
How excited are we to present the new single of Los Claveles? Well, considering they delivered the best song of 2011 , yes, we are very excited. The stakes are high for any band that crafts an instant classic, but it's especially remarkable when it comes from a band that has yet to release a debut album. Over the past four years the Madrid rockers have released a handful of singles, splits, and EPs, making a memorable repertoire with discrete resources. The time has come for Los Claveles to make the big step—releasing a proper full-length album with proper [...]

Nacional 42, Los Claveles Gramaciones Grabofonicas, Spain Rating: 82 ★★★★ by Carlos Reyes The return of the 7'' single is nowadays, one of the few current glimpses of the romanticism of the record. Empty alphabetized CD shelves are the horrific ruins of the physicality of commercial records. Indies are however, on a journey to become music collectors. If such transition causes [...]

♫♫♫ Furland - "Castillo de Arena" ♫♫♫ Fakuta vs The xx - "Virreinatos/Intro" ♫♫♫ Jessy Bulbo. "Jaslo Casvie 1" ♫♫♫ Gerardo Figueroa (Eva) - "Despierta, Niñito 'e Dios" ♫♫♫ Fother Muckers. "Gente Tan Diferente" ♫♫♫ Joe Crepusculo - "Llego la Navidad" ♫♫♫ Chico Unicornio - "Triangulo" [...]

Split, Kana Kapila + Los Claveles Yoyo Industrias, Spain Rating: 69 by Carlos Reyes Releasing new stuff on the 7" format is romantic by itself, Spain's up and coming super lo-fi bands Kana Kapila and Los Claveles take it to the next line in this very intriguing (and hard to find) 8-minute collaborative split vinyl. This is of course, a one of a kind moment for record collectors (at least on our circuit); it just doesn't get any more nostalgic than this. In one side, we got the infectious bouncy tropicalia of Kana [...]