Natalia: lead vocals 1995-1999 In 1995 they obtained the first prize out of a demo contest organized by Rockdelux magazine, one of the most important prizes for a newcomer band in Spain. In the demo tape they included the song that would become their first hit just a few years later: “Voy a aterrizar”. Due to winning that band contest, major label RCA signed them and offered the band to record their debut album, but the girls decided to wait and improve their skills at writing and playing. RCA (and before them, the local label Astro) would release a few CD-Singles in 1997, the same year they made their debut at the Benicassim festival. They are chosen as well as best newcomer act by the listeners of “Viaje a los sueños polares” nationwide radio show. In 1998 their first album comes out, and it’s very well received by fans and media, to the point that Rockdelux magazine chooses “Nadie hablará de... NOSOTRÄSH” as one of the best Spanish albums in the nineties. This is achieved due to songs like “Mis Muñecas” (first single), “Pálida” or “Sintasol”, just to mention some of them. There’s also an excellent cover version of Serge Gainsbourg’s “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”, which was made famous by France Gall in the sixties. 1999 brings some changes: one of the members in the original line-up (Eugenia) leaves the band, and they quit RCA. They sign to Elefant Records, where they release a 4 track CD-Single and seven inch single with all brand new material, under the title of “Hacia El Sur”. This record appears in a list of the most requested records by the customers of London’s Rough Trade record shop. This list is published in Melody Maker magazine in February 2000. The single is also played often in several BBC radio shows, like “One step ahead”, the show of Laura Lee Davies. 2000-2002 In October 2000 a new CD-Single appears, with a song taken from the album (“Maldito espejo”) plus two outtakes from the Catt sessions: “Rasguños” and “Mi pequeño Frankenstein”. The latter is also included in an American compilation by Darla Records. With a new line-up -Malela leaves the band and including Iratxe on keyboards- the band appeared in a TV special called “Alto y claro” in March 2001; they played their song “El enemigo en casa” (the enemy at home), as the show was about women’s rights and the song deals with woman abuse. The same song (in a recorded new version) would be later included in a compilation album called “Hay que volver a empezar”, an album that tries to make a social statement on domestic violence against women. Their new album comes out in April 2002. “Popemas” features a collection of very short songs that try to escape from the usual clichés that rule pop music. The album has been produced by Ibon Errazkin (ex LE MANS and producer of Ana D and Carlos Berlanga) and features contributions by folksinger Nacho Vegas and underground rock legend Guiller Momonje. “Popemas” shows a band at its creative peak, with some of the best lyrics they’ve ever written. They film a video of the song that opens the album (“Arte”), shot by Les Nouveaux Auteurs. This video won the Best Spanish Video Award in MTV Spain’s awards, as a part of the Short Film Festival in Palma de Mallorca. Spanish media receive the album exceptionally; Rockdelux (best and most influential pop magazine in Spain) gives them the cover on the May issue; between May and June, NOSOTRÄSH tour the country to promote the album, including an appearance in Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival, sharing the bill with bands such as PULP, TINDERSTICKS, SPIRITUALIZED, APHEX TWIN, BIS, LE TIGRE... NOSOTRÄSH play in most of the Spanish summer festivals of 2002: FIB (Benicassim), ContemPOPranea (Alburquerque) and Festival do Norte (Pontevedra). For these shows, the basic line-up (Natalia, Beatriz, Montse and Cova) was enhanced with collaborations by Pau, guitar player from LA HABITACION ROJA (who had played with them during the whole “Popemas” tour) and Mar from PAULINE EN LA PLAYA. The band was very well received in the aforementioned festivals, with the audience singing along to tracks such as “Arte” or “Tan sólo por los besos”. Besides the expected repertoire, there was also room for surprises like a cover version of THE SMITHS’ “Please please please let me get what I want” in ContemPOPranea Festival, where all the bands on the bill were asked to play a song by the Mancunians. On Saturday 21st September, NOSOTRÄSH and NIZA play an Elefant Night in Paris’ La Guinguette Pirate, a night hosted by French zine Lollipop. NOSOTRÄSH keep on playing in Spain during October, and in November they record new songs with Ibon Errazkin for a new single. No doubt 2002 was the best year for NOSOTRÄSH. They turned into an essential name in Spanish indie pop, thanks to their skills at writing about day-to-day emotions using their very own language; something only a few chosen artists such as LE MANS or VAINICA DOBLE had reached before. Their third album, "Popemas", is a delightful catalogue of charming pop miniatures, songs reduced to a minimum expression that hardly ever go further the two minutes length. A great leap forward in this collection of songs full of sensitiveness and risk, something that only the best can afford to craft. NOSOTRÄSH topped the "best of" 2002 polls in Spain:
