Rosy Finch

Spain’s Rosy Finch use every tool at their disposal to create an atmosphere that builds eerie shadows and ethereal darkness in which they brew a heady mix of sludge and stoner grooves and 90’s era alternative potency, escalated by overdriven guitars and passionate, unearthly vocals.

The trio burst onto the scene in 2013, founded by singer/guitarist Mireia Porto (who also later played with stoner doom phenoms, Hela). Having released two successful full-length albums and two EPs, the line-up changed in 2019 during the recording of their barnstormer 2020 album, ‘Scarlet’. Óscar Soler (previously of space-rockers Pyramidal) and Juanjo Ufarte (from psychedelic doom merchants, Grajo) took over on bass and drums respectively, and a new day dawned in the Rosy Finch camp, one filled with heightened aggression and intent.

“a rollercoaster of eternal light and fuzzy dark rock n’ roll”

As the band faces their second decade in 2024, they do so with a rock-solid line-up, a killer live show, a stellar discography to be proud of, and a vision that evolves and just gets better with every release. And with a name that is continuously rising in the sludge, stoner, and doom scenes year after year, they are THE band to watch.

Highly recommended for those who are fans of Melvins, Sonic Youth, Alice In Chains, Babes in Toyland, King Woman, The Smashing Pumpkins, PJ Harvey and many more.

“Rosy Finch offers a brave, jazz-tinged brand of doom with vocals reminding me of Julie Christmas”

“The brutal throat of Mireia Porto, one of the best front women and vocalists in the genre, and also expert in guitar. Looks like she had barbed wire for breakfast, and it looks bleak as if she were biting your head” NMTH Webzine, at Desertfest (Antwerp) — by Ingmar Griffioen & Waldo Volmer

The Obelisk premiered ‘Live on Creative Madness Sessions’ video: “The fucking intensity of this band… The session features three tracks — ‘Oxblood’, ‘Gin Fizz’ and ‘Ruby’ — taken from the band’s 2020 sophomore full-length, ‘Scarlet’ (review here), and makes no apologies either for the fullness of its tonal assault or the way in which, like the record itself, the songs are able to shift between melodic, atmospheric heavy and rawer punishment…”

“The band can be like a trip back to the days when sensations were more important than anything else”

Echoes and Dust writes: “Rosy Finch deserve to be far more recognised than they are, their new lineup have breathed new life into the band and their take on sludge, stoner and grunge is expertly done and although the listener is probably reminded of their many influences, their particular sound is quite unique…”

“Raucous sludgy riffage, lysergic laced cosmicness and vocal tones that range from ethereal to throat destroying”

2022 sees the release of the latest EP, ‘Seconda Morte’ premiered by Metal Injection: “Spain’s Rosy Finch is here to bring forth stoner grooves overtop a foundation of ‘90s-styled alternative rock on their brand new EP ‘Seconda Morte’. Just make sure you turn it way up before hitting play — it might be the thing that saves you from eternal damnation.”

Doom Charts writes: “Rosy Finch presents us with a musical interpretation of Dante’s 17th century poem «The Divine Comedy», a story of a journey through hell, purgatory and paradise played out against a backdrop of crunching riffs and powerful rhythms offset with moments of ethereal beauty and otherworldly charm, each song voiced in a myriad of styles that range from throat ripping screams to waifs whispers, it’s a masterpiece!” — by Frazer Jones.

“Doomy, surreal and nasty with splashes of prettiness not often seen in this genre”

A collaboration between three record labels (Lay Bare Recordings, Discos Macarras, and La Rubia Producciones), it is an introspective, diverse ride with hooks and ambience to spare. Playing for Amenra and Doodseskader, the productor Tim De Gieter (Much Luv Studio) handled the mastering of this deep and dark album.

“Emotional, vulnerable, beautiful, rocking and totally brutal…”

‘Purgatorio’ is about the ascent to the seven terraces representing the seven deadly sins and is described in Dante's journey through Mount Purgatory

“Harming others without facing your own demons is the most common sin. If you're stuck in a life of pain caused by an evil love, violence will come to you” – Mireia P.

‘Inferno’ summaries the journey to the underworld and the depths of Hell in a chapter full of intensities and darkness with heavy riffs, guttural vocals and a powerful rhythmic base.

This video lyric is a free interpretation of that path by Tom Hughes (Ritual Video) with movie clips from 1967’s Viy, known as the first horror film made in the Soviet Union (often claimed as the only).

“An expert performance from Porto”

The date marked in red: March, 2020 Rosy Finch release their brilliant LP ‘Scarlet’, going straight to the Doomcharts no. 8. The album quickly receives positive feedback from both the public and music critics. Many people remarked that it was the “official soundtrack of the Covid pandemic” and was ranked among the best of 2020 in numerous lists.

