Delafé and the Blue Flowers say goodbye with much love

Love is many things. It's Oscar Delafé D'Aniello's most personal project, it's the return of Delafé y las Flores Azules to the studio after twelve years of silence, it's the reunion of Oscar and his former music and life partner Helena Miquel—with the exception of a mini-tour in 2022—it's an ambitious album in its conception and production, it's a look at the many faces of love, especially that of a child, and it's perhaps the last opportunity Delafé has given himself to trust in music.

All This Is Love , a self-released album released last February and praised by critics, concludes their tour this Friday at Barcelona's Apolo venue, as part of the Mil·leni Festival, after stops in cities such as Santander, Valencia, Girona, Madrid, and Zaragoza. It may be one of the last opportunities to see the duo live, since, for D'Aniello, the album represents the final touch to his artistic career, now more dedicated to family life and somewhat disillusioned by the future of the industry. A worthy farewell: it's not easy to say goodbye when and how you want.

The album is conceived as a single 31-minute pop song that explores the different faces of love.

It's worth remembering that their previous work, from 2013, already exuded ambition: it was a double album that experimented with the idea that the meaning of the same words could change depending on the musical background that accompanied them. The idea was original but didn't resonate with the public, who seemed to turn their backs on a band that had achieved notable commercial success just a few years earlier. Soon, the group fell apart and the duo broke up.

As a result of these life's ups and downs and the period of introspection that the coronavirus pandemic represented for everyone, the idea for Amor was born. D'Aniello himself recently explained it to La Vanguardia : in times of easy-to-consume music, he decided to make a song longer than ten minutes. He pitched it to his producer, and two weeks later, Miquel called him to join the company. What was meant to be a long song, the embryo of which is a lullaby to his son Luca, transformed into a 31-minute album/song.

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The result is a sonic journey of pop with hints of rock and neo-soul, in which Miquel's always sweet voice shines once again. It functions, therefore, as a nostalgic reminder of the band that was, but also as a beautiful epilogue in the midst of maturity. If all goes according to plan, the live show will first focus on the new album, which will feature heavily, followed by a return to past hits, including some from their time with Facto. Thus, both those who want to remember them as a band from their youth and those who prefer to contemplate the miseries of adult life with serenity will find tonight a day to remember.