Blog: Captain Obvious

You Should Know It's only a matter of time before you'll be hearing Russian Red songs on iPod and Yaris commercials. Russian Red is the moniker for Lourdes Hernandez, a Spanish avant-garde folk songstress that wisely chooses to sing in English. Vocally, Hernandez exhibits a similar sort of quirkiness to fellow female folkies Joanna Newsome and Marissa Nadler. Regarded as one of the most promising acts in Madrid, Hernandez was quickly scooped up by local Eureka Records and in April she released her debut album, [...]

• Russian Red - Cigarettes
• Russian Red - Nice Thick Feathers