On a cloud in the depths of the 305 live the lo-fi garage pop goddesses better known as Las Nubes (formerly Smvt). Ale Campos' solo project evolved into a trio and now features Emile Milgrim and Nina Carolina delivering raw and grungy dream fuzz with '90s sensibilities. "Songs meant to be listened to on headphones while lying prostrate on the floor" is how the emerging band instructs fans to listen to its The First Three EP's + Emotional Debris on Las Nubes' Bandcamp page. The group's catchy Spanish single "QSW," from its upcoming first full-length album, SMVT — out this year on Sweat Records Records — recently landed the bandmates on NPR's alt.Latino, BrooklynVegan, and Remezcla. File under "cloud core."
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