Las narraciones de la cuarentena durante la crisis de la COVID-19 a través de la música: emociones y actividades compartidas por Stay Homas

“Desconfinamiento” is the title of the mix tape of five songs by the Catalan trio Stay Homas, who have been classified as the revelation of confinement. The present study conceives these songs as personal narratives. Through a qualitative text analysis (Krippendorff, 2004), the study presents five categories of elements that relate to a social reality lived within the time of quarantine in Barcelona. The categories that the study presents include a) wishes, b) emotions, c) people, d) practices and e) reflections, in times of confinement. The study argues that the characteristics described in the analysis connect with emotions and generate responses of interest, empathy, and solidarity beyond the variants of age, gender, and location. Stay Homas songs work as an “antidote” that softens the complexity of the times we live in and its possible consequences. Finally, the study discusses some opportunities for future research, highlighting two considerations: looking at music as an opportunity to identify key elements in emotional accompaniment, and considering it as a tool that contributes to social well-being.