This time presenting us with ‘Smile & Dance’; a new EP containing 5 compositions radically unlike anything else they have produced so far…….
The tracks ‘Smile & dance’ and ‘Now it’s gone’ are fresh out of the oven, just recorded in january 2020. The other three tracks were composed and recorded throughout 2019 at the same time as the band were on a never-ending tour which took them through half of Europe in various formats and (some of these dates as supporting act to The Libertines and The Puta Madres) and of course plenty of shows in their beloved home city of Madrid.
The band is sounding tighter than ever and this EP contains 5 hits framed in a style of brit-rock and punk. The flamboyant guitars take on a different tone in each composition taking us on a journey from Ska in ‘Now it’s Gone,’ to dance-rock or New-Wave with ‘Smile and Dance’ (The title single of the EP), passing through a more soulful vibe with the clean guitars in ‘Arise’ right through to the classic punky-rock guitar showers featured in ‘Rats’ and ‘New year’s Revolution’.
The Spangles are ON FIRE! And this time have brought us more rock, more punk, more guitars and an increasingly powerful vocal display from AmyJo; filling us with great vibes…and really sticking inside our heads!
The tracks RATS, ARISE y NEW YEARS REVOLUTION were recorded In Metropol Studios with Sergio Jiménez. “SMILE & DANCE” and “NOW IT’S GONE” were recorded in “Estudios 64 bit” with Carlos Elias y Pablo Fergus, and all 5 songs were mastered at Metropol under the careful hand of de Sergio Jiménez.
SMILE & DANCE
In addition to the eternal love which accompanies AmyJo’s tours, and which the band bring to their delighted public, Amy now brings us more party spirit than ever and makes us want to dance and be part of the ever-growing Spangle family.
This song sums up nicely the philosophy of the band, which invites the public to leave their problems outside (or at least in the cloakroom) enjoy the moment, and just accept things for how they are right now.
‘Dance like it’s your first time on the dance floor’
NOW IT’S GONE
This punky ska song makes us bounce along whilst the lyrics make us think about those moments in life when you think you have it all together……. you’ve found the secret and it’s all going to be ok! However, just as suddenly as it comes….it goes, and the worst thought is that somebody has taken it from you! Or maybe….just maybe, it hasn’t really gone, it’s just hiding in order to keep us on our toes!
Cristian’s trumpet gives this song the punch it needs just at the right momento!
‘I knew exactly what tos ay, I was happy bright and gay…I knew I’d be ok, but baby now it’s gone’
RATS
Rats is an observation of the dark society in which we dwell, where they want to control us, belittle us and make us all the same; small and suffering and connected eternally to their sordid system. Stuck in our cages, absorbed by social media and it’s continuous brainwashing of false philosophies!
This is perhaps the band’s best composition of 2019 and marked a new phase in their musical journey.
“ Close your eyes, you’re gonna see them…. close your minds, you’re gonna be them”
ARISE
A song full of optimism, with touches of soul and piano and guitar riffs that bring with them a certain spitrit of Motown. While the music talks about waking up, that life is full of possibilites and we are spending too much time asleep and suffering; the music revives our spirits! Lifting us up also physically… up from our seats and pushing us towards living and dancing!
“The winter’s over, the rains have gone, the time to celebrate has come!”
NEW YEARS REVOLUTION
A revolutionary Hymn! Calling us to leave behind the norm and start again with something radically different. The screaming guitars mark the rhythm of the revolutionary march whilst the drums call us into battle against the mundane…whoever doesn’t want to change should take a step back!
“Marching on marching on, everybody marching on”
Their hope is that this EP will be heard far and wide and help them with their mission spread love and joy to all they play for!