It's a bit too preoccupied with 1960s psychedelia (seriously,
give it a rest), but the Spanish music scene is proving to be a relatively rich landscape of nice, solid indie rock
*, as well as the occasional non-indie surprise. My music-gathering experience here has come almost entirely from people I meet in bars or other various social situations, and is therefore dependent on who I talk to, but I think I'm starting to get a handle on some of the finer points. Thanks to some obliging Spaniards, I've amassed a handful of bands to recommend, which I'll be doing in a few installments so as not to overwhelm your delicate americano sensibilities (just kidding, most of what I've heard pretty much sounds like American indie rock except in Spanish). Here's the first batch.
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Spanish mobile carrier Yoigo has posted a list of its most popular ringtone downloads in the Sala de Música section of its Web site, and not surprisingly, Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" is No. 1. Rihanna must have a killer European publicity team, because she has an almost God-like omnipresence on this continent. But the rest of the list is highlighted by Spanish and Latin American pop, including a Sevillan boy band and Spain's particularly pathetic Eurovision entry.
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