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Artist
Izal
12+ albums
indie popindierockindie rockspanish
about
In 2010, with more than 10 years of experience behind them, five musicians came together to form IZAL. A band made up of Mikel Izal (vocals, composer, guitar, ukulele), Emanuel Pérez “Gato” (bass), Alejandro Jordá (drums and percussion), Alberto Pérez (guitar, Lap Steel) and Iván Mella (piano, keyboards, synthesizers ). Coming from different geographical locations, Madrid became their "base" of operations, which is why the name "Madrid band" has been highly honored since its inception, despite not being originally from the capital. Vitoria and Pamplona, Málaga and Henderson (Argentina), Valencia, Calamonte in Extremadura and Bilbao come together in a band with multiple references that have managed to create their own musical and conceptual personality. Step by step, with 4 studio albums behind them (Magia y efectos especiales (2012), Agujeros de worm (2013), Copacabana (2015) and Autoterapia (2018), the band is positioned as the benchmark of the alternative scene and pop-rock from Spain, as the headliner at festivals as well as filling large arenas on their own tours, with the plus of having carried out a totally self-managed career from the beginning. In autumn 2021, their fifth studio album, Hogar, was released independently, under the Hook Ediciones Musicales label and distributed by Altafonte. Hogar, an album of ten everyday stories told through photography, storytelling, video and song. Produced by IZAL, Brett Shaw (Foals, Florence and The Machine, Lady Gaga, etc.) and
