Odio París’ excellent self-titled album is holding all the honors as one of the most beloved debut albums of the year. Although they’re the kind of band whose buzz relies mostly on word of mouth, they are the definition of a transatlantic critical success. Odio París has earned rave reviews from Spain’s most prestigious publications (Rockdelux, Mondosonoro, and La Pagina de la Nadadora), with equal excitement from this side of the world. In an album filled with outstanding tracks, “Cuando nadie pone un disco” has transcended as the band's most urgent, intense, and supremely nihilistic anthem. Odio ...

Vais a permitirme que me ponga un poco tontita, pero es que ya tengo morriña del Sonorama. Necesito hablar de lo que he vivido en los últimos días y si no lo hago en mi blog, ¿dónde lo voy a hacer? Llevo algún que otro festival este año... Y cada vez que iba a uno pensaba que el Sonorama esta vez no podía faltar. Una burgalesa que trabaja en esto de la música, que ama al 90% de los grupos de los carteles de siempre del Sonorama y que no haya ido nunca, no tenía perdón. Ahora solo me arrepiento ...

Aias’ debut album, A La Piscina (Captured Tracks, 2010), is so sonically eloquent and profound that it should keep the band with plenty of momentum for a good couple of years. On our Best Albums of 2010 list, CF writer Jean-Stephane Beriot described their music as “concise, nostalgic and practitioner of the hand-to-hand throwback.” Music-wise I have no clue what he meant by that last part, but it pretty much describes the trio’s new video, “Tu Manes.” Although our understanding of Catalan is limited, this song is the cultivated emotional response to a confronting breakup (the song translates as ...

Emilio José is one strange dude. If you've seen clips from his concerts, you probably know what I"m talking about. According to Javiera Mena, he got naked (or almost got naked) during a performance last year, and she remembers it. But that isn't completely strange in rockstars. How about this: sometimes he's playing a song and right in the middle of it, he stops to describe it, or even say "excuse me, this is how it's supposed to sound." So it's not a big surprise that when the guys from Waaau.tv invited him ...

Nacional 42, Los Claveles Gramaciones Grabofonicas, Spain Rating: 82 ★★★★ by Carlos Reyes The return of the 7’’ single is nowadays, one of the few current glimpses of the romanticism of the record. Empty alphabetized CD shelves are the horrific ruins of the physicality of commercial records. Indies are however, on a journey to become music collectors. If such transition causes a generation of MP3 & OGG buffs to start archiving music through discs you can actually touch or lineup, than let’s welcome such consumer conduct with open arms. One of the bands doing their share to prevent the record slaughter is Madrid’s new sensation Los Claveles. Their rock takes them back to the early (and dusty) progression of “new wave”, to a time-gap of stand-by insecurity regarding the genre’s future. The wave found glory with its contextualization of electronic equipment, but as Los Claveles show, the movement left some string-wavers behind. Taking baby steps towards their debut full-length, Los Claveles have brought us some of the most intricate (and romantic-to-the-skull) rock&roll; we’ve heard in a while. Last year, they introduced themselves to the world through the wonderful Tanatorio (EP), followed by a split album with Kana Kapila. The band is known for rushing through time, and ...

Ever since Emilio Jose’s Chorando Aprendese became an obsession (and our favorite album of 2009), we’ve kept a close eye on a handful of Spaniard bands that don’t necessarily sing in Spanish (or in English). From the same label that introduced us Emilio Jose, comes another ‘Bedroom’, another interesting band singing in Catalan. Their new album El Fum Blanc is a bit too mellow in its topics, and it’s quite difficult to catch up for those of us who can only grasp a few words because of the language barrier. But images help tremendously, and so ...

Eins vorweg – 2010 war in meinen Augen kein übertrieben gutes Musikjahr. Vor allem albenmäßig gab es nur wenig zu bejubeln, und Werke, die vor einigen Jahren noch in den hinteren Regionen meiner Top 20 auftauchten, wären im Jahre 2010 Kandidaten für einen absoluten Spitzenplatz gewesen. Wie ich jedoch voller Schrecken feststelle, habe ich bereits vor zwölf Monaten Ähnliches geschrieben, als ich auf 2009 zurückblickte und nicht in wirkliche Verzückung geriet (obwohl die Top-Alben damals schon sehr sehr gut waren). Aber genug des Lamentos, hier nun also traditionsgemäß zunächst meine favorisierten Alben des Jahres 2010, wie üblich mit dem einen oder ...

Los Ginkas’ Ongi Ibili Pop Abilly was one of our favorite EPs of the year; it arrived a bit late into the year (for us), but just as we pointed out on our Best Albums of 2010 special, it was the perfect set of “sticky songs” for us to spotlight them as one of the bands to watch in 2011. Well, it seems like they’re ready to start the New Year with the release of their full-length debut Retumbarama (out now on Spicnic Records). Los Ginkas’ pop flows with great ease, so much it could sound a bit cartoonish ...

