The English singer Alondra Bentley, who was born in Lancaster in 1983, lives in Murcia since she was four years old.
Her first album "Ashfield Avenue" is a paragon of sensitivity, candor, feelings and stands out due to bittersweet lyrics and impressive references. Alondra Bentley will be playing at the SOS 4.8 festival in her "hometown" Murcia.
His career as a professional DJ began in 1985 at the “Depósito Legal” in Barcelona. He edited his music for various compilations, like “Razzmatazz” (’03-’07) or “Clubbin'”, by selecting and mixing the different and important themes of each year in the alternative scene. With his unique style and technique he manages to combine rock, pop and electronic music; always with a little wink to the alternative music scene. Listen to his unique music at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
This young singer from Malaga is one of the best Spanish newcomers. In 2009 she introduced her first album "Start, Restart, Undo" in cooperation with one of the most important indie labels from Spain: Subterfuge. You can hear her sweet Indi-Folk at our partner festival the SOS4.8.
Producer Ethan Kath and singer Alice Glass, known as Crystal Castles from Ontario, are known for their special sound, which can be described as unpredictable and melancholic. BBC says, that when you listen to Crystal Castles you"cast adrift as a deafening vortex of pain without a safety net. You feel you can do anything, but that none of this will have no meaning, no importance. " Listen to the songs of their debut album “Crystal Castles” and their new album, to be released in April, at the SOS 4.8!
Toma, Ekhi, Unai and Igor are Delorean, a Band from Zarautz (Basque Country) - nowadays famous for their great dance music. In 2009 Delorean released the EP "Ayrton Senna", which was highly recognised and are curently working on their next album. Delorean will play on stage at SOS4.8 this year!
“La Ciudad subterranea”, the band's latest album, keeps its tension through music and narration until the last song. With this album Dorian forges ahead of the bands, which are able to make money with their music without having to submit to the market criteria.Dorian’s secret lies in the combination of traditional Spanish pop and contemporary electronic music. They will be playing at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
The SOS4.8 festival is always bringing the best of bands to Murcia. This year our partner festival is bringing Franz Ferdinand on stage. Franz Ferdinand, formed in Glasgow in 2002, consists of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). The awardwinning band has sold more than 5 million copys of their debut album and will be travelling the globe this year giving concerts in Australia and South America.
Their new album “One Life Stand” was just released! Thanks to their special sound Hot Chip is one of the most interesting bands today, because they manage to reach both: dance floors and people listening to music at home. “One Life Stand” is said to be the best album of their career, which for a lot of fans means that it is the final consecration of the London Band. Listen to these unique musicians at the SOS 4.8!
Inkeys actually is a product of coincidences, the result of a meeting of its four members who originally came together to discuss other topics. After a break of two years they were reunited again and started a new project of independent rock. They participated in a lot of Festivals and Exhibitions of alternative music in Murcia and in the rest of the country. They also have been finalists in the competition of the festival “Contempopranea” in Extremadura. Listen to the songs of their first album “11 reasons to lose sleep” (2008) at the SOS 4.8!
Nancho Canuts and Olvido “Alaska” Garas alter-egos, Jet and The Mexican Acid Queen, don’t just rock the stage: they become superheroes and nobody can escape their superpowers that make everyone dance! Listen to Fangoria and their new songs of the brand new album “Absolutamente” at the SOS 4.8!
A Spanish Newcomer in the vast techno scene is Joe Crepúsculo. The person behind this project is keyboardist of the Barcelona group Tarantula. The album Supercrepus has been called the best album 2008 by several music magazines. You can find out more in Murcia at the SOS4.8.
If not them, who else could be the most promising band of the Spanish Indie scene? And that is a big compliment knowing that we are currently undergoing the golden age of the Spanish indie scene. Their latest album “Heavenly Hell” just underlines this compliment again, even though it stands at the end of a bitter struggle between Luis Alberto Segura and the other band members. Listen to them at the SOS 4.8!
Ana Fernández-Villaverde started her songwriter-career in 2005 and just two years released her first record, which everyone was addicted to from the moment they first listened to it. This year she will present her debut album “Romancero”, which was produced by David Rodriguez from BEEF, at Mondosonoro auditorium. The magazines “Rockdelux” and “Mondo Sonoro” chose "Romancero" as record of the year – listen to them at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
Lidia Damunt is a regional artist who was given rave reviews on her debut album "En la isla de las Bufandas". At the SOS 4.8 music is combined on regional, national and international level. Lidia Damunt stands for all three regional, national or international!
With three releases - “Principios Básicos de Astronomía” (2009), “Cuatro Palos” (2009) and “Períodos de Rotación“ (2010) in cooperation with La Bien Querida - Los planetas defend their informal title of beeing the most important indie band in the history of Spain. Their style is influenced by British bands like Joy Division as well as traditional Andalusian music, like Flamenco. You can also experience this result of a great potential of creativity live in concert at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
Since 1996 the Barcelonian group Love of Lesbian has recorded three English and three Spanish albums. One of the well reviewed Spanish Indiebands, Love of Lesbian published their latest album "1999" in 2009. Come and see Love of Lesbian on stage at SOS 4.8 this year.
