne brings him stateside just as he did with fellow Argentine Juana Molina (just you wait), you can buy Aristimuño's albums on iTunes and listen to full songs at myspace.com/lisandroaristi. Let the online ascent begin.
- Official website lisandro.biz
- More Lisandro Aristimuño's myspace page
Watch a music video: Lisandro Aristimuño's 'El Árbol Caído'
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