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Spanish Love Songs is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California that was founded in 2013.[1][2] The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Dylan Slocum, guitarist Kyle McAulay, drummer Ruben Duarte, bassist Trevor Dietrich, and keyboardist Meredith Van Woert. Since their formation, Spanish Love Songs has released three studio albums: Giant Sings the Blues (2015), Schmaltz (2018), and Brave Faces Everyone (2020).

Spanish Love Songs
Spanish Love Songs performing in 2019
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock emo pop punk indie rock pop rock
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Pure Noise Wiretap A-F
Members	Dylan Slocum Kyle McAulay Ruben Duarte Trevor Dietrich Meredith Van Woert
Past members	Gabe Mayeshiro
Website	spanishlovesongs.com

History

2013-2017: Formation and Giant Sings the Blues

Spanish Love Songs was founded in 2013 in Los Angeles, California.[2] They started as a trio with Dylan Slocum (vocals, guitar), Gabe Mayeshiro (bass), and Ruben Duarte (drums).[2] Guitarist Kyle McAulay joined shortly after, making them a four-piece.[2] The band played their first show in August 2013.[2] They began recording their debut EP which later became their debut studio album.[2] The band released their debut studio album in March 2015 titled Giant Sings the Blues.[2][3] The album was released through their own label.[2] In 2016, the band signed with Wiretap Records and rereleased their debut album with bonus tracks.[2] On October 24, 2016, the band released Little Giants, a collection of b-sides from Giant Sings the Blues. In 2017, keyboardist Meredith Van Woert joined the band, making them a five-piece.[2]

2018-2020: Schmaltz and Brave Faces Everyone

In 2018, the band released their second studio album, Schmaltz.[2][4][5] On November 30, 2018, the band released a cover of "Funeral" by Phoebe Bridgers. In 2020, Spanish Love Songs released their third studio album titled Brave Faces Everyone.[6][7] The album debuted at No. 21 on Vinyl Albums chart and No. 61 on the Top Album Sales chart with 2000 copies sold.[8] Along with the album, the band announced a tour in the U.K. with the Menzingers and a U.S. tour with the Wonder Years.[7] The tour started on January 25, 2020.[7]

2021-Present: Brave Faces, Etc. and fourth studio album

On July 14, 2021, the band released "Phantom Limb", a track from the Brave Faces Everyone sessions, along with a cover of "Blacking Out the Friction" by Death Cab for Cutie. On October 28, 2021, the band released a cover of "I Miss You" by Blink-182. On February 1, 2022, the band announced Brave Faces, Etc., a complete reimagining of Brave Faces Everyone, along with the release of the lead singles, new versions of "Generation Loss" and "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)". On February 24, a new version of "Dolores" was released. On March 16, a new version of "Losers 2". The band released the final teaser track, "Kick", on April 6. On April 15, the band released Brave Faces, Etc. On August 4th, 2022, the band released a cover of "We’ve Had Enough" by Alkaline Trio. On August 31, 2022, the band confirmed it had wrapped its fourth studio album recording via Instagram.

Musical style

Spanish Love Songs' musical style has been described as punk rock,[8][9][10] emo,[9][10][11] pop punk,[8][10][11] indie rock,[11] pop rock,[1] alternative rock,[12] garage punk,[13] and indie punk.[2] The band calls themselves "grouchrock".[2] Rich Wilson of AllMusic considers the band to be "[a continuation of] the emotional punk tradition started by bands such as Jawbreaker and Hot Water Music."[2]

Band members

Current members

• Dylan Slocum – lead vocals, guitar (2013–present)[2]
• Kyle McAulay – guitar (2013–present)[2]
• Ruben Duarte – drums (2013–present)[2]
• Trevor Dietrich – bass (2017–present)^{[citation needed]}
• Meredith Van Woert – keyboards (2017–present)[2]

Former members

• Gabe Mayeshiro – bass (2013–2016)^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Giant Sings the Blues	Released: March 25, 2015 Genres: Emo, pop punk Length: 38:07 Labels: Wiretap Track listing "Bad Day" - 1:35 "Nervous People" - 4:33 "Concrete" - 3:15 "Dying" - 2:58 "Mexico" - 4:32 "Vermont" - 3:37 "Friends" - 4:12 "Remained" - 4:21 "Stranger" - 5:36 "Bright Day" - 3:27
Schmaltz	Released: March 30, 2018 Genres: Emo, indie rock, pop punk Length: 39:25 Labels: A-F Track listing "Nuevo" - 2:10 "Sequels, Remakes, & Adaptations" - 1:56 "Bellyache" - 4:29 "Buffalo Buffalo" - 3:52 "Otis / Carl" - 3:48 "The Boy Considers His Haircut" - 3:56 "El Niño Considers His Failures" - 3:12 "Joana, in Five Acts" - 3:48 "Beer & Nyquil (Hold it Together)" - 3:02 "It's Not Interesting" - 4:28 "Aloha to No One" - 4:33
Brave Faces Everyone	Released: February 7, 2020 Genres: Emo pop, pop punk Length: 40:28 Labels: Pure Noise Track listing "Routine Pain" - 4:23 "Self-Destruction (as a Sensible Career Choice)" - 2:59 "Generation Loss" - 4:26 "Kick" - 4:02 "Beach Front Property" - 4:07 "Losers" - 4:25 "Optimism (as a Radical Life Choice)" - 4:26 "Losers 2" - 4:03 "Dolores" - 3:11 "Brave Faces, Everyone" - 4:26

Reimagined albums

Title	Album details
Brave Faces, Etc.	Released: April 15, 2022 Labels: Pure Noise Genres: Emo,[14] electronic[14] Length: 43:49 Track listing "Routine Pain - Etc Version" - 4:46 "Self-Destruction (as a Sensible Career Choice) - Etc Version" - 2:44 "Generation Loss - Etc Version" - 5:19 "Kick - Etc Version" - 4:52 "Beach Front Property - Etc Version" - 4:47 "Losers - Etc Version" - 4:13 "Optimism (as a Radical Life Choice) - Etc Version" - 4:32 "Losers 2 - Etc Version" - 4:30 "Dolores - Etc Version" - 2:47 "Brave Faces, Everyone - Etc Version" - 5:14

References

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