Comments on: rock en espa�ol

Question: rock en español

needled — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:53:01 -0800

I'd like some rock en español recommendations, current stuff in particular. I used to listen to a lot of Spanish language pop and rock in the past, but I don't know what's out there these days.

Stuff I've liked in the past: Soda Stereo, Fito Paez, Los Aterciopelados, early Shakira, La Ley, Heroes del Silencio. I absolutely detested Mecano, in particular Ana Torroja's singing.

(I'll admit to owning Miguel Bose and Alejandro Sanz cds, too)

By: clcapps

clcapps — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:06:16 -0800

It's a couple years old, but "Casa " by Natalia y La Forquetina is an incredible record. Kind of surf-y, kind of folky... kind of Riko Kiley-ish.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:24:46 -0800

I enjoy Kinky and Los Abandoned (a shame they broke up only after a couple of records).

By: workerant

workerant — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:36:28 -0800

I'm a big fan of Ozomatli. Some of their songs are sung in Spanish, and I challenge you not to start dancing.

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:41:43 -0800

This is something I've been curious about too. I'm fairly into Los Amigos Invisibles; they mix in some lounge, disco, and funk with their rock. Also, while they're originally from Venezuela, I think they live in New Jersey now and it feels like they tour the East Coast pretty much every three months or so.

By: veggieboy

veggieboy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:35:00 -0800

Have you listened to any of Andrés Calamaro? "Alta Suciedad" was his high point for me, but his latest, "Lengua Popular," is his best album in a while.

Joaquín Sabina [link plays music] is fantastic, too. I'm thinking you might already be aware of him, but he's still turning out good stuff.

Also check out Estopa, [music] Jarabe de Palo and Bacilos.

By: chrchr

chrchr — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:14:44 -0800

Cafe Tacuba are the reigning kings of rock mexicana.

By: matildaben

matildaben — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:18:31 -0800

Capitan Melao
Bersuit

both from Argentina

By: edmz

edmz — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:31:59 -0800

seconding Cafe Tacuba, Kinky and Los Amigos Invisibles and adding Plastilina Mosh and Julieta Venegas.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:08:17 -0800

Hey Needled,

Since I know you're in Ann Arbor, you should get ahold of the No Fun Records folks. Charlie and Claudia run the label, and it's a great source for contemporary South American rock and roll, from bands like Thee Coronados to Mangazoidos. They can lean toward garage and retro rock, but there's a tremendous amount of different stuff there that's fantastic (like, though they're Brazillian and thus not en espanol, The Butcher's Orchestra, whose side band Cansei Ser Sexy blew up in the last couple of years). They're super-cool people, and can get an insane amount of music from all over—they return to Argentina two to three times a year and basically buy massive amounts of whatever sounds cool, so they can get stuff that's not on their label too. Because you're in town, you can save on shipping by just meeting them in person, and they sponsor shows at the Pig pretty regularly too.

Seriously, everything I've bought from them, like a bunch of crazy '60s Peruvian garage comps and awesome Mexican punk rock, has been immensely worth my cash.

You can also check out the label SS Records for bands like XYX and Los Lampadores, who are some new rockers from the Monterrey, Mexico scene.

By: Cobalt

Cobalt — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:18:47 -0800

Reactor is probably Mexico City's best radio station for rock en español. They do play a lot of stuff from everywhere (Coldplay, The Killers, TV on the Radio, Olympic Airways, Elbow, etc.) but rock in Spanish is featured heavily. From the website, click on 'Nuestro Sonido' -> 'En Rotación' to hear what they're currently playing.

They always do a Best of the Year list. The 2007 edition can be found here. For some reason, I can't find the list on the site itself, but it's a very good sampling.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:35:35 -0800

Uruguay's El cuarteto de nos. Here's the video for their Ya no sé que hacer conmigo. And if you listen to Soda Stereo you definitely should check out the stuff lead singer Gustavo Cerati has been up to since Soda Stereo broke up. His album Bocanada is great. Here's the video for Tabú, the opening track on the album.

By: signal

signal — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:35:01 -0800

Belanova, straight up discoish pop. Molotov, hiphoppy rock with a sense of humor and social justice.