“Gloria” is released in March 2003, the first single taken from their acclaimed “Popemas”. This single includes four brand new songs: “Saeta Doble” (with Spanish rock godfather Fernando Alfaro singing in a duet with Natalia), “Para Qué Pensar”, “Perdida” and “Porque Total”, which, along with “Gloria” and “Corazón-Colilla”, round off this release. During these same sessions the song “Tanga” is recorded, which will appear later on the Elefant compilation “Modapop”. All these songs have been produced and arranged by Ibon Errazkin. At the same time the single is released, they film a videoclip of “Gloria”, produced by The Trio (Duprez, Marañón and Guerrero) and with the appearance of the actress Lucía Camon. The band play live “Popemas” on TV, on Radio 3 shows (broadcast on March 12) and on the La Otra’s (Telemadrid) Unplugged. NOSOTRÄSH play at the Siroco Club in Madrid, in the festivities celebrating the Working Women’s Day. They also premiere “Gloria” at the Salamanca University, and they take part in the “Tribute to FAMILY” album covering the song “Portugal”. “Gloria” is chosen as 2003’s Best Spanish by Rockdelux magazine in their January 2004 polls. 2004 2005 The opening track, “Dando vueltas”, is chosen to do the first videoclip from the new album: simple footage featuring the four girls playing in a studio. It’s been directed by Juan Ugarriza, a young director who has also filmed other videoclips for Spanish indie bands TACHENKO or GARZÓN (Malela’s new band), as well as two short films (“Imprevistos”, from 2001, and “La piscina”, from 2004) and other works on tv and commercials. On May 28th they premiere the record live at the Intersecciones Festival in their native Asturias. During the summer they get ready for the nationwide tour where they will play “Cierra la puerta al salir”, with a new live line-up; Malela, former member of the band (currently playing bass in GARZON and creative force behind LE MOT), rejoins the band along with Mar Álvarez, founder member of PAULINE EN LA PLAYA and in the past guitar player in fellow Gijon all girl band UNDERSHAKERS, and Xabel Vegas, member of MANTA RAY and frontman with his own band LAS UVAS DE LA IRA. These will be the first shows by NOSOTRÄSH without Montse, founder member of the band who has decided to spend all her energies in her new projects: her work for the new independent label Lloriadiscos and getting ready her new solo album. Mexican label Molecula Records released by the end of June “Cierra la puerta al salir”, featuring the same number of songs as its Spanish release, but adding up to four videoclips (“Dando vueltas”, “Gloria”, “Arte” and “Maldito espejo”). This Mexican release featured also additional tracks with pictures of the band, cover artwork of all their records and the band’s biography. After the excellent outcome of their video "Dando vueltas", NOSOTRÄSH work again with film director Juan Ugarriza on the second videoclip taken from "Cierra la puerta al salir". The song they have chosen for this new video is "Completamente sola", and the images they filmed to set it to images are the most beautiful postcards to illustrate with a melancholic beauty the feelings behind many of the songs in the album: the members of the band come out alone -completely alone, "completamente solas"- at their homes, preparing some tea or some coffee, reading, playing guitar or sharing their solitude with other lonely souls over the internet. On October 24th, NOSOTRÄSH visited Madrid to record some live songs for several TV shows. Among others, NOSOTRÄSH presented their new live line-up playing several songs with the full electric line-up for the MTV show "Fiber", for which they also recorded an interview. The songs they played on MTV were "Dando vueltas", "Completamente sola" and "Puta conciencia". In October they play instore acoustic shows at the FNAC stores in Madrid and Asturias. During December, January and February they tour the country with the new live line-up. 2006 "Cierra la puerta al salir" is chosen among the best album from 2005 according to Spanish magazine Mondosonoro, and also in the best of 2005 polls from radio show "Los 39 sonidos", directed by Juan Vitoria. A new label from New York, Hugpatch Records, released as one of its first references an exclusive 7" vinyl single by NOSOTRÄSH, limited to 500 copies. Discography in Elefant: Discography in other labels: Songs in compilations: |
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