With the release of their new album “The Liberty of Norton Folgate” the famous Madness present us the results of the last three years of hard and creative work. After a decade “The Liberty of Norton Folgate” is the first album with new songs after the 1999 hitalbum "Wonderful". After their international tour in 2009 Madness will return to Murcia to play at Estrella Levante SOS 4.8.
The Catalan quartet, Mambo Jambo, was founded 2009 in Barcelona by Rhythm’n’Blues and Rock’n’Roll musicians. Dani Nel•lo (tenor sax), Mario Cobo (guitar), Ivan Kovacevic (bass) and Anton Jarl (drums) play the most carefree R'n'B :Surf and Swing. Myriam Swanson, an R’nB and Soul singer from Barcelona, completes the project . Experience them together and their dynamic show at the SOS 4.8!
Midibots is the result of the union of Crazymike, a music producer of various styles, and Rewind The Disc, a resident of New Garage since its inception. Both artists are famous for their music productions and their ability to turn the dance floor upside down. They will present their first remixes and own songs in one set a the SOS 4.8!
The release of their new album “Making Dens” catapulted the band Mystery Jets to the top of the best indie bands in the UK. One reason for that is the strong support they’re getting of the magazine NME. They release three albums so far in cooperation with their label Rough Trade, which has artists like Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, Micachu, The Strokes and The Libertines under contract. Listen to their new songs at the SOS 4.8!
Nada Surf, formed in 1992 are still on the successful track of the music business. Their latest album "Lucky" was released in 2008. They will play their pop-rock alternative tunes at this years edition of SOS4.8 festival.
Orbital, known as one of the most influential bands in electronic music, are coming to Spain again to present their new album „Orbital 20“. This album is the result of 20 years of success and full of experiences like the Glastonbury festival, Woodstock and numerous concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
See them live at the SOS 4.8!
Also playing at this years edition of SOS 4.8 is one of the best punk-rock bands of this time and age: The Horrors - Faris Badwan, Tomethy Furse, Joshua Von Grimm, Coffin Jow and Spider Webb formed their band in 2005 and quickly gained fame from London to all around the world.
It all began with the idea of Paco Ganga (DJ Suiza) and Sergio Moreno of pooling together their idea and interpretations of electronic music. The two DJs from Murcia decided to expand this project by including the singer Juan Torrano and with that managed to complete their band to a music project that make people dance on the one hand but also make them think about important messages on the other hand. Start dancing and singing at the SOS 4.8!
The London Band of four brothers, Romeo Stodart and Michele Stodart and Angela Gannon and Sean Gannon, released their debut album “The Magic Numbers” in 2005, which surprised both audience and critics. Its combination of pop and pop-rock with melodic structures made them famous all around Europe. Their new album “Those the Brokes” was produced by Alge Sigurdsson (Björk, Bonnie Prince Billy,etc.) and mixed by Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur, Depeche Mode, etc.). If you want to see them performing “All I Believe in” from the Soundtrack of “Twilight: New Moon” and other hits, visit the SOS 4.8 Festival!
These five started their band history in 1999 but started their phenomenal career years later after being booked by December Productions. They took everyone by surprise with their great live show, seen at the Villa de Bilbao and other festivals.
2009 they published their fourth album “The End of Maiden Trip", which was recorded live at the Red Led studios in Madrid with José María Rosillo as their producer.
Listen to them at the SOS 4.8!
When in 2009 the English Band announced the release of their new album “Falling Down A Mountain” for 2010 everyone expected it to be a masterpiece like “Curtains”. And they proved everyone right underlining their status as one of the best bands of recent years with the distinctive voice of Stuart A. Staples telling us wonderful stories! See them live at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
The new “Queen of MySpace” Anna-Catherine Hartley, better known as Uffie, combines synthpop, electro, hip hop, and dance in her debut album "Sex, Dreams & Denim Jeans" , which is going to be released early this year. She got help from “Justice” and Mr. Oizo, which makes this record even more capable of becoming one of the most impatiently expected records of the year. Listen to her songs at the SOS 4.8 Festival!
The band name of Aaron Seaz, Vicente Illescas, the brothers Frank and Fede Gas and the vocalist Oscar Ferrer, consists of a combination of the name “Barry White” and a song of Mina. With their unique style of music – hedonistic pop influenced by italopop, disco and new wave music – Varry Brava can be called the most promising newcomers in the music scene (not just in Murcia). Listen to them at the SOS 4.8!
Playing all around the world in countries such as the U.S., the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany We are Standard is one of the most promising upcoming bands and an absolute must-see (at this years' SOS4.8).
