[PRE-ORDER] Buscabulla - Se Amaba Asi [Indie-Exclusive Clear Vinyl] [Release Date: 09/12/2025]

Acclaimed Puerto Rican indie duo Buscabulla is excited to announce the release of their long-awaited second studio album, Se Amaba Así, a raw and penetrating song cycle exploring the struggles and challenges of relationships in the modern world.

Se Amaba Así – which loosely translates to The Way They Loved – sees Buscabulla co-founders Raquel Berrios and Luis Del Valle devoting their eagerly awaited second album to the ruthless examination of their private life as a couple, instrumentalizing myriad strains of Latin music to explore their most intimate struggles as both artists and lovers. From the neo-doowop of “Mi Marido” to the distorted guitars of “Mortal,” the album pushes the duo’s shared sonic world through dark synthesizers, witchy vocal loops, and the sharp snap of live percussion to create a singularly universal record about the difficulties inherent in keeping a relationship alive at this moment in time.

“I don’t like fantasy,” Berrios says. “I very much like to write about real life. If art isn’t about putting yourself in this vulnerable position, then what is the point of making it? Why do you want to make art from a safe place?”

Se Amaba Así follows last year’s acclaimed single, “11:11,” available now alongside an official music video directed by Latin Grammy Award-winner Jorge “Fish” Rodríguez (Calle 13) and streaming now on YouTube. Self-produced by Buscabulla and mixed by 2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Rich Costey (Muse, Foo Fighters), the dynamic, merengue-infused track marked the duo’s first original new song in over four years following 2020’s breakthrough debut album, Regresa. Named among NPR’s “Best Music of 2020” while being hailed by Pitchfork as “joyful and melancholic,” the album centered on Buscabulla’s return to their native Puerto Rico following more than a decade of living in New York City.

Along with global critical applause, Regresa captured the attention of the one and only Bad Bunny, who invited the duo to collaborate on “Andrea,” one of the many highlights of his chart-topping, Latin Grammy Award-winning album, 2022’s Un Verano Sin Ti. Now boasting more than 516M streams on Spotify alone, the track introduced Buscabulla to audiences worldwide, as did special guest performances at Bad Bunny’s blockbuster “World’s Hottest Tour” at stadiums in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States. The experience imbued Buscabulla with renewed ambition and revitalized creativity, the results of which first manifested themselves on “11:11” and now continue with Se Amaba Así.

Format / LP
Released / 09/12/2025
Catalogue / DOMI-508
Barcode / 887828050833
Artist / Buscabulla
Label / Domino
Genre / Electronic