Artist of the Day | THE SPANISH FLIES

ARTIST OF THE DAY

18.10.2020

THE SPANISH FLIES

LOCATION

Edmonton, AB

GENRE

Indie-rock, Latin Pop, Psychedelia

CURRENT MEMBERS

Feliam Gamarra
Erik Escobar
Christina Prakash
Cian Homeniuk
Garreth Gillilan

With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?

We were recording the first tracks of our first album. However, we decided to hold off on that for a bit. We were also ready to get on the road on a south Alberta and B.C spring tour.

How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?

Definitely. We were so ready to create in the studio. Our first album, "I Have to Change to Stay The Same", had all the demos ready. And this year's tour was going to be more exciting cause we had lots of new material to play.

What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?

Creating! There's a fresh new sound that we've been experimenting with. It's our groovy sound but a little funkier.

What was the first thing you did/place you went to now the country is starting to slowly re-open?

Victoria was our destination. We needed those ocean vibes.

Favourite Starlite Room Moment?

Antibalas 2018
Amazing show!

Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?

Stay safe, stay sane and create.