John Talbot, We Are Standard and Polock rescue Spanish pop from Benidorm's bargain bin

Could Spain's reputation for summer holiday novelty songs be getting a much-needed credibility shot?Back in the bad old days Spain's musical exports amounted to pure muscle memory from the nightclubs of the Costa del Sol and their ilk, as holidaymakers rushed home to propel the likes of Baccara or Los Del Rio to the top of the charts. Even as DJs from across the globe thrived in Ibiza from the late-80s, the Spanish music scene appeared to be stuck in a rut – introverted and disjointed – but ...

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