Artist:Los Espinas

Although the name might suggest a likeness to a seven piece mariachi band from Latin America, Los Espinas is the output of four musicians from Sydney, Australia. With influences including artists like Elliott Smith, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Something for Kate, Los Espinas could be described as indie garage rock with a thirst for blues. Starting out in Latin America, Los Espinas began with singer/guitarist Chris Duffy testing out songs and snippits in bars in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Columbia. After recording a two track acoustic sampler in Mexico both songs received airplay on LaRockFM and RadioActiva 101.1FM in Nicaragua, Radio U 101.9FM in Costa Rica, and FBi and 2SER in Australia. Upon returning to Australia, Los Espinas has been expanded with the addition of Phil Curd (Bass), John Lamrock (Guitar) and Cheggs (Drums) to fill out the electrified sound, and after playing a handful of shows on Sydney live circuit - and gaining the interest of a few people along the ...