The Yellow Melodies

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

The Yellow Melodies
Background information
OriginMurcia, Spain
GenresIndie pop
Years active1996 - present
LabelsDiscos Imprescindibles, The Beautiful Music, Hurrah!, Jigsaw, Clifford Records, Jabalina
Associated actsVacaciones, Minibar
Websitehttp://www.yellowmelodies.com
MembersRafa Skam
Antonio Clares
Carlos Abrisqueta
José Ángel Hernández
Past membersPilar Aparisi
Mª Mar Martínez
Fran Vázquez
Miguel Ángel
Jesús
Jaime
Mª del Mar
Laura
Ángel Pop
Ismael
Raúl
Nacho
Carlos

History

-THE YELLOW MELODIES are an indiepop band from Murcia (Spain). They started making music at the end of the 90s. They have released 8 albums, several singles and EPs on different labels (The Beautiful Music -Canada-, Cloudberry -USA-, Edition 59 -Germany-, Cherryade -UK-, Jigsaw -USA-, and the Spanish Jabalina, Bubbletone or Clifford,…) and their songs have been included in many compilations all around the world.

-THE YELLOW MELODIES are: Rafa Skam (voice and guitar); Antonio Clares (bass and backing vocals); Carlos Abrisqueta (keyboards and guitar) and José Ángel Hernández (drums).

-They have played live a lot, supporting bands such as EMMA POLLOCK (ex-THE DELGADOS), THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR or THE PRIMARY 5 (ex-TEENAGE FANCLUB), and they have also played Spanish festivals such as Contempopranea, Lemon Pop, Sos 4.8, Sonorama, Easy Pop Weekend, Microsonidos, Sonorama, etc… and European festivals such as Indietracks, Wales Goes Pop, and the International Pop Overthrow in Liverpool. They have taken part on TV shows, such as TVE’s Los Conciertos de Radio 3 / La 2. They have sold their records all around the world, from Japan to Europe.

-They have some videoclips out; one of them, «Mr Sand and Mrs Sea» (directed by Faustino Fdez.) was awarded as the «Best Video-clip» in the Spanish Pop-Eye Awards of the independent music.

-Along 2013 they released a trilogy of cover albums, called «Fans»: 3 LPs released exclusively in colour vinyl limited editions. Twelve singles were taken out from their third album, ‘New Identities’, with rarities and excellent b-sides, that would later be collected in a compilation CD in 2014 by the Seattle indiepop label Jigsaw Records.

-In 2017, THE YELLOW MELODIES release ‘Life’, their 8th album, that features brand new own songs that enrich their musical universe. Duglas T. Stewart (BMX BANDITS), once described them as a band who had “a love of POP with capital letters, with an extraordinary musical sensitivity, an authentic and charming type”.

-They come back to the music scene in 2020, after including some songs in compilation albums such as "F.A.R. out" (Fadeawayradiate) and "A very cherry Christmas" (Cherryade).

-THE YELLOW MELODIES release 3 successive EPs and an album all along 2020, titled ‘Sunshine Pop’, a remarkable collection of vital songs, mainly sung in Spanish, with bright arrangements and lovely harmonies very close to perfection. Brilliant melodies, a hedonistic attitude and above all, a lot of pop, charmingly sophisticated pop. And that's not all, as this year there will also be a release of a 7" vinyl with three songs on the Greek label Old Bad Habits.

-THE YELLOW MELODIES are essentially a group of songs, regardless of its shape or form, whether it’s indie pop, psych pop, orchestral pop, power pop, mod or beat, its first and foremost pure POP! They play music from the heart, with true passion and with style and flair.

Line-up
  • Rafa Skam: voice / guitar.
  • Antonio Clares: bass / backing vocals.
  • Carlos Abrisqueta: keyboards / guitar.
  • José Ángel Hernández: drums.

Discography

Albums
  • Repertorio B (Pussycats, 1998).
  • High (Jabalina, 2000).
  • New Identities (Discos Imprescindibles, 2010).
  • Fan #1 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2013).
  • Fan #2 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2013).
  • Fan #3 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2013).
  • Alternate Identities (Jigsaw Records, 2014).
  • In Compilations 1997-2016 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2017).
  • Life (The Beautiful Music / Hurrah! / Discos Imprescindibles, 2017).

EPs and Singles
  • Surprise (Jabalina, 2002).
  • The Championship Cup (Clifford, 2008).
  • 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).
  • I'll Never Understand (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • The Story Of My Life (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • Friday Night (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • No More Parties (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • So Well Together (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • Keep Away From Me (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • My Wedding (Discos Imprescindibles, 2011).
  • How Television Personalities Learned To Love (The Beautiful Music, 2012).
  • Students Of Life. A Tribute to Bmx Bandits (The Beautiful Music / Sweet Grooves, 2015).
  • Sunshine Pop Ep1 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2020).

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).
  • "Look back in anger", on 'Dublab Presents… Labrat Label Loves' (Dublab, 2012).
  • "Your class" and "Something that you do (acoustic)", on 'A brilliant escape. The happening sounds of beauty' (The Beautiful Music, 2013).
  • "You make me fall in love", on 'Indiepop Shop Talk Vol. 1' (Indiepop Shop Talk, 2015).
  • "Amanecer", on 'Contemplaciones: Homenaje Iberoamericano a Jeanette' (Plastilina, 2015).
  • "Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas", on 'A very cherry Christmas, Volume 11' (Cherryade, 2016).
  • "Wombling Merry Christmas", on 'A very cherry Christmas, Volume 12' (Cherryade, 2017).
  • "Happy Christmas, Feliz Navidad", on 'A very cherry Christmas, Volume 13' (Cherryade, 2018).
  • "It's a good day today [far out mix]", on 'F.A.R. out' (Fadeawayradiate, 2019).
  • "Mi Navidad", on 'A very cherry Christmas, Volume 14' (Cherryade, 2019).


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