“I can say that this is one of the best albums I’ve heard this year”

“A call to resistance, to fight and grab hold of life" "Building a force of resistance through elements of noise rock, sludge-drenched riffs, and raucous vox, Rosy Finch delivers a sound that has been described as «delirious full of rage, combining both insidious and heavy riffs to perfection»” Doomed and Stoned by – Billy Goate

Each song in ‘Scarlet’ is a red color that tells different stories about different characters (from fantasy to real life) who are always walking from love to violence. This record was mastered by scene music legend Billy Anderson (Melvins, Neurosis, Sleep…)

“The guitar tone across the record is absolutely crushing and the drums and bass provide a real pummeling”

“…‘Scarlet’ is an audial course on finding one’s identity and, for better or worse, being who you are. I’d say Rosy Finch found themselves with this one.” Angry Metal Guy — by DR.A.N.GRIER

“As horror movie fans, during the COVID lockdown, Amenábar's film «Tesis» served as inspiration for our home-made music video ‘Vermilion’…" says Rosy Finch.

“Get ready for a wild, raucous rollercoaster”

“As a big fan of «Twin Peaks», I’ve always had the idea of becoming into Laura Palmer and and be a part of the universe of David Lynch”

The single ‘Black Lodge’ was part of the recording of the LP ‘Scarlet’ in 2020. The label Spinda Records released the compilation boxset ‘Grados, Minutos, Segundos’ in 2021, and included this song in a special 7” vinyl record as a single.

The trio was approached by Magnetic Eye Records to cover ‘Foxy Lady’ for a Jimi Hendrix tribute album which also features Wo Fat, Earthless, All Them Witches, Geezer and more.

Rosy Finch really manages to strike that balance between honoring the original material and leaving its own unique fingerprint upon a song. "You’re likely to be just as impressed by Rosy Finch’s eclectic version of ‘Foxy Lady’”. Doomed & Stoned — by Billy Goate.

This is a heavy rock version of ‘Venus in furs’ by experimental American rock band The Velvet Underground. The recording of the cover was done during the studio session for the ‘Scarlet’ album in 2020.

The magical violin passages were composed and performed by Alicia Nurho, who is a multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with big artists such as Paradise Lost or Paula Matthews among others.

“This song has always provoked a dark feeling within me. After listening it again in the Rob Zombie’s movie «Lords of Salem», I knew I had to do something special with it…” says Mireia P.

‘Love’ is included in the amazing compilation ‘Mellon Collie & The Infinite Woman’ anniversary tribute album, released by the popular Spanish podcast «Bienvenido a los 90’s».

‘Love’ is a dark song written by William Patrick Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins in 1995 and recorded and readapted by Rosy Finch and Monty Peiró during the COVID pandemic in 2020. It’s a wild cover, almost pulling the same rawness as the original but adding violent distortions and guttural heartbreaking vocals, being able to represent the best part of the underground scene of the 90s under the particular prism of Mireia Porto and Monty Peiró.

Rosy Finch released its debut LP ‘Witchboro’, in 2015 on Lay Bare Recordings (Europe), Deathbound Records (Canada) & Discos Macarras (Spain); It received a great response from the press around the world, winning over a demanding audience who were eager to taste something different and outside of the stoner-rock genre. Echoes and Dust review: “Rosy Finch are a band who you want to stay around forever…offer a marvellous escape from a humdrum life. Get this band into your life as soon as you can.”

“Remember that cool Kylesa album that was supposed to come out last year? I think I found it in ‘Witchboro’ by Rosy Finch…”

More Fuzz exclaimed: “‘Ursula’ immediately pulls you into the album, exploding with fuzz and lighting the bong for you … laying a fuzzy, spacey blanket over you, fastening your seatbelt, and driving you across the deserts of northern Spain on a clear, starry night…”

“Blending equal parts stoner, noise, and grunge, it’s a record channelling influences from Melvins to Screaming Females crossing over punk and doom influences along the way… Tasty right?” Heavy Planet — by BitterCOld

Rosy Finch’s debut studio album is more than just a musical project. It’s a journey through the sounds of ‘Witchboro’, a place that is devoid of soul and inhabited by strange magic.

The part one of the LP, ‘Black Hills’ features heavy guitar riffs and stoner rock fueled with fury. Second part ‘Sea of Trees’ has more experimental pieces and surreal soundscapes.

“…‘Miss Howls’ is a song that is both dark and noisy, taking you into a state of mania. It blends energetic music with wild voices to create a frightening and dangerous world…”
– Musica Zero

If the rumors that 90’s music is making a comeback are true then Rosy Finch should be riding the crest of that wave…

In 2017, the band recorded their first self-produced acoustic album, which was a version of their first songs in the purest «MTV Unplugged» style of the 90's.

This album does for them what VH1 unplugged did for Alice In Chains… monster recording

Rosy Finch released its debut EP, ‘Wolves Waiting’, in 2013 on Aneurisma Records (Spain). Nature inspired this record, from calm to storm, with atypical owls, wind, earthquakes, summer, and a broken friendship that would leave them even stronger than before.

I cannot get enough of that chunky bassline in ‘La Colina’. So damn catchy. Rosy Finch's blend of garage punk/stoner rock/heavy psych is straight up awesome Bandcamp review – by Colin M

In a more underground line, and thanks to this album, the band began to receive considerable public attention and recognition through their visceral and nostalgic live performances, getting the attention of Lay Bare Recordings and enabling the funding of what would be the inaugural LP ‘Witchboro’.

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