Costa Rican shoegaze/post-rock outfit Adiós Cometa unveils new single and music video »Luminosa« from upcoming album »Un destello de luz«
San Jose, Costa Rica based shoegaze/post-rock outfit Adiós Cometa has unveiled a music video for the third and final single »Luminosa« taken from their upcoming album, »Un destello de luz«, set to release on January 29th, 2026 via Spinda Records / Steadfast Records / Furia.
»Luminosa« is available now on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Y de reojo, un resplandor
02. Luminosa
03. Una vida en otra parte
04. El mundo en mis brazos (Leonor)
05. Candelaria
06. Detenerse
07. Quema la memoria
08. Mala memoria
09. Victoria
Courtesy of Spinda Records:
Adiós Cometa are back with »Luminosa«, the stunning final teaser from their upcoming third studio album »Un destello de luz«, arriving January 29th, 2026 on Spinda Records.
Following the melancholic embrace of »El mundo en mis brazos (Leonor)« – featuring Argentine band Fin del Mundo – Adiós Cometa now presents »Luminosa«, the final single before the release of their highly anticipated album »Un destello de luz«, which will be out on January 29th, 2026 via Spinda Records ‘Noisy Series’ (Spain), in collaboration with Steadfast Records (USA) and Furia (Costa Rica).
»Luminosa« delves into themes of loss, acceptance, and hope, weaving together distorted guitars, delicate arpeggios, and vocals that shift between anguish and calm – drawing from the band’s signature blend of shoegaze and introspective emo influences.
“It’s a song that, whether you want to or not, you have to face. That anguish, so deeply human, is inevitable. Even though I didn’t set out to write specifically about that, it’s a feeling that permeates much of what I write,” — Jonathan Villalobos (Adiós Cometa)
Photo by Judith Esquivel
The single will be accompanied by a music video directed by Camarote Films, shot in Mexico City using 16mm, 8mm, and digital formats. The video portrays a symbolic journey between life and death, a liminal space where the protagonist finally finds rest and peace.
A final glimpse of Un destello de luz
With »Luminosa«, Adiós Cometa closes the cycle of previews leading up to their third studio album, »Un destello de luz«. Prior to this release, the band unveiled two singles that each marked a distinct stage in their sonic evolution:
»Candelaria«, released in August, marked their first collaboration with Andalusian label Spinda Records and served as their official introduction to the European audience. With a rawer and more visceral sound, the track explored the fury of 1990s shoegaze alongside a post-punk sensitivity tinged with emotion.
»El mundo en mis brazos (Leonor)«, released in October and featuring Lucía Masnatta of Argentina’s Fin del Mundo, revealed the group’s more introspective and melancholic side, consolidating their international presence with premieres on KEXP (US), Radio 3 (ES), Idioteq (PO), La Bestia Radio (MX), and Amplify Radio (CR).
Together with »Luminosa«, these tracks form part of the emotional universe of »Un destello de luz«, an album that reaffirms Adiós Cometa’s commitment to an expansive, emotional, and deeply human form of shoegaze.
Un destello de luz
Edited by Spinda Records in collaboration with Steadfast Records (USA) and Furia (Costa Rica), the album will be released digitally and in vinyl, CD, and cassette formats on January 29th, 2026. The record marks the beginning of a new chapter for Adiós Cometa, who are already preparing live performances across Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Pre-order here: spindarecords.com
More about Adiós Cometa
Plenty of chorus and reverb from San José, Costa Rica. Since their formation in 2019, Adiós Cometa has crafted an introspective and passionate sound that blends shoegaze, dream pop, and emo, wrapped in emotionally charged lyricism.
They have been featured by Rolling Stone, KEXP, Radio 3, Remezcla, Ruta 66, Idioteq, and La Bestia Radio, as well as platforms such as Bandcamp and Apple Music, establishing themselves as one of the most representative bands of contemporary Latin American shoegaze.
Adiós Cometa is:
Emanuel Mora – Bass
Mark Murillo – Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Villalobos – Guitar
Gabriel Piedra – Guitar
Pablo Matamoros – Drums, Percussion
FFO: Fin del Mundo, Viva Belgrado, DIIV, El mató a un policía motorizado…
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well