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Spanish Love Songs is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, that was founded in 2013.[1][2] The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Dylan Slocum, guitarist Kyle McAulay, drummer Ruben Duarte, and keyboardist/acoustic guitar player Meredith Van Woert. Slocum and Van Woert are married. Since their formation, Spanish Love Songs has released four studio albums: Giant Sings the Blues (2015), Schmaltz (2018), Brave Faces Everyone (2020) and No Joy (2023)
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | spanishlovesongs |
Spanish Love Songs was originally formed as a trio by Slocum, Mayeshiro, and Duarte. McAulay joined shortly after, making them a four-piece.[2] The band played their first show in August 2013.[2] They began recording their debut EP, which later became their debut studio album.[2] The band released their debut studio album in March 2015 titled Giant Sings the Blues.[2][3] The album was released through their own label.[2] In 2016, the band signed with Wiretap Records and rereleased their debut album with bonus tracks.[2] On October 24, 2016, the band released Little Giants, a collection of b-sides from Giant Sings the Blues. In 2017, keyboardist Meredith Van Woert joined the band, making them a five-piece.[2] In 2018, the band released their second studio album, Schmaltz.[2][4][5] On November 30, 2018, the band released a cover of "Funeral" by Phoebe Bridgers.
In 2020, Spanish Love Songs released their third studio album titled Brave Faces Everyone.[6][7] The album debuted at No. 21 on Vinyl Albums chart and No. 61 on the Top Album Sales chart with 2000 copies sold.[8] Along with the album, the band announced a tour in the U.K. with the Menzingers and a U.S. tour with the Wonder Years.[7] The tour started on January 25, 2020.[7] On July 14, 2021, the band released "Phantom Limb", a track from the Brave Faces Everyone sessions, along with a cover of "Blacking Out the Friction" by Death Cab for Cutie. On October 28, 2021, the band released a cover of "I Miss You" by Blink-182. On February 1, 2022, the band announced Brave Faces, Etc., a complete reimagining of Brave Faces Everyone, along with the release of the lead singles, new versions of "Generation Loss" and "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)". Three additional singles appeared on digital platforms in the weeks leading into the album’s release on April 15.
On August 4, 2022, the band released a cover of "We’ve Had Enough" by Alkaline Trio, as part of a compilation album for their label, Pure Noise Records.
Beginning on March 8, 2023, the band began digitally releasing a series of cover songs, which, on April 25, was packaged as the Doom & Gloom Sessions. Its four songs were originally performed (respectively) by The Killers, Jimmy Eat World, Rilo Kiley, and Grandaddy.
On May 17, the band released a music video for "Haunted", the lead single from their fourth studio album, No Joy - itself released on August 25, 2023.[9]
Spanish Love Songs' musical style has been described as punk rock,[8][10][11] emo,[10][11][12] pop punk,[8][11][12] indie rock,[12] pop rock,[1] alternative rock,[13] garage punk,[14] and indie punk.[2] The band calls themselves "grouchrock".[2] Rich Wilson of AllMusic considers the band to be "[a continuation of] the emotional punk tradition started by bands such as Jawbreaker and Hot Water Music."[2]
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| Giant Sings the Blues |
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| Schmaltz |
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| Brave Faces Everyone |
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| Brave Faces, Etc. |
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| No Joy |
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| Doom and Gloom Sessions |
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