Sunday 21 May 2017

Hinds Band Review for Cool Brother zine



Hinds are a fully-charged female four-piece hailing from Madrid, favoured by the likes of Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie. Comprised of Ade, Amber and front-girls, Carlotta and Ana, we’ve seen them escalade in size, strength and following.
It all began two years ago, when 2014 saw Ana and Carlotta release their debut EP, Bamboo. Charming, fun and totally badass, Bamboo is a pared back lo-fi rock ‘n’ roll ditty with a shoe-scuffing call and response to playground pining. They’ve hardly been sitting pretty since. That year, we watched Hinds battle intimate venues like Corsica Studios, while remaining deers in the headlights when it came to interacting with the crowd. Incessantly giggling, dewy-faced and doe-eyed, they were still getting to grips with the English language. In 2015, we were treated to a wealth of gigs, from Hong Kong to Hoxton, and 16 performances at SXSW. Now, they’re headlining Koko, they’re playing Glastonbury two years in a row and they’ve performed along side the likes of The Libertines, The Black Lips and The Strokes.
Yet, despite being on the road more than Kerouac, they still found the time to write and record debut album, Leave Me Alone. Suitably evocative of teenage rebellion, it goes hand-in-hand with their nonchalant attitude. Stand-out tracks include Garden and the toe-tapping Warts; a cautionary tale of a psycho witch, delivered with a playful lure; ‘She acts too crazy/Absurdly wild/Always ready for a winky/She always burns her warts’.
They’ve achieved a lot in two years. Promising an electric and thoroughly vivacious live performance, Hinds are definitely ones to circle in your festival programmes this summer.


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