Though it's still in its infancy, the creative interchange between the Argentina-bred, London-based artist (and King Krule collaborator) Gal Go and the jazzy Mexico City indie band Diles que no me maten has already been fruitful. The two became fast friends ever since meeting backstage at a festival in Mexico last year. Gal Go even uprooted his life in London and went to Mexico for an entire month in late 2024, working on music and going on tour with the band. It seems like the start of a special collaborative relationship, so we wanted to hear more about it directly from the artists. Read their responses to our questions and listen to Gal Go’s newest release, B mi mal, which contains the Diles collaboration “27”—which comes with an adjoining music video, directed by Emilio Pichardo—below.

So, how did you meet up? What has your relationship been like since?

Diles: We found Gal Go's second album (Gal Go Grey) and got immediately into it. We're always searching for music in Spanish with impacting lyrics and this was just the case. Back then, we messaged him about playing a show together in CDMX but he wasn't touring at the moment. One year later, Geronimo (guitarist) met Lau while in NY, who's friends with Galgo, and we started plotting to organize a concert together. Anyways ... Pitchfork Mexico had us on their lineup the same day as King Krule so we met backstage that day. And the next day we were rehearsing at Tlatelolco. Three days later we had an amazing concert at Teatro Lucido which is now on YouTube. The concert went so well that we took the show to San Diego, Tijuana, and Mexicalli, and those went even better! 

Gal Go: On my side it was Lau that kept on insisting that I check Diles out, she knew we had a lot in common from day one, and I’ll be always grateful for her insistence.

You went on tour together last year, right? Any good stories from the road?

Galo Go: Those concerts together were something else, how we diffused the division between each project and seamlessly mixed our sets is something you don’t find that often when you go see bands; I feel like the way we understand space in music is complementary of each other, and it’s a gift that we got to share so much in the last year.  

Diles: At one point we were with Galgo and our friend Lau at Black Rock Beach in San Diego and we were supposed to play in Tijuana later that night. We were playing flutes and it was pretty fun so we lost track of time and our engineer decided to take a shower (water is very important for her). Suddenly we noticed that the soundcheck was in 30 minutes and that it was in another country and that we were really stupid. Obviously, we arrived three hours late and Galgo got fined for being Argentinian at the border. Later that night we got really drunk and Jonás got up and sang at Latino's, a famous trans bar in Tijuana, along with an impersonator of Rocio Durcal, and it was a disaster. We don't have any memories after that incident.

Tell us about the video that we are featuring today.

Diles: This video is about a man rambling his own mind as well as dragging himself around the streets of Mexico City. Tortured by glimpses from a life on the road and a lost love. Funny thing is Jonas learned to spitfire especially for the video inspired by a girl in Tijuana that did it during our show.

Gal Go: Yes, it’s an idea by Emilio Pichardo, whom I also met that same day I met Diles at the Fronton de Buraceli. It was shot on film, and we were submerged in the night of Mexico City.

27 is a very symbolic number in music. What does that title mean to you?

Diles: Well, Galgo wrote the progression of the song and it was already named “27” when Jonás wrote the lyrics. So it was a way to name the music. It might be related to the lyrics but in a mysterious way that we don't know yet. 

Gal Go: The secret is, the song came to life Feb 27th of last year, I was at my friend’s watching them play PlayStation and I recorded the main parts of the guitar as a voice memo on my phone, the date said 27 and when I sent it to Diles I thought “27” was a title that matched the spirit of it.

How do the respective cities you live in inform the music you make?

Gal Go: How would they not modify us as artists? How could we respond to them? What have we got to add or say here? Who’s around us making stuff? What moves the inspiration in us?

Diles: ⁠Well Mexico City is really real place; it's huge, it's beautiful, but cruel, too. It's a city that shows all things in plain sight. So that's always inspiring for us. It is a constant reminder that if you love something like music you have to hold it tight and take care of it to make it last. My Mexico city friends, artists or not, they all are clever dreamers.

What kind of music has been inspiring you so far in 2025?

Gal Go: 2025 has me coming back to At the Drive-In [band] ... But as far as new music? Hmm, I just got back from a gig in Scotland and I’ve been listening to this artist from Glasgow, Tony Morris. I’ve also been listening to this band I saw in Mexico a few months ago, they’re called ven.

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Diles: On Diles' side, we've been listening to a bunch of stuff together because we just recorded an album and we're currently on the road. I guess the big ones to mention are Popol Vuh, Charly García, Los Abuelos de la Nada and more Argentinian pop from that era. Atahualpa Yupanqui, El Tigrillo Palma and Spanish language songwriters in general are inspiring. On the road I think Highway 61 Revisited and Discovery by Daft Punk made a strong impression on us. “Alesis” by Mk.Gee is a fun song that we like to blast sometimes. Also the soundtrack from School of Rock.

Photo by Valeria Lailson