La Monja Enana

La Monja Enana’s chic, synth-kissed indie pop music hark back again to the ’80s and early ’90s, and appear to pull as much motivation from new influx (Altered Images certainly are a great touchstone here) because they carry out from indie pop (Stereolab, Saint Etienne). Ana, Juan, and Julia created La Monja Enana in Spain in 1997; Julia would keep the group soon after they documented their 1st demo. The demonstration tape produced its method onto weighty rotation on Spain’s Radio 3, and La Monja Enana, right now a duo, had been authorized to Elefant Information immediately after. The hype surrounding this demonstration tape was substantial; listeners to Radio 3’s Diaro Pop system chosen La Monja Enana’s demonstration as the very best of 1999. The duo’s 1st solitary, “Pideme un Deseo,” premiered that summer time; the disk would continue to be chosen as Melody Maker’s one from the week in January 2000. The buzz encircling La Monja Enana grew over another year; songs in the band’s initial single produced their method onto John Peel’s radio display, they made an appearance on many compilations (including a compilation released by March Information), as well as the duo performed a string of gigs in Russia. Ana wedded Felipe, previously of Los Fresones Rebeldes, in the springtime of 2002; the newlyweds debuted their brand-new music group, Cola Jet Established, the day once they had been wedded. La Monja Enana’s second one, “El Cadaver Que Abre el Ojo,” premiered on Elefant that fall. It might be the last era La Monja Enana could have for some time. Over another six years, the duo performed a smattering of displays and released an odds-and-sods disk, Un Key Terrible (released in France on La Bulle Sonore), in 2005; Ana also devoted a substantial amount of energy to focusing on Cola Plane Set’s initial recordings. The duo’s initial full-length record, Humo y Espejos, premiered in the springtime of 2008.