Review: ‘solo quiero ser tu perro’, the abyssal first vinyl album from Gal Go

While most people know Ignacio Salvadores from his contribution to the cult band King Krule, the Argentinian-born saxophonist, guitarist and vocalist has fostered a strong image with his explosive stage presence, luring fans to explore his own musical project; Gal Go.   

Gal Go’s poetical language has hit the aching spot in many listeners’ souls, drawing in a cult following obsessed with his skilful display of both vulnerable, yearning vocals and heavy, madness-inducing saxophone playing. Salvadores’ new album, solo quiero ser tu perro, released October 17th of this year saw both of these signatures combined into a wild and primal culmination of human emotion, foregrounded by a haunting array of howling sax and droning guitar chords. The album is flooded with liquid sonic waves, with tracks like brújula and 13 de febrero seeing Salvadores’ masterful saxophone sinking us to depths unknown, his silky spoken lyrics guiding us like light to a ship lost at sea. 

solo quiero ser tu perro spans from the birth of Gal Go in 2016 to recent releases such as the melancholy des hecho and the swelling barefeet, featuring raw, bleeding vocals from Archy Marshall of King Krule. Gal Go’s sound twists and contorts, with the slacking, ear-crushing guitar tones of des pasito melting away in the light of the dancing piano heard on the ensuing Titita.  

Gal Go invites us into his abyssal vortex of sound with his new album, sending a fond farewell with his closing track otro pájaro lejano, a saxophone solo that is more so a closing speech from Salvadores himself, a conversation between artist and listener in which Salvadores extends his hand to touch the deepest part of our hearts.  

Words & photography by shuralila