el diablo de shanghai

El Diablo de Shanghai at The Victoria

Short Waves presents... el diablo de shanghai

The band are ready to take a decisive step forward. Following the growth the Barcelona band has been building over recent years, and since the release of 113 Pasos Adelante en el Ensanche in 2023, the now five-piece return with Testamento, their second full-length album, due for release on 13 February 2026 via Candorro.

Testamento was recorded in April 2025 at Raúl Pérez’s La Mina studio, with production by Sergio Maschetzko, known for producing Black Country, New Road’s Ants From Up There and for his work with acclaimed artists including Black Midi, The Last Dinner Party, Yard Act and Orlando Weeks.

Support comes from La Gloria

Raw and direct, that’s how Ciao per sempre, the debut EP from La Gloria, sounds. Four tracks that have been slowly simmering away and were recorded by Julián Goicoa (Mundo Prestigio, Discos Las Palmeras, Carlangas), marking the band’s first release.

The four tracks move between straight-up garage rock, warped psychedelia and a taste for the unexpected. “M. Rajoy” hits hard: garage, punk and pure attitude. “Jenny” changes pace, getting a little sentimental as it tells a love story with a dose of irony. “Amaneceres” ventures into more atmospheric territory while maintaining the dirty garage pulse that runs throughout the record. And “Ciao per sempre”, the track that gives the EP its name, is a psychedelic trip, their own little slice of weirdness.