It’s not that Spanish Love Songs are sad, it’s that they’re real as fuck. Sure, the California-based band’s jangling, heartfelt punk rock exudes the feeling of returning home to your shitty town for a family gathering, and guitarist/vocalist Dylan Slocum’s lyrics are full of crushing phrases that sum up the overbearing weight of the world. But neither feel self-indulgent or emotionally manipulative — instead, they just point out the honest-to-God truths of what it is to struggle in the modern day. And maybe that’s overwhelmingly depressing, but maybe that says more about the world than Spanish Love Songs. It’s unfair to shoot the messenger, no matter how tough the telegram is to hear. Losers 2, the new single from Spanish L...
