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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