Poetics is the fifth studio album by the Mexican alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

 Panda

Panda (band)

Panda is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in Monterrey, Nuevo León in 1996 as part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia...

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Production

After three years of absence and two after the release of Sinfonía Soledad

Sinfonía Soledad

Sinfonía Soledad is the fifth album by Mexican rock band Panda, and the first to be recorded live.The album is based on a compilation of the best known songs of the band recorded on 25 and 26 November 2006 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City; tracks "Nunca Nadie Nos Podrá Parar "...

, the band decided to start producing new songs, but in a very different way. According to frontman Pepe Madero, each member of the band was in a different part of the world, but they each recorded their own piece of music and sent it each one to another through the internet. Later, in early February, the band reunited on the studio El Cielo, in Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

. Once there, they used not only their usual instruments, but also some that have never been used before. The album was completed between March and April 2009.

Promotion and tour

After completing the album, the band went on a mini-tour in April in Mexico

Mexico

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 and played three songs from the album: "Sólo A Terceros

Sólo A Terceros

“Sólo a Terceros” is the first single of the Poetics album from Mexican rock band Panda. The single was promoted by playing it in a festival, then it was played for a second time in the city of Monterrey, and it became known in the Twitter of the band's drummer that in that day the band would...

", "Abigaíl" and "Amnistía". Later, the band stopped the tour. According to their MySpace

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, the band will have a U.S. tour before a Mexico tour.

Release

It was expected to be released sometime between April or May, but the band had announced that the album would be released on July 17. Near the release date, the band postponed the release to August 22, and then to September 22, which angered the fans. According to the band, it was not their decision, but their managers'.

Singles

Their first single was "Sólo A Terceros

Sólo A Terceros

“Sólo a Terceros” is the first single of the Poetics album from Mexican rock band Panda. The single was promoted by playing it in a festival, then it was played for a second time in the city of Monterrey, and it became known in the Twitter of the band's drummer that in that day the band would...

" and was released on radio stations on July 22, and the official music video was released on July 27, on the Mexican TV show Los 10+ Pedidos

Los 10+ Pedidos

Los 10+ Pedidos is a television show broadcast on MTV in Latin America. It has the same concept as the U.S. MTV show Total Request Live in that it airs the ten most requested videos , and between the voted videos it shows other videos...

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Tracklisting

ACT I

1. "Popurri Para Ti"
2. "Fascinante"
3. "Conversación Casual"
4. "El Cuello Perfecto"
5. "Espíritu Pionero"
6. "Sólo A Terceros
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   “Sólo a Terceros” is the first single of the Poetics album from Mexican rock band Panda. The single was promoted by playing it in a festival, then it was played for a second time in the city of Monterrey, and it became known in the Twitter of the band's drummer that in that day the band would...
   
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7. "Abigail"
8. "Casi Nula Autoestima"
9. "Del Rapto Y Otros Pormenores"
10. "Nuestra Aflicción"

ACT II

1. "Que Tu Cama Sea Mi Hogar"
2. "Adheridos Separados"
3. "Martirio De Otro"
4. "¡Soy Un Ganador!"
5. "Lascivamente"
6. "Un Tipo De Indulgencia"
7. "Amnistía"
8. "Agradable Locura Temporal"
9. "Espejismos Y Visiones"
10. "Quinta Real"