Festival Starlite Occident and Love of Lesbian

Although Love Of Lesbian were formed way back in 1997, they never really got any mainstream recognition until 2009 – that is what you call dedication! A Spanish Indie pop band, who have an unusual sound in comparison to the indie pop groups that you find in the UK/US, Love Of Lesbian are a delight to listen to. I'm not quite sure where their name originated from exactly, but I'm sure there's an intriguing story behind that as well. The band were at their peak of popularity in 2012, having a number one album, a top three single and being nominated for the Best Spanish Act in the MTV Europe Music Award.

Love Of Lesbian performed at the popular Dcode Festival in 2013, where they played to an audience of thousands. They opened with their biggest single 'Fantastic Shine', a number that seems to be quite emotional with only the piano, synths and drums featuring consistently, but their audience still showed their support by clapping through the verse. Lead singer Santi Balmes is very good and clearly passionate, often reaching out his hands and closing his eyes whilst singing. The song ended very dramatically with strobe lighting and psychedelic guitars in the background, something which I love to hear.

Other highlights of mine included 'El Hambre Invisible' which got the audience prancing up and down due to its upbeat rhythm and funky synth sound and also the song 'Segundo Asalto' featuring Zaragoza based artist Amaral. Balmes and Amaral were certainly brilliant to hear and watch together. Despite me not being able to understand the lyrics, I more than appreciated the rhythm, instrumentals and the raw passion that Love Of Lesbian have.