Spanish Love Songs

Los Angeles-based self-proclaimed "grouchrock" outfit Spanish Love Songs continue the emotional punk tradition started by bands such as Jawbreaker and Hot Water Music. Emerging in the early 2010s, the band has issued a string of acclaimed efforts like 2015's Giant Sings the Blues, 2018's Schmaltz, 2020's Brave Faces Everyone, and 2023's No Joy, that combine earworm hooks with existential dread. Starting out as a three-piece after their previous band dissolved, Dylan Slocum (vocals, guitar), Gabe Mayeshiro (bass), and Ruben Duarte (drums) soldiered on before recruiting Kyle Mc...