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Cuba Cuba - "We Rode": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Cuba Cuba are a Welsh pop-rock band from Cardiff, South Wales, formed in 2007. They are currently signed to Walnut Tree Records and are part of the Escape Artist Management roster along with fellow Welsh band Tiger Please. Critics have often compared their sound to the likes of Bloc Party, Friendly Fires, The Killers, Minus The Bear and Phoenix. They have enjoyed spot plays from BBC Radio 1 DJs Huw Stevens, Jen Long, Ally Mccrae and Bethan Elfyn as well as recording two Radio 1 Introducing live sessions in 2009 and 2011. The band have also enjoyed airtime on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio Wales, XFM, Nation Radio and many more outside of the UK. Tracks from their debut album have also been used on television programmes for the BBC, ITV, ESPN, S4C,WRU TV and CCFC TV. They have played support slots for such acts as Friendly Fires, The Airborne Toxic Event, Joy Formidable, Funeral For A Friend, Lights, Funeral Party as well as playing prestigious festivals such as Reading and Leeds 2011, Swn 2011, Surfstock 2009 and In The City 2009. In 2009, Cuba Cuba released their debut EP \'Tales from the Cabin\', which received positive reviews from Rock Sound, Kerrang and Big Cheese Magazines. Xtaster noted \'If they continue to build on their promising beginnings, Cuba Cuba stand every chance of being the latest Welsh export.\' In 2010 their music video for track \'Icarus\' reached No.4 in the Lava TV Top 20 Chart and No.5 in the Lava TV most requested chart. May, 2010 saw them ... From: sxsw Views: 75 3 ratings Time: 03:29 More in Music
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