The Beatles,The Clash, Death Cab for Cutie, Rilo Kiley,
AC/DC, The Who, Blondie, Otis Redding, Frank Sinatra, Dinosaur J.R,
Pretenders, Teenage Fanclub, Devo, Stevie Wonder, MC5, The LA's,
Nick Drake, Violent Femmes, The Kinks, Dean Martin's "Italian Love Songs",
Elliot Smith, J.Cash, Fountains of Wayne, David Bowie, etc, etc...
Sounds Like
WE ARE BALBOA.
NOVEDADES MAGAZINE Said: This band is one to keep a close eye on. They manage the perfect equilibrium (not always all that easy to find) between the mainstream melodies and their rockin guitar sound
EL PAIS "TENTACIONES" Said: Harsh guitars mixed with an angel-like voice could be the perfect combination that We Are Balboa seems to master
MONDO SONORO Said: One of the freshest and inspiring sounds we have heard coming from Madrid. We Are Balboa deliver a vigorous sounding Pop which remind us of the best McDonald brothers (Redd Kross) albums.
EL MUNDO "METROPOLIS" Said: Amazing !!! We Are Balboa have burst into the music scene with the most energetic and rock sounding songs we could have ever expected
WATCH US ON SPANISH TV (FLY MUSIC)
We'll subtitle it in english shortly!
Girl meets Boy at Boy's bar, called the Tupperware Club, in Madrid (the best indie bar in the world).
Boy asks Girl to join his band and tells her this beautiful tale which she will never forget:
You're a young boy, your parents or your elder sisters, or even your elder sisters' boyfriends play you good music...you don't understand anything much, but still it all seems to fall into place, everything changes and you learn how to play an instrument, the years soar by...you get a band together.
Girl says: ok, I've always loved to hear you play the guitar and your hands have always turned me on. Boy says: well, we may also accomplish a few things along the way then!
And a few things they did do!
They recruited another two and began to play their music everywhere, wide and far fetched as well as close by!
There's rehearsal tomorrow...at five? Cool.
Time has soared by. And now it has become our life.
We feel a gush of emotional bliss when we grab our instruments and begin to play. Rock? Indie? Alternative? Pop? Who cares?
It's our music.
And here are some of their most outstanding moments (in no particular order, neither chronological nor of importance, just as they pop into our minds):
Winning the Global Battle of the Bands in Spain, which took them to play at the London Astoria.
Having their song Space Between Bodies chosen to be played on UK's ITV Granada Soccer Tonight programme.
Opening for cool bands such as The Charlatans, The Sounds, Mudhoney, and other platinum selling artist which allowed them to play to 20,000 people audiences etc...
Playing at awesome venues throughout the UK! (such as Manchester's Academy 3, Liverpool's Barfly, Birmingham's Club Academy, London's Bull and Gate, Dublin Castle and Goonite Club, etc... which are the venues that saw then-small sized bands such as Blur, Oasis, begin their successful careers!)
Having the amazing Jon Gray (The Subways, Radio 4, Editors, etc...) produce their album "Space Between Bodies".
Getting this same album mastered by Kevin Metcalf (The Kinks, Supergrass, Oasis...)
Being played on all the national radio and tv programmes worth being played on.
Playing all the national radio and tv programmes worth playing.
Being recommended by all music-oriented magazines in Spain.
Playing at a ton of cool festivals, such as the Eurosonic Festival 2008 in Holland, and other great summer festivals at great slots, on just before bands such as The Charlatans, Primal Scream, etc...
Being recommended by Vogue and Elle in Spain.
There are a few other things such as touring their asses off and other such beauties of being in a band, but what they most like is for you to listen to their music! So listen away!
About the album:
We Are Balboa have just finished recording what will be their international debut album "Space Between Bodies" with producer Jon Gray (who has also worked with The Zutons, The Subways, The Coral, etc...).
Twelve infectious rocking tunes which mix harsh sounding guitar riffs with a crunchy rhythm section and honey drenched female vocals which will make you want to drop it all and sing along to their songs at the top of your voice. Songs about love and aliens, uplifting tunes about erratic marriage proposals, and soaring melodies which depict places we've never been to before.
hola lualooo!!! hace un monton que no te pongo nada por aqui...oye, acuerdate de lo de vernos esta semana antes de que os vayais otra vez!! ademas te tengo que enseñar unas fotos de canijas que te vas a mearrrr!!!! besossss
Hola We Are Balboa, que quieramos anunciaros que ya esta el segundo tema colgado, segundo tema cantado. Despues de que vosotros abrierais los comentarios de Stranger Mouses, que os parecería pasar de nuevo y opinar? Un saludo y a ver si os poneis de nuevo en la carretera.
Muchas gracias por aceptar el request y por los ánimos con lo de la grabación. Cuando terminemos ya colgaremos algo para que todos podáis ver si ha merecido la pensa todo este esfuerzo. Un abrazo.
Gracias por el add y por el recuerdo. Nos alegra saber que todo os va tan bien. Aquí os dejo la promo de este año. Espero que los grupos noveles que se pasen por aquí se animen y compartan vuestra experiencia. ¡Hasta pronto! ..
Muchas gracias por añadirnos, es un placer contar con We are Balboa entre nuestros amigos. Enhorabuena por vuestra música, sonais realmente bien. Saludos sonoros desde Galicia de Lavanda.
how's my special babe? won't be in spain in december but england for sure. will email you the dates. how are the boys? I often think of you, sitting on the patio and grinning at the cn tower :) so cute, xxxxx luv xxxxx
Que tal peña? 1 servidor que os escribe esta 1 poco pachucho estos cambios de temperatura le pasa factura a mi garganta... y como me aburro os escribo esta chorrada... bss
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