The Yellow Melodies

The Yellow Melodies
The Yellow Melodies
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Background information
Origin	Murcia, Spain
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	1996 - present
Labels	Discos Imprescindibles, The Beautiful Music, Hurrah!, Jigsaw, Clifford Records, Jabalina
Associated acts	Vacaciones, Minibar
Website	http://www.yellowmelodies.com
Members	Rafa Skam; Antonio Clares; Carlos Abrisqueta; José Ángel Hernández
Past members	Pilar Aparisi; Mª Mar Martínez; Fran Vázquez; Miguel Ángel; Jesús; Jaime; Mª del Mar; Laura; Ángel Pop; Ismael; Raúl; Nacho; Carlos

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

History

-THE YELLOW MELODIES are an indiepop band from Murcia (Spain). They started making music at the end of 1996. They have released several albums, singles and EPs on different labels all around the world (The Beautiful Music -Canada-, Cloudberry -USA-, Old Bad Habits -Greece-, Edition 59 -Germany-, Cherryade -UK-, Jigsaw -USA-, and the Spanish Jabalina, Bubbletone or Clifford…) and their songs have been included in many compilations worldwide.

-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 extensively, supporting bands such as EMMA POLLOCK (ex-THE DELGADOS), THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR or THE PRIMARY 5 (ex-TEENAGE FANCLUB), and have also played Spanish festivals such as Contempopranea, Lemon Pop, Sos 4.8, Sonorama, Easy Pop Weekend, Microsonidos, etc… and European festivals such as Indietracks, Wales Goes Pop, and the International Pop Overthrow in Liverpool. They have appeared on TV shows, such as TVE’s Los Conciertos de Radio 3 / La 2.

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

-In 2017, THE YELLOW MELODIES released ‘Life’, their 8th album, featuring new 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 returned to the music scene in 2020, after including songs in compilation albums such as "F.A.R. out" (Fadeawayradiate) and "A very cherry Christmas" (Cherryade).

-THE YELLOW MELODIES released 3 successive EPs and an album in 2020 and 2021, 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 charmingly sophisticated pop. A 7" vinyl was also released in 2020 with three songs on the Greek label Old Bad Habits.

-THE YELLOW MELODIES are essentially a group of songs, regardless of their shape or form, whether it’s indie pop, psych pop, orchestral pop, power pop, mod or beat, their first and foremost focus is 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).
We all deserve a chance (Old Bad Habits, 2020).
Sunshine Pop Ep2 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2020).
Sunshine Pop Ep3 (Discos Imprescindibles, 2021).

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).
"Navidad interestelar", on 'A very cherry Christmas, EP 2020' (Cherryade, 2020).
"Driving back home", on 'Do you remember the Holy Roman Empire' (Aldora Britain, 2021).
"La merienda", on 'La Merienda. Sintonías Tentempié Pop. Volumen 1' (Cpop, 2021).

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