Quiero Club
(Happy-Fi)
Hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, techno-based rockers Quiero Club ("I Want Club" in Spanish) is very reminiscent of fellow hometown heroes Kinky. Both bands have a fine knack for mixing dance beats with catchy hooks. Billed as an "experimental pop indie band," they manage to create a very sophisticated, lounge-oriented vibe.
The brainchild of singer/guitarist Gustavo Mauricio and singer/guitarist/keyboardist Pris Gonzalez, Quiero Club originally began as your basic rock band, guitars, drums and vocals before adding dance elements to its music. Nueva America (New America) is the band's second full-length release and it's evident the band has really come into its own. At the end of '08 Quiero Club played MotoRokr festival in Mexico City alongside venerable American acts like Paramore, the Kooks, the Flaming Lips, and Nine Inch Nails.
Singing in English and Spanish, unlike most of the established bands from Mexico who stick to their native tongue, Quiero Club come off as the Mexican Go! Team, with a touch of Flaming Lips, along with the obvious influence from Kinky. Heck "Darwin Mustard" even sounds a little like Madonna singing on some cool, indie dance beats. But they definitely make their music all their own, creating a fun, dancey record apt for the Spanish-impaired.
Standout Tracks: "It's All About Dun Dun," "Fin de Semana Sin Fin," "The Flow" JOSE MARTINEZ
