The Yellow Melodies

The Yellow Melodies is an indie pop band from Murcia, in Spain.

History

The Yellow Melodies are an indiepop band from Murcia (España). They start making music at the end of the 90’s. They have released 5 albums (‘Repertorio B’ -Pussycats, 1998-; ‘High’ -Jabalina, 2000-; ‘Surprise’ MINI-CD -Jabalina, 2002-; ‘The championship cup’ MINI-LP -Clifford, 2008-; and ‘New Identities’ -Discos Imprescindibles, 2010-), four singles (‘Split’ -Cloudberry, 2009-; ‘New Identities Ep’ -Clifford, 2009-; ‘Found Your Smile Ep’ -Bubbletone, 2010-; and ‘You Make Me Fall In Love’ -Edition 59 – Vollwert Records, 2011-), and their songs have been included in many compilations all around the world.

THE YELLOW MELODIES are: Rafa Skam (voice and guitar); Pilar (bass and backing vocals); Mª del Mar (keyboards, flute and backing vocals); and Miguel Ángel (drums).

They have played live more than 100 times, supporting bands such as EMMA POLLOCK (ex-THE DELGADOS), THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR or THE PRIMARY 5 (ex-TEENAGE FANCLUB), and they have also played festivals such as Contempopranea, Lemon Pop, Easy Pop Weekend, Microsonidos, etc.… They have taken part on TV shows, such as TVE’s Los Conciertos de Radio 3 / La 2. And they have also sold their records all around the world, from Japan to the US.

They have some videoclips shot: “Believe”, “The championship cup” and "You make me fall in love", directed by Martin Ellerbeck; "I'll never understand", directed by Teo Kinema; and “New Identities”, "It's only love" and “Mr Sand and Mrs Sea”, directed by Faustino Fdez., this last one awarded as the “Best Video-clip″, in the Spanish Pop-Eye Awards of the independent music.

They have just released a new album, called ‘New Identities’, on the Discos Imprescindibles label, and also 4 singles have been released taken from this album.

Line-up

  • Rafa Skam: voz / guitarra.
  • Pilar Aparisi: bajo / coros.
  • Mª del Mar: teclados / flauta.
  • Miguel Ángel: batería.

Discography

Albums

  • Repertorio B (Pussycats, 1998).
  • High (Jabalina, 2000).
  • Surprise (Jabalina, 2002).
  • The Championship Cup (Clifford, 2008).
  • New Identities (Discos Imprescindibles, 2010).


=== EPs and Singles ===

  • Split (Cloudberry, 2009).
  • New Identities Ep (Clifford, 2009).
  • Found Your Smile Ep (Bubbletone, 2010).
  • You Make Me Fall In Love (Edition 59 - Vollwert, 2011).
  • It's Only Love (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).


Compilations

  • "Magic land" and "Love me true", on 'New Wave For Your Pretty Face' (In The City, 1997).
  • "Dad", on 'Canción Ligera' (Pussycats, 1997).
  • "No me imagino", on 'Guía Essential de la Nueva Ola' (Rock Indiana, 1998).
  • "The secret garden", on 'Mucho Más Que... Al Salir De Clase' (Pussycats / Get, 1999).
  • "Sí", on 'Mascotas' (Jabalina, 1999).
  • "The secret garden", on 'Cinta Indifferente' (Fanzine La Indifferencia nº 7, 1999).
  • "Aeropuerto", on 'Homenaje a La Voz Femenina' (El Señor Guindilla, 1999).
  • "Puedes llamarme" and "New emotions", on 'El Sol Sale Para Todos...' (Jabalina, 2000).
  • "Showgirl", on 'Georgy Girl 5' (Fanzine Georgy Girl nº 5, 2000).
  • "Let it be tonight", on 'Mercurio' (Fanzine El Planeta Amarillo nº 2, 2000).
  • "She says", on 'Georgy Girl 7' (Fanzine Georgy Girl nº 7, 2001).
  • "Someone special", on '10 Años de Espíritu Jabalina' (Jabalina, 2003).
  • "They'll come true" and "Mr. Sand and Mrs. Sea", on 'Entresemana' (Sponge / Discos Mary Celeste, 2004).
  • "They'll come true", "Mr. Sand and Mrs. Sea", "The championship cup" and "I want to be with you", on 'Entresemana (2ª Edición)' (Sponge / Discos Mary Celeste, 2005).
  • "Change" and "Everyday is like today", on 'Megaton Yeye' (Bon Vivant, 2005).
  • "A silent place" and "Have you ever...?", on 'Moderno Pero Español, Vol. 5' (Bon Vivant, 2005).
  • "Play for today", on 'Acá Está La Cura. Tributo a The Cure' (Licor de Mono, 2006).
  • "Mr. Sand & Mrs. Sea (Happy on the beach)" and "I want to be with you", on 'Bikini Beat, Volumen 01' (Bon Vivant, 2006).
  • "Everyday is like today", on 'Pop a porter 06' (Bon Vivant, 2006).
  • "Mr. Sand & Mrs. Sea (Happy on the beach)", on 'Hablame, Decime Algo, Por Favor!!!' (Licor De Mono, 2008) .
  • "You make me fall in love (demo)", on 'Volume 22' (Series Two, 2009).
  • "Christmas time", on 'Christmas Special' (Series Two, 2009).
  • "The story of my life (acoustic demo)", on 'No Quiero Escuchar Tu Ruido' (Licor de Mono, 2010).
  • "Magic land", on 'Cosmopoplitan, Volume 1' (O Bosque - Woodland, 2010).
  • "With you in my life", on 'Play On. A Homage to Raspberries' (Clifford, 2010).
  • "Vamos a ganar el Mundial", on 'Fast Forward: The World Cup Goes Indie' (Indiecater, 2010).

See Also

Modestia Aparte

Modestia Aparte is a Spanish pop music band that recorded albums from 1988 to 2008.