Los Planetas

Los Planetas (The Planets) is a Spanish indie rock group from the city of Granada, formed in 1993. The group's first hit was "Qué puedo hacer" (What can I do?) from their album "Super 8", although they had previously achieved some success with various demos on a contest run by the Spanish national public radio station Radio 3. After "Super 8" (1994 RCA-BMG Music Spain) the group produced albums which caught on quickly in the Spanish indie scene, including "Pop" (1996 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Una semana en el motor de un autobús" (A week in the engine of a bus, 1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Unidad de Desplazamiento" (Movement unit, 2000 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Encuentro con entidades" (Encounter with entities, 2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Los Planetas contra la ley la gravedad" (Los Planetas against the laws of gravity, 2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "La Leyenda del Espacio", and "Una Ópera Egipcia". They have released two compilation albums: one including all of their singles and EPs in 1999, "Canciones para una orquesta química" (Songs for a chemical orchestra, 1999 RCA-BMG Music Spain), and a greatest hits album in 2009, "Principios básicos de astronomía" (Basic principles of astronomy, 2009 Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment). Los Planetas are strongly influenced by English-language rock bands such as Joy Division and early-period Mercury Rev and are considered to be a key reference point in the world of Spanish Indie. A notable influence from flamenco music is evident in their 2007 work ("La leyenda del espacio" (2007 RCA-Sony BMG), as well as in their latest albums "Una ópera egipcia" (2010, Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) and "Zona temporalmente autónoma" (2017, El Ejército Rojo - El Volcán Música).