We once compared Emilio José's methods of composition and production to that of an expandable spreadsheet of “music as art, and something else.” Galicia's olympian hero known for structuring about a dozen songs within single non-linear pieces isn’t bringing us a puzzle this time around. He is all set to drop a new single-release next Monday (December 13), it is titled A Amizade and marks the first release from newborn vinyl-exclusive label Discos Garibaldi. If for any reason you need more info to get this 7’’, know there are only 500 copies printed on a gorgeous GREEN ...

Iván Ferreiro, Dorian, La Habitación Roja, El Guincho, Supersubmarina, Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, Cycle, Niños Mutantes, El Columpio Asesino, Hola A Todo El Mundo, Nadadora, Stay, Holywater, Mishima y Fuzzy White Casters son las 15 primeras confirmaciones anunciadas hoy día 23 de noviembre para el cartel del Sonorama Ribera 2011. En una propuesta muy parecida a la que ideamos aquí en Bandalismo el año pasado (Regala un concierto por Navidad), la organización del Sonorama ha aprovechado el (...) - Noticias / pop , Supersubmarina , rock , folk , Niños mutantes , La Habitación Roja , Hola a todo el mundo , Iván Ferreiro , Sonorama , Nadadora , Dorian , Stay , Fuzzy White ...

Tuvimos la posibilidad de charlar con los integrantes de Nadadora, grupo español nacido a finales de 2003, con motivo del lanzamiento de su más reciente trabajo discográfico, Luz, oscuridad, luz. De sus influencias, del proceso de grabación, de sus fuentes de inspiración y varias cosas más nos hablan en esta entrevista. - ¿Qué tipo de [...]

Tras el Victoria Wild Weekend Festival, el colectivo Wild Weekend vuelve a la carga con otro ciclo de conciertos para la temporada de otoño/invierno. Se trata del Wild Winter 2010, que durante los meses de octubre a diciembre pretende hacer de Málaga la capital del indie español. Y tiene argumentos para conseguirlo. Entre las bandas que acudirán al ciclo Wild Weekend destacan Maga, Depedro, Arizona Baby, Sr. Nadie, Hola a todo el mundo, Tulsa, Cooper, Nadadora, Julio de la Rosa, Los Coronas, (...) - Noticias / pop , rock , folk , Wild Weekend

Auch in Spanien hat die Shoegazewelle inzwischen ihre Spuren hinterlassen – neben Then, Klaus & Kinski und Blacanova beschäftigt sich nun auch das Quintett Nadadora aus O Grove mit den schwingenden Gitarrenkaskaden, die dem Leben erst den richtigen Anstrich geben. Das neue Album «Luz, Oscuridad, Luz» ist wirklich ganz hervorragend, selten etwas so Gutes aus spanischen Landen gehört – und überhaupt gibt es meines Erachtens im Jahre 2010 nur wenige Alben, die diese Qualität aufweisen. Es reiht sich Hit an Hit, und hat man sich erst einmal an den spanischen Gesang gewöhnt, so entführen einen die 11 Songs in Gefilde, die zwar eindeutige ...

Fire">Arcade Fire. Ready To Start (The Suburbs) Fitz and the Tantrums. Moneygrabber (Pickin’ Up The Pieces) Ronson">Mark Ronson. Lose It (In The End) feat. Ghostface Killah (Record Collection) Nas ft Damian Marley. Count Your Blessings (Distant Relatives) Lady Danville. Sophie Roux (Single) Ed Harcourt. Do As I Say Not As I Do (Lustre) Foster The People. Pumped Up Kicks (Single) The Boat People. Too Much In My Mind (Dear Darkly) Belle and Sebastian. Write About Love (Write About Love) Magic Kids. Superball (Memphis) Cut Copy. When I’m Going (Single) Crocodiles. Sleep Forever (Sleep Forever) The Posies. Licenses ...

Fire">Arcade Fire, Fitz and the Tantrums, Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, Ronson">Mark Ronson, The Posies, Crocodiles, Seu Jorge & Almaz, Julia Stone">Angus & Julia Stone, Lady Danville, Foster The People, El Guincho, Magic Kids, Cut Copy, Walkmen">The Walkmen, The Swell Season, The Knocks, Samuel, Jupe Jupe, Anoraak, Nadadora, The Boat People, Legs">Dominant Legs. Planeta Pop se emite en el 87.6 de la Fm de Madrid (Onda Latina) todos los martes de 12 a 14 horas ( directo ) y en Internet a través de Radioalterno.com y Planeta Pop . Mp3 : Sufjan Stevens . Too Much (vía Bandcamp) Mp3 : Magic ...