Punk rock exploded on the international scene just as Spain was awakening from the end of Franco’s 35-year regime. And while new freedoms for an old country meant a blossoming of art and culture, the combination of geographical obstacles, a struggling economy, and prejudices towards the countries of the Iberian Peninsula meant that the Spanish underground music scene operated with added urgency, it also operated in relative isolation. But as anyone that’s dug into Spanish punk could tell you, the scene has an unparalleled vibrancy.

Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to spread the word on this exciting community by way of a split 7” by two of Madrid’s most ecstatic contemporary garage rock bands—the fiery quartet Hinds and the psych-tinged scorchers Los Nastys. In a nod to Madrid’s close-knit underground circuit, the longstanding musical tradition of covers, and the band’s mutual admiration, the split 7” features the two bands tackling each others’ songs.

Side A finds Hinds covering Los Nastys’ pop gem “Holograma” while the flipside finds Los Nastys’ doing a rave-up of Hinds’ “Castigadas En El Granero.” The record is both an unabashed party and an exciting document of an oft-overlooked scene.

On the inspiration for covering Los Nastys “Holograma”, Hinds had this to share: “back in the summer of 2013 when hinds was deers and living out of music wasn’t even in our minds we just came back from an amazing week in Benicassim with Los Nastys and not having a proper reason we decided to take the guitars again. And we decided to cover “Holograma” as a love-message to Los Nastys. We recorded it in video. After that night and because the amazing way they reacted we decided to start writing music. So you can’t even imagine how thankful we feel about them, in some way, they made us begin this adventure. Gracias Nastys por muchos años más !!!!!!!!

Los Nastys on covering Hinds “Castigadas En El Granero”: our friendship with Hinds was born since Los Nastys started our adventures in Madrid. We have shared parties and all kinds of nights with them. When they showed us their cover of “Holograma”, we couldn’t help but answer back with one of our favourite tracks from their debut album, “Castigadas en el Granero.” And it is undoubtedly one of the funniest covers we’ve done, we had the best time trying to give it our vision. We couldn’t be happier to be sharing a split single together. Dream come true! VIVA HINDS!”

The split 7” is available now via Suicide Squeeze on 1000 copies of translucent blood red vinyl.