Underwater Tea Party

Pop / Rock / Psychedelic

Madrid, Spain

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About

Underwater Tea Party is a five member band from Madrid formed by Clara Martínez (voice & keyboards), Irene Bonilla (bassgirl), Martí Perarnau (guitar & analog synthesizers), Míkel Alberdi (guitar) and Javier Cantudo (drums), who almost casually got together in February 2004, each member being born in different points of Spain.

In October 2004 they road down to Andújar (Jaén, in Andalusia) to record with Pedro Cantudo in the Sequentialee Music Studios, concluding in a first six-track demo which already included songs as "The untold story about Mary and Nick". This recordings allowed them to take part in Proyecto Demo 2005, an annual event held by Benicàssim's Music Festival and Spanish National Radio (RNE-3) in search of new musical talents, where they slipped past into the final together with "Garzón" (now "Grande-Marlaska") and "Standard" (also as contestants) and the special collaboration of Lori Meyers. Although they didn´t win, the intensity and freshness of their live show fascinated not only the audience, but also Julio Ruiz (a classic indie radio DJ in Spain), being recognized by the audience as the year´s best in RNE-3.

This way we get into 2006, when Underwater Tea Party assemble in Sonoland Studios (home recording of classic bands including The Rolling Stones, Rosario Flores or even Flamenco legends such as Camarón de la Isla), working side by side with Fino Oyonarte (responsible for such a classic Spanish indie recording as the "Super 8" album by "Los Planetas"), they conclude their first album "Suburban Metronome".