Els Pets

Els Pets are one of the few surviving bands from the short-lived early-'90s phenomenon known as rock català, or Catalan rock. Defined by their love of '60s English pop, particularly the Beatles, and soul music, their records are straightforward, uninhibited, and joyful, with lyrics dealing with universal topics such as love, society, or sex in a free-and-easy style. Singer and guitarist Lluís Gavaldà, drummer Joan Reig, and bassist Falin Cáceres joined up in 1985 and recorded their first cassette demo as Els Pets (which literally translates as "the Farts") a year later. As a r...