Five Argentine Indie Bands Worth Knowing

Many of you are familiar with Charly Garcia, Fito Paez, Soda Estereo and other legends of Argentine rock. But Argentina has many lesser-known, independent bands worth checking out. Some of these bands – like The Tormentos (Surf Board/beach music) and Los Alamos – even have some songs in English. Los Alamos even has a young U.S. expat among its musicians.

Here is a list of five indie bands worth your time:

1)
Band: El Robot Bajo El Agua
Recommended CD: Solo Resta Sumar
Official Site

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Where To Buy In Person:
“Anthology” Santa Fe 1670, Local 7, Subsuelo
“Miles” Honduras 4912
“Compakta” Cerviño 3556
“Magimusica” Corrientes 1644

2)
Band: Fantasmagoria
Recommended CD: Abracadabra
Official Site
MySpace
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Where To Buy In Person:
“Anthology” Santa Fe 1670, Local 7, Subsuelo
“Miles” Honduras 4912
“Compakta” Cerviño 3556
“Magimusica” Corrientes 1644

3)
Band: The Tormentos
Recommended CD: Grab Your Board
Official Site
MySpace
YouTube
Where To Buy In Person:
“Anthology” Santa Fe 1670, Local 7, Subsuelo
“Miles” Honduras 4912
“Compakta” Cerviño 3556
“Magimusica” Corrientes 1644

4)
Band: Los Alamos
Recommended CD: No Se Menciona La Soga En Casa Del Ahorcado
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MySpace
YouTube
Buy Online
Where To Buy In Person:
“Anthology” Santa Fe 1670, Local 7, Subsuelo
“Miles” Honduras 4912
“Compakta” Cerviño 3556
“Magimusica” Corrientes 1644

5)
Band: Coiffer
Recommended CD: No Es
Official Site

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Where To Buy In Person:
“Anthology” Santa Fe 1670, Local 7, Subsuelo
“Miles” Honduras 4912
“Compakta” Cerviño 3556
“Magimusica” Corrientes 1644

Kudos to the great Uli Coronel for helping me to discover these bands. You can find out more about him on his blog here (in Spanish).

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