Gallygows

A soft rock quartet from Barcelona -- think a Castilian Air with guitars -- Gallygows plays soft and melodic music without a hint of irony, and as such, they reveal the style's appeal to jaded hipsters who think they only like Burt Bacharach and the Carpenters for their kitsch qualities. The quartet formed in Barcelona in 1996 when high school students Alberto Hernandez and Felix Rodes met. The pair formed a guitar/drums duo, with Hernandez drafting his brother Eduardo in to play second guitar and add harmony vocals. The group recorded their debut album, Into the Dessert Ice,...