By the time she launched her solo project Aries in 2011, Spanish musician Isabel Fernández Reviriego had already staked out a solid career for herself. She started off playing guitar and singing in the garage punk band Elektrobikinis. After that group called it quits, she formed the Charades. Reviriego started Aries in 2011, shifting musical gears into a more acoustic sound. The first Aries album, La Magia Bruta, was released in 2012. After another sonic change-up to a more electronic pop sound built around loops, samples, and keyboards, and similar at times to a sunnier Panda Bear, Aries released 2014's Mermelada Dorada. Her next record, 2016's Adieu or Die, moved even further into electronic territory while still featuring Reviriego's honey-sweet vocals and cheerful melodies. ~ Tim Sendra