Hinds

Spain in the 2010s was a hotbed for garage rock bands, mostly fronted and populated by men. The four women of Hinds broke the mold and in the process became the most successful of them all. Their debut album, 2016's Leave Me Alone, brought their rambunctious, sometimes ramshackle, sound to the world. Further records refined it with slicker production and more-focused songcraft, and on the quartet's third long-player, 2010's The Prettiest Curse, they dipped their toes into the edge of the pop mainstream. ~ Tim Sendra