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June 5, 2020 8:51 AM

2020 has been a counterintuitively strong year for music releases. Madrid rock quartet Hinds released their third album today, The Prettiest Curse, adding pop sensibilities to their lo-fi aesthetic, and singing in both English and, for the first time, in Spanish. Listen here.

Videos:
Just Like Kids (Miau)
Good Bad Times
Riding Solo

Reviews:
NME
PopMatters

Interview

posted by signal (3 comments total)

Riding Solo was stuck in my head the first few months of the year. Confirmed Slaps. Thanks KEXP!
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 9:54 AM on June 5, 2020

I love them so much. Saw them live and it was 100% what you would expect. Exact same vibe as their videos.
posted by tofu_crouton at 12:59 PM on June 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

They played the Boaty Weekender and I went in to that (my best weekend ever TBH) knowing of them and came out thinking they were the most fun band on the boat - I think everyone left a huge fan of theirs because they are so charming and engaging on stage and were a constant presence until all hours of the night around the ship (you basically saw the bands who were there to perform everywhere). They are also super sweet and have seemingly boundless energy. I went home and bought both their existing albums and then preordered this one, though they are MUCH better live than recorded.

We had tickets to see them sometime around now (time is losing meaning) but unfortunately it was postponed for obvious reasons and then their tour was cancelled.

Viva Hinds!
posted by urbanlenny at 1:07 PM on June 5, 2020