Pereza: Biography

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• Discography
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• El Canto del Loco
• Pastora
• Los Delinqüentes
• Los Piratas

Genres:

Latin Music, Alternative Latin Music, Rock En Espanol Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Madridbased rock group Pereza (meaning laziness) was formed by bass player Leiva and guitarist Ruben in the late 90's. Both experienced musicians at the time of their formation, (Ruben a former member of Buenos Noches Rose, Leiva formerly of Malahierba) the band hit the ground running. Early releases such as Voy a Pasarmelo Bien, Patitos Feos and Calaveras y Diablitos established a strong grassroots fan base for the emerging rock innovators. Pereza attracted label attention shortly thereafter, recording a selftitled record under RCA as soon as 2001. Their major label debut record's release was followed by exhaustive touring, playing better than 100 shows throughout Spain inside of a year. The group's next release Algo para Cantar would hit shelves in the middle of 2002, produced by Fernando Montesinos. It would be the group's third record Animales that caught the public's attention. Recorded in the winter months of 2004 in Madrid, the record was produced by Nigel Walter, an industry veteran with credits including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and La Oreja de Van Gogh to name a few. The record was released in 2005 to an enthusiastic audience. On it's heels was released Los Amigos de los Animales, a record featuring collaborations with fellow rock en espanol trail blazers Deluxe, Los Delinquentes, Ivan Ferriero and Pastora to name just a few.

- Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music Guide