Souncheck: Madrid Band Hinds Electrifies the Crowd at Warsaw
November 1, 2016
Hinds, a Madrid-based lo-fi rock band, released their new deluxe album “Holograma” on Oct. 28, the same night that they played Greenpoint’s concert venue, Warsaw. A crowd littered with ninja turtles, wigs of all colors and hipsters (the scariest of them all) came to bask in the Madrid band’s infectious Spanish indie tunes. Hinds (previously known as Deers) consists of Carlotta Cosials (vocals, guitar), Ana Perrote (vocals, guitar), Ade Martin (bass) and Amber Grimbergen (drums).
At the beginning of Hinds’ set, Perrote thanked the crowd for choosing to spend their Friday night with the band and let me tell you, I wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere else. Everytime I see the garage surf band, I fall in love almost instantaneously with the first woozy note emulating from Perrote’s guitar (New listener? Try “Chili Town”). You’re drawn to Hinds. It’s hard to not be obsessed with their blissful, electric tunes that can make even the most apathetic of hipsters dance.
The band kicked off their show with some light-hearted songs like “Between the Cans” and “Warts,” where the crowd swayed to the ethereal music as if in a trance. The band is known for their palpable enthusiasm, energetic stage presence and interaction with the crowd. The dialogue between the audience and Hinds was often well received. As they called on the crowd to mosh, the crowd moshed, with multiple bodies being tossed around by the hands of a rioting crowd, bounced to the sound of fan favorites “Garden,” “San Diego” and early hit “Bamboo.”
The band reminded the audience of their new album, “Holograma,” which features two covers: “Holograma” by Los Nastys and Dead Ghost’s song, “When It Comes to You.” “When It Comes to You” is a classic Hinds cover as one of the first songs Perrote and Cosials covered together when starting Deers back in 2011. Like most Hinds songs, Perrote’s soft melodic voice is a stark contrast to Cosials mesmerizing high-pitch vocals, allowing them to re-invent the song as their own.
Hinds’ songs are consistent without seeming excessive. Martin’s steady bass and Grimbergen’s powerful drums create the foundation upon which Perrote’s soft sound and Cosial’s passionate vocals intermix. At the end of the show, half the audience was on stage dancing with the band, while the other half were being pulled down by security. Safe to say, it was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time.
For an hour, the outside world was at rest. That night it was just me, my 300+ closest friends and four girls from Madrid. After getting a little taste of Hinds, I will forever be blissfully intoxicated by their sound.