„THEIR MUSIC IS AMONG THE CRITICS’ FAVOURITES, THE FANS ARE FAITHFUL. DESERVEDLY SO, AS SPAIN IS A BAND THAT OFFERS GENUINE AND HEARTFELT AND WELL-CRAFTED SONGS THAT NEVER BOW TO TRENDS, NEVER TRY TO ENDEAR THEMSELVES TO THE BUSINESS AND ABOVE ALL REMAIN ABSOLUTELY TIMELESS.“ – OFFBEAT MUSIC

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TRACKLIST

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Credits:

Drums, Percussion – Danny Frankel

Engineer [Live Sound Engineered By] – Ryan Qualls Guitar

Backing Vocals – Kenny Lyon

Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar – Shon Sullivan

Photography By – Josh Haden, Melissa Azizi, Shon Sullivan

Producer – Nate Pottker

Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Josh Haden

Tangerine (with Matt DeMerritt)

Every Time I Try (with Ryan Qualls)

World Of Blue (with Bobb Bruno)

Untitled No. 1 (with Craig Haynes, Mike Bolger)

Ray Of Light (with Bill Frisell, Petra Haden, Zander Schloss)

From The Dust (with Joe Baiza)

Lorelei

Spiritual (with Petra Haden, Mystery Gospel Choir)

WATCH & LISTEN

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Story

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“You know, I’d like to go on tour in L.A.”Josh Haden thought.The founding member of the slowcore Americana collective quickly picked up the phone and contacted the owner of a downtown L.A. bar called The Love Song. An agreement was quickly reached and Spain went on to perform at The Love Song every Tuesday night between May 2016 and March 2017. “It’s a part of the historic Regent Theater, built in 1924, the room oozes old school charm and classic Martinis. It’s like being in a film noir movie!”Josh says about the bar.

“One of the things we started doing on tour in Europe was inviting guests to join us on stage. It was fun for us and I think the fans enjoyed it also. No two shows were alike. I took this idea and expanded it to our L.A. Residency” according to Josh. Throughout the year, Spain (consisting of Josh Haden, guitarist Kenny Lyon, keyboardist/guitarist Shon Sullivan and drummer Danny Frankel) were joined musically by guests including. Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, Sun Ra drummer Craig Haynes, violinist and vocalist Petra Haden (Josh’s sister), Best Coast guitarist Bobb Bruno, ex-Circle Jerks multi-instrumentalist Zander Schloss, former Macy Grey saxophonist Matt DeMerritt and Lili Haydn on violin.

During Spain‘s past European tour, the skilled jazz bassist began recording the shows with his portable live recorder. Back in L.A. he tried to do the same for the Love Song shows and got some help from music producer Nate Pottker. The result was so outstanding that Spain released a few of these recordings on their Bandcamp page: “I began posting these recordings to the Spain bandcamp page and our European record label Glitterhouse heard one of them and said ‘We want to put that on vinyl!””

“Nate and I went even further” Josh continues, “I burrowed through all the recordings and picked what I thought best represented the Spain at the Love Song experience. Some of our greatest moments with Bill Frisell, Petra Haden, Bobb Bruno, and others are represented on this record. I didn’t want to put any effects on the tracks or try to make it sound like a studio album. I wanted the listener to feel what it’s like to come and hear Spain on any given Tuesday night at the Love Song.”

Spain are currently still live at Love Song Bar every last Thursday of the month. The slowcore pioneers are also working on their seventh studio album. “Our Love Song gig has really inspired me. Not only is it a lot of fun and a place to try out new songs, but it gives me ideas on how we should make the next record. It’s been a huge honor to play with all these great musicians. That sense of spontaneity and adventure is what I want to convey on our next studio album.”