This section has been hibernating for too long. Not anymore. Many
are ready to blow your mind.
Hazte Lapón. Born in Madrid en 2009, the band leaded by Manuel González Molinier and Saray Botella (that expands to a quintet-sextet live) started rolling a year later with first gigs and the recording of self-released debut EP '
Las fatigas del querer'. Single '
Romance en la oficina' and the song '
Bucles' appears in 2011, showing the initial noise sound was evolving into a much poppier sound, with another single, '
El baile de la medusa' and second EP '
Gentil colapso (broma privada)' arriving in 2012 anticipating their first album. '
Bromas privadas en lugares públicos' surfaced in late 2013, out via
Discos del rollo, making a cult band of the combo, but the best was yet to come, with the magnificent EP '
El traje del emperador' released by our friends
Discos de Kirlian a year later and, finally, with sophomore LP '
No son tu marido' via our beloved label
El Genio Equivocado. The
best national record of 2015 by far, they deliver
pluperfect indiepop (noise, traditional Spanish music, electropop, post-punk, jangle), very diverse and with, arguably, the
best lyrics out here in Spain, a mix between intimate confession, sardonic humour and witty social comment. Think Luke Haines meeting
Manos de Topo, Raymond Carver partying with
The Magnetic Fields, or Talking Heads discovering
El Niño Gusano... Thinking on changing your nationality (we all know Trump, Cameron, Rajoy, long etc. embarrasses you to death)?
Welcome to Laponia, the land of pop!
Los Bonsáis. Hailing from Asturias (Gijón and Llanes) Helena Toraño and Nel González
joined forces, at first a very casual affair, on April of 2010, recording homemade demo '
La Mecedora', in just a matter of months that circulated among friends. A year later they doubled the bet with the demos EP '
Ultramar' and single '
Es Mejor/ Un instante', recorded with our friends
Linda Guilala and impressing the wise people at
Elefant Records who quickly signed them and released the proper debut EP '
Ultramarinos' in January 2012, collecting four of their best initial tunes and following in at the start of 2013 first LP '
Martin Pescador'. A delightful punk-pop reality, the lovely duo appeared in Family and
Los Planetas' tribute records during 2014, warming-up for 2015, on which they came out wit sophomore album '
Nordeste' in February and '
¡Fanzine! EP in November, on which they cover
The Pastels,
Black Tambourine, Television Personalities and The Vaselines. Echoing the aforementioned bands as well as Marine Girls,
Talulah Gosh or Shop Assistants,
Los Bonsáis are
one of our best kept secrets... revealed. Instant, shaky, irresistible love.
Selvática. Manu y Paula (formerly of the band
Indómitos) migrated from Galizia to Río de Janeiro, Brasil, in 2012, coming out with the idea of a new
music project a couple of years later. They quickly recorded the demos of what was going to be their debut album, channelling the vibes and energy of their new home with their music indierock tastes. They returned to Spain on early 2015 to assemble a proper band (they are a cohesive quintet live) and record LP '
Un Mundo Extraño', out since November through
Discos de Kirlian and
Mama Vynila. A
stunning collection of fuzzy indiepop tunes, with post-punk, garage rock, surf and psych-pop vibes melting with vital tribal rhythms. Welcome to their rocking jungle!
Hazte Lapón. Born in Madrid en 2009, the band leaded by Manuel González Molinier and Saray Botella (that expands to a quintet-sextet live) started rolling a year later with first gigs and the recording of self-released debut EP 'Las fatigas del querer'. Single 'Romance en la oficina' and the song 'Bucles' appears in 2011, showing the initial noise sound was evolving into a much poppier sound, with another single, 'El baile de la medusa' and second EP 'Gentil colapso (broma privada)' arriving in 2012 anticipating their first album. 'Bromas privadas en lugares públicos' surfaced in late 2013, out via Discos del rollo, making a cult band of the combo, but the best was yet to come, with the magnificent EP 'El traje del emperador' released by our friends Discos de Kirlian a year later and, finally, with sophomore LP 'No son tu marido' via our beloved label El Genio Equivocado. The best national record of 2015 by far, they deliver pluperfect indiepop (noise, traditional Spanish music, electropop, post-punk, jangle), very diverse and with, arguably, the best lyrics out here in Spain, a mix between intimate confession, sardonic humour and witty social comment. Think Luke Haines meeting Manos de Topo, Raymond Carver partying with The Magnetic Fields, or Talking Heads discovering El Niño Gusano... Thinking on changing your nationality (we all know Trump, Cameron, Rajoy, long etc. embarrasses you to death)? Welcome to Laponia, the land of pop! 
Selvática. Manu y Paula (formerly of the band Indómitos) migrated from Galizia to Río de Janeiro, Brasil, in 2012, coming out with the idea of a new music project a couple of years later. They quickly recorded the demos of what was going to be their debut album, channelling the vibes and energy of their new home with their music indierock tastes. They returned to Spain on early 2015 to assemble a proper band (they are a cohesive quintet live) and record LP 'Un Mundo Extraño', out since November through Discos de Kirlian and Mama Vynila. A stunning collection of fuzzy indiepop tunes, with post-punk, garage rock, surf and psych-pop vibes melting with vital tribal rhythms. Welcome to their rocking jungle!
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