Mishima

Saying the name Mishima is speaking about not only the great Japanese writer but one of Barcelona’s most influential bands of the 21st Century. Despite the fact they started singing in English, the five-piece band fronted by David Carabén started using his mother tongue around 2005 and paved the way for the new wave of indie bands writing songs in Catalan language. Loved by the press and with a fan base growing in geometrical progression, they’ve just released a new album, their seventh, recorded at the mythical Black Box Studios with the help of Peter Deimel (The Kills, The Last Shadow Puppets, Anna Calvi). Hailed as their best, “L’ànsia que cura” (TRIS-Warner, 2014), captures the raw energy of their live set and a sophisticated range of influences including The Smiths and JG. Ballard, Randy Newman and David Lynch, Tindersticks and the chanson française. Think The National born and raised by the Mediterranean Sea. Band members: Xavi Caparrós - bass David Carabén - voice, guitar Marc Lloret - keyboards Alfons Serra - drums Dani Vega - guitars http://www.mishima.cat http://www.facebook.com/mishimabcn http://www.twitter.com/mishimabcn Discography: Lipstick traces (2000) The Fall Of Public Man (2003) Trucar a casa. Recollir les fotos. Pagar la multa. (2005) Set tota la vida (2007) Ordre i aventura (2010) L'amor feliç (2012) L'ànsia que cura (2014) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.