Don’t normally do this because I don’t usually find anything new that makes me quite as happy as my RR discovery this week. But my search for “Reinas” turned up an indie group from Pamplona called Reina Republicana and their song La Reina. It’s based on a kids’ song and says very little else than “The Queen is coming. The Queen goes by. God save the Queen.” Which is reminiscent of the flash by in the blink of an eye visit of long awaited dignitaries so brilliantly portrayed in Berlanga’s “Bienvenido Mr Marshall”. The twist is that the last time they sing the chorus they change the last bit to “God kill the Queen.” I wouldn’t go that far, but it’s a curious juxtaposition to the general cheeriness of the song.
Anyway, who cares if it was on topic or not. I’ve just found a new group that I like a lot and want to share with you. Their début album is paltry in terms of length but majestic in terms of quality. Here are three songs from it as well as the song nommed this week. It will remind people of other groups (Lush, maybe?) and is no doubt derivative, but it’s well outside my normal comfort zone and has still managed to enchant me.
Very pleasant. I can see what folk mean by Lushalike but that’s O.K. by me.
This is well inside my comfort zone, apart from being in Spanish.
I’m a sucker for that guitar sound on the first track, and I like the vocals too. Yes, a bit Lush, or Even As We Speak, or any turn-of-the-90s band on Sarah Records. That’s a good thing.
Now onto track 3, which reminds me of the Swedish twee-pop I listen to a lot of. I think this actually has some melodic similarities to this Lush track:
Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Ooh, what a lovely sound they make! Liking these a lot.
Thanks a lot for this. I really hope La Reina is on the list this week. Spent a pleasant evening youtube sidebar surfing similar Spanish Language acts.
I agree with barbryn that they share a spirit and sound that’s similar to lots of Nordic bands.
yeah, I liked that a lot too…thanks!
Thanks for the comments everyone. Very glad you liked it. Didn’t get listed but that doesn’t matter. I found a new group I like thanks to RR and that’s far better.