SIESTA
Dylan-esque indie folk from the Pampas.
Siesta is a folk/rock band from Buenos Aires for which the song is the most important thing: the attention to form and the way to communicate, without neglecting experimentation and overall production. Inspired by both urban and rural landscapes, their lyrics range from everyday situations to existential questions. Nature, man, loneliness, time and love are at the core of the work.
The influence of artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, folk blues and Argentine folklore (especially from Buenos Aires) is noticeable at first listen, naturally blended across the different Siesta productions.
The band was born in mid-2007 as a guitar and violin duo. A year later, adding drums to the lineup, live performances began. Many shows were played with only acoustic guitar and drums, giving an important place to space and using the absence of other elements to their advantage. From 2011 to 2016, adding bass, Siesta consolidated itself as a folk trio of acoustic guitar, bass and drums.
Over the years and through several lineup changes, Siesta has been led by Ricardo Jürgens and Fernando Scaglia, who take charge of the composition, most of the instruments, production and recording of their albums.
The band released 4 albums and 2 EPs, recorded and edited independently: Siesta (2007), The Flowers Behind (2010), Luz de Capital (2012), Acampe (2015), Vol. 2 (2019, EP) and Vol. 3 (2019, EP).
In 2023 Siesta recorded their fifth album, Larga Distancia, at ION Studios, produced by Jürgens/Scaglia and mixed and mastered by Norman Mac Loughlin at Daktari Studios. The nine-song LP was released on April 19, 2024, and with it Siesta signed to Della Napa Records.
The single Dos Pájaros Vuelan followed in 2025, and on September 3, 2026 they released Con Amigos En Un Bar, a nostalgic, country-tinged song full of Buenos Aires images.