Las Nubes

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Las Nubes
Origin Miami, Florida, US.
Genres
  • Shoegaze
  • Garage Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Punk Rock
  • Dream Pop
Years active2014–present
Labels
MembersAle Campos
Emile Milgrim
Website www.lasnubesband.com

Las Nubes (formerly Smut/Smvt) is a multilingual Garage Rock band from Miami, Florida. The group is composed of Ale Campos (Vocals/Guitars) and Emile Milgrim (Drums/Percussion). [1] [2] [3] They have recorded for labels such as BUFU Records and Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Library. [4] [5] [6]

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History

Las Nubes debuted in 2014 with Matter That Soils Blackens which was self-released under the Smut name (sometimes stylized as Smvt) as a solo project from Ale Campos. [7] [8] [9] Her follow up, the Conveniently Broken EP was ranked 15th in the "Best Bandcamp releases of 2015" list from Fact. [10]

The project then expanded with the addition of Emile Milgrim in 2017. [11] [12] [13] After adopting the Las Nubes name, they released their debut album SMVT via Sweat Records Records in 2019. [14] [15] [16] That same year, Las Nubes were named "band of the year" by Miami New Times. [17]

At the 2019 Miami Art Week, Las Nubes backed Iggy Pop for a set of songs by The Stooges. [3] [18] [19] After this, Iggy would play Las Nubes on his BBC 6 Music show, [20] [21] and Campos would feature in his "Loves Missing" music video [22] before joining his band as guitarist. [23] [24] [25]

In March 2020, Las Nubes released a split EP with Palomino Blond on BUFU Records, [26] which saw their music featured by BrooklynVegan , Talkhouse , NPR Music, and Filter . [27] [28] [29]

They followed this with LIVE NUBES: Live & Session Tracks 2019-2021 in May 2022. The compilation featured Iggy Pop on a performance of "I Wanna Be Your Dog." [30] [31]

Las Nubes have toured the US [32] [33] and Mexico, [34] [35] performing on bills with acts including Sheer Mag, [36] Shannon and The Clams, [37] The Coathangers, [18] Jens Lekman, [38] Alice Bag, and others. [39] [27] [40]

Las Nubes issued the Enredados / Drop In single via Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Library label in December 2023 [41] [42] [6] before returning with their second full-length album, Tormentas Malsanas in June 2024. [38] The album was released through the Sweat Records Records, Spinda Records, and Godless America labels, [43] [44] [45] and premiered on Under the Radar magazine. [46] Radio support for the album included KCRW, [47] WKDU, [48] KDHX, [49] WMBR, [50] KRUI-FM, [51] and FM4. [52] Press support included Mondo Sonoro, [53] Remezcla, [54] [55] Musos' Guide, [56] [57] [58] God Is In The TV, [59] and The Post, [16] among others. [60] [61] [44]

In promotion of Tormentas Malsanas, Las Nubes guested on Damian Abraham's Turned Out A Punk podcast, [62] and recorded a live session for KEXP, [63] [64] a station which had been supportive of the release. [65] [66]

Other Projects from Ale Campos and Emile Milgrim

Ale Campos is a film photographer, [67] [68] and the guitarist in Iggy Pop's live band. [23] [24] [25] She was also a founding member of the groups Testökra [69] [70] [71] and Wastelands. [72] [27] [73] Campos is also a volunteer music instructor at the Miami Girls Rock Camp. [6] [68]

Emile Milgrim is the founder of the Other Electricities record label, [74] [75] and a co-founder of Miami Girls Rock Camp. [76] [77] [78] She is also a sound-designer, [79] [80] and one-half of the Archival Feedback project. [81] [82] Milgrim is also the drummer for Mr. Entertainment & The Pookiesmackers, [83] [84] and previously drummed for Quarter Horses [85] [86] [87] and Parker Posey Posse. [69] [88]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

Compilation Appearances

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