Hailing from Perpignan, in the south of France The Limiñanas are a band that straddles the boundary between psychedelic, shoegaze, and yé-yé. With hazy, reverb-laden hooks, combined at times with noisy distortion, and fronted by effortlessly cool vocals, reminiscent of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, the band is at once timeless and quintessentially French.
Getting their start in October of 2009, The Limiñanas are the brainchild of Lio and Marie Limiñana. Beginning as a home studio project the duo spent much time flipping through John Barry and Ennio Morricone LP’s and books on Victorian era architecture, watching Noir films, and basking in the sun of southern France seeking inspiration. Their first single came by way of Chicago’s venerable Hozac records, followed up by a single 7″ release, “Je-ne-suis-pas-tres-drogue”, on Trouble In Mind in April 2010. It’s been noted that their are traces of Serge Gainsbourg, Beck, Stereolab, Gospel, Yeh-Yeh, guitar fuzz freakouts, and Nugget’s-era stompers in the Limiñanas music. All of which may be true, but Limiñanas’ sound is irreverent and singular.
Longtemps le secret le mieux gardé du rock hexagonal, le couple qui forme The Liminanas pourrait sortir droit de « Only Lovers Left Alive » et sa panoplie de matos vintage. Jouant une pop retro teintée de fuzz et d’influences sombres (du Velvet à Nick Cave), le duo originaire de Perpignan séduit par son immédiateté et sa capacité à créer des petits bijoux qui semblent capables de transcender les époques et les genres.
