THE WiNNERYS "...And the Winnerys"

2004（Rainbow Quartz） ￥1600(taxin)

スペインのポップミュージックシーンの中心的レーベル、Rock Indianaより世界に羽ばたいたグレイト・パワーポップバンドThe Winnerysのデビュー作。キンクスや、ビートルズ、ホリーズなど60'sの影響、そしてバッドフィンガーやナックのようなパンチのあるポップミュージックの洗礼を受けたピュア（OLD SCHOOL）パワーポップ！正直このバンドがマドリッドではなくニュージャージーのバンドといってもオドロキはまったくなし、とアメリカ人もレビューで騒いでいるようにビートルポップロックの名門RAINBOW QUARTZとサイン。懐かしくも新鮮なメロディーラインはSloanファンなどに大うけしている。

Track Lisiting:
1. Every Day
2. Your Smile for Me
3. It's Up to You
4. Messages Inside
5. I'm Alone
6. In My Garden
7. Breaking the Ice
8. That Magical Wonder
9. Even More Than Myself
10. I'll Be Waiting for You
11. It Must Be...
12. I Tremble
13. Guy With Two Houses
14. Little Dark Cloud
15. This Special Night
16. Heavy Beats

MEMBER
Fausto Martín: Lead guitar & vocals.
Javier Polo: Bass & vocals.
Borja Bonafuente: Rhythm guitar & vocals.
Nacho García: Drums & vocals.

SITE
OFFICIAL: www.thewinnerys.com/
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/thewinnerys

BIOGRAPHY
The Winnerys started in 1997 as a covers band called The Bad Boys. After two years performing sixties classics all over the pubs and halls of Madrid, the main songwriters of the band, Fausto Martín and Javier Polo, began to put together a set of original songs.

After a few changes in their line-up they started playing live their own stuff in the summer of 2001. Their first demo, from 2002, opened them doors to media and audiences until the Spanish indie label Rock Indiana offered them a recording contract that same year.

Their first record, "And...The Winnerys" came out in June 2003. Soon after its release it was licensed by the american label Rainbow Quartz and released in the USA and other countries.

Apart from their multiple gigs in Madrid and other places of Spain, their most important performances abroad included:

-IPO Festival in Liverpool, UK (The Cavern) in October 2003

-RQ Night in New York and IPO in Chicago, USA, in May 2004

-Beatle Week in Liverpool, UK, in August 2004 (Beatles stuff)

-Beatles Day in Wasquehal, France, in March 2005 (Beatles stuff)

-CMJ Festival in New York, USA, in September 2005

-SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, USA in March 2006

-Beatles Day in Mons, Belgium, in October 2006

Also, "That Magical Wonder", a song included in their first record, was used in a chapter of the Canadian TV series "Queer As Folk" in 2004.

The Winnerys are, like many other Rainbow Quartz bands, influenced by the melodic 60's sounds of the Kinks, Beatles and the Hollies but have created a sound that is distinctly modern while still tipping their hats to the founding fathers of melodic guitar-based rock, sounding at times like more 70's artists like Badfinger and The Knack.

With each member displaying a high degree of musicianship, The Winnerys have cast a spell on many an audience with the alternating jangle and growl of Fausto Martin's and Borja Bonafuente's guitars, the rock steady grooves of Javier Polo's bass and Nacho Garcia's drums and, of course, their irresistible four-part vocal harmonies.

Lyrically, they exhibit an emotional range from poignant to downright mysterious in a delicious mixture of catchy power pop, beat and psychedelia.

In February 2007, just two weeks before the start of their new album Spanish tour, both guitarists of the band decided to quit this acclaimed musical project which led to their unexpected break-up.