The singer DePol returns with new music and does it with ‘In a few years‘, a single with which he opens a new stage after the publication of ‘I don’t even know‘. The artist opts for a direct and emotional pop song that revolves around the idea of projecting love and relationships into the future, moving away from transience and focusing on what remains. The song maintains the recognizable essence of the singer, with a close sound and a proposal that continues to focus on naturalness and everyday stories.
On the occasion of this launch, in BRAND we have spoken with DePol to learn more details about the topic and the moment he is going through professionally. In the interview, the singer answers several questions about the meaning of In a Few Years, the creative process behind the song and how he faces a stage in which he continues to establish himself as one of the emerging voices of Spanish pop.
Exclusive interview with DePol
QUESTION – ‘In a few years’ speaks a lot about the future and permanence. Three or four years ago did you imagine that you would end up here or do you still feel a little that ‘I don’t even know’ about the album?
ANSWER – I didn’t think that people would listen to my songs, but it is true that in the end I think that when you start writing you feel that you have something to communicate. I dreamed of being in these moments, where people already listen to you and you have certain songs that people recognize.
Q – You have said several times that you make very everyday songs, very much about things that can happen to anyone. Are you worried that the industry increasingly rewards what is exaggerated and artificial?
R– In the end, I am concerned about what directly concerns me. In other words, I am not going to stop making songs because what I talk about or how my music sounds is not fashionable. I am convinced of what I do and what I tell in my songs. I don’t try to pay attention to what everyone else is doing or how viral it is.
Q – Your music has a lot of 2000’s pop and acoustic guitars; At a time when everything seems to be going towards more urban or electronic sounds, did you feel pressure to change?
R – I have never really changed; I don’t know, I’ve always known where I wanted to go and how I wanted my music to sound. Furthermore, what I was clear about was that my music had to sound like the music that I have been listening to throughout my life.
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Q – What is it about Tato Latorre that makes him fit so well with you on a creative level?
R – The truth is that working with Tato is always a luxury because he is very clear about what he wants to sound like. I also know how I want to sound, so something always comes up, something very nice.
Q – In previous interviews you have talked about the shyness you had as a child. Has music cured that for you or have you simply learned to live with it?
R – I think that shyness above all has helped me in this aspect, because perhaps if I had not been so shy or so introverted I would not have started telling things through songs. Now it is serving me as a tool and as a hobby… Writing songs and telling stories and, above all, telling things that perhaps I would not tell otherwise.
Q – What is the song of yours that is most difficult for you to sing live because it touches you too personally?
R – The song that is most difficult for me to sing live, but I also like it because I think it tells something very beautiful and something that is sometimes difficult not to analyze, is ‘No lo saber ni yo’, which gives its name to the title of the album and is a very personal song.
Q – You come from a generation that has grown up practically forced to live dependent on metrics, likes and numbers. Are you obsessed with figures or have you learned to disconnect?
R – Figures and numbers are inevitable nowadays, at a time when we have so much to compare ourselves with, to see how we are improving or getting worse… So yes, I think it is important to be aware that they are there, but we also cannot depend on them because otherwise we would go crazy.
Q – You recently commented that networks have accustomed us to immediacy, both for the good and the bad. Do you read reviews or do you prefer to protect yourself a little from that?
R – I always like to read the feedback after concerts or after a new song. I think it is interesting to receive such direct feedback because the comments are mostly positive. It is also okay to read the negative ones as long as they are not offensive, to try to improve.
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Q – You have more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify, but it seems like you still maintain a fairly close image. How do you avoid becoming a character?
R – I think that becoming a character or someone who is not liked is not easy when you have good people by your side. In my case I am very well accompanied and very happy with the people I have next to me.
Q – You have been the opening act for huge groups and you have been through very powerful festivals. What was the moment when you said, “Okay, this is serious”?
R – It was about two years ago when I started the first tour. There were a few gigs and I started saying, ‘How has this become so heavy,’ but I really enjoy it.
Q – What does a young artist learn when he goes from playing in front of few people to facing venues like La Riviera or huge festivals?
R – Beyond the obvious, which would be the boards that one takes, I think that one learns a lot to manage nervous situations and a certain responsibility.
Q – If you could go back to the 17-year-old Pol who appeared on ‘Got Talent’, what advice would you give him?
R – That he jumped into the pool and wrote more and more songs, which I think is ultimately what has positioned me where I am today.
Q – The single is called ‘In a few years’, so the question is obligatory: how would you like your life to be in ten years to feel that all this has been worth it?
R – Above all, I would like to be surrounded by very good people, both personally and professionally, to be able to be related to music and giving concerts.
