After the great welcome given to their debut album ("and... The Winnerys", Rock Indiana/Rainbow Quartz, 2003) within the indie pop scene, The Winnerys present their second work "DAILY URBAN TIMES", released world-wide by the United States record label Rainbow Quartz (licensed by Rock Indiana for the Spanish market).
Recorded and mixed throughout almost one year since May 2005, this second and long-awaited release of this Madrid band is a big step forward from every point of view. The high quality of their compositions and the dedicated and thorough recording, production and mixing of the 15 songs included in the record, make it a product of a very unusual standing in the musical scene nowadays.
The style of the songs spreads in more varied rhythms and genres detaching from the purest beat style that prevailed all over their first work. Still, they keep the spirit of their unmistakable sound based on brilliant vocal harmonies, powerful guitar riffs and those worked-out but fresh and direct melodies that stay engraved within your mind.
History
The Winnerys started in 1997 as a covers band called The Bad Boys. After two years performing sixties classics all over the pubs and halls of Madrid, the main songwriters of the band, Fausto Martín and Javier Polo, began to put together a set of original songs.
After a few changes in their line-up they started playing live their own stuff in the summer of 2001. Their first demo, from 2002, opened them doors to media and audiences until the Spanish indie label Rock Indiana offered them a recording contract that same year.
Their first record, "And...The Winnerys" came out in June 2003. Soon after its release it was licensed by the american label Rainbow Quartz and released in the USA and other countries.
Apart from their multiple gigs in Madrid and other places of Spain, their most important performances abroad included:
-IPO Festival in Liverpool, UK (The Cavern) in October 2003
-RQ Night in New York and IPO in Chicago, USA, in May 2004
-Beatle Week in Liverpool, UK, in August 2004 (Beatles stuff)
-Beatles Day in Wasquehal, France, in March 2005 (Beatles stuff)
-CMJ Festival in New York, USA, in September 2005
-SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, USA in March 2006
-Beatles Day in Mons, Belgium, in October 2006
Also, "That Magical Wonder", a song included in their first record, was used in a chapter of the Canadian TV series "Queer As Folk" in 2004.
The Winnerys are, like many other Rainbow Quartz bands, influenced by the melodic 60's sounds of the Kinks, Beatles and the Hollies but have created a sound that is distinctly modern while still tipping their hats to the founding fathers of melodic guitar-based rock, sounding at times like more 70's artists like Badfinger and The Knack.
With each member displaying a high degree of musicianship, The Winnerys have cast a spell on many an audience with the alternating jangle and growl of Fausto Martin's and Borja Bonafuente's guitars, the rock steady grooves of Javier Polo's bass and Nacho Garcia's drums and, of course, their irresistible four-part vocal harmonies.
Lyrically, they exhibit an emotional range from poignant to downright mysterious in a delicious mixture of catchy power pop, beat and psychedelia.
In February 2007, just two weeks before the start of their new album Spanish tour, both guitarists of the band decided to quit this acclaimed musical project which led to their unexpected break-up.
Queremos poner a prueba la imaginación… la de ustedes!, escucha la letra de la canción y escribe en nuestros “comentarios” de que estamos hablando!!!, la imagen del video-letra puede dar alguna pista… el que nos interprete mejor gana 3.000 dólares!... MENTIRA!!!! NO… mejor se gana nuestra admiración, que no es muy valiosa pero es parte de nuestra fortuna.
REPETIMOS: El premio no es plata, es un poco de nuestra fortuna!!!
¡Nunca convertirse en un simio había sido tan satisfactorio! Te invitamos a pasar cuatro jornadas en el zoo musical de la Monkey Week del Puerto de Santa María. Remate, Nacho Vegas, Paco Loco Trío, Ledatres... ¡hotel incluido! Te damos las llaves de la jaula.
Bored of reading the same old books? Finished the Stieg Larsson trilogy and not sure where to get your next fix? Take part in our competition Words in Sand before the 15th August and you could win a copy of both The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Ghosts of Spain by Giles Tremlett. We are giving away five copies of each!
Good news! The brand new powerpopcompilation "Souvenirs" is being released this week! It contains 21 great North American powerpop tracks from 1975-95. You can hear three of the songs that just have been uploaded on our Myspage page. The CD also contains a previously unreleased song by the great Canadian band Pointed Sticks recorded in the late 70..s. It is availabe from Not Lame Records and Kool Kat Musik, and it will very soon be available from CD Baby.
Por segundo año consecutivo te llevamos a la arena de El Ejido para que disfrutes de Creamfields Andalucía 2009. Participa antes del 7 de agosto y entra al macrofestival por la cara. ¡Conviértete en el rey de la selva electrónica!
Participa antes del 14 de junio y podrás llevarte dos noches de hotel, una comida para dos personas e invitaciones y entradas para asistir a las proyecciones del Festival de Granada Cines del Sur 2009. Te regalamos un fin de semana de cine en Granada.
El circo vuelve a la vida y te llevamos a que lo disfrutes. Participa antes del 9 de junio y llévate una de las tres entradas dobles para la gala de Circada TNTSevilla que sorteamos. Quizá ya no haya leones domados, elefantes que bailen claqué, pero el redoble de tambores no ha desaparecido. ¡Únete a él!
Hola, que tal ! Ya puedes conseguir en nuestro Myspace nuestro nuevo lanzamiento Stay"Fruits de Mer,Vol.3" (Fruits de Mer Records-UK-), un vinilo de colores de 7" con versiones de los Stones, Strawberry Alarm Clock y Graham Nash!!Esperamos que os guste!
We have some new music on our space. On the regular player you can find our new demo that we are currently sending out to record companies. Also, we have posted some semi-live recordings on the boom box/cassette recorder that you can see there. Just click play and you can hear all 4 of them! Then tell us what you think!!
