Psych-pop bombardiers Spanish Prisoners mix analog & electro tricks for a cool Postal Service-meets-Gorillaz-meets-La Big Vic-meets-Spoon-meets-Slowdive-meets-a whole lot of other stuff. It’s a mish-mash in a pleasant way, kind of like Sheperd’s Pie. Comfort food for the indie music loving ear. You could do worse than the catchy, martial tune "Know No Violence", a sweet single off their upcoming album Gold Fools. Is that a sly reference to Fools Gold, the band? Probaby not. Spanish Prisoners ply different regions of the genre universe than Fools Gold.
Dig on the single below, along with another track off the new album "Downtown Chicagoland". The band claims to be Brooklyn-based, but hey, who knows, maybe they migrated form the Windy City to the Big Apple. We’re all immigrants in this country (except maybe the native Americans), and that’s true 1000 times over for most Brooklyn residents. The grass is always greener…
Find out more at Spanish Prisoner’s Facebook & stream some muzak at Bandcamp & hit ’em up on Twitter — all in a social networking day’s work. And NYC, don’t miss their 8/4 show with Radical Dads and more — enjoy!
"Know No Violence"
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"Downtown Chicagoland"
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