Las Robertas

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Las Robertas
Origin San José, Costa Rica
Genres Indie rock, [1] psychedelia [2]
Years active2009–present
Members
  • Mercedes Oller
  • Fabrizio Durán
  • Russell Sánchez
  • Daniela Quesada
Past members
  • Monserrat Vargas
  • Franco Valenciano
  • Sonya Carmona

Las Robertas are a Costa Rican band. They have released four albums since their formation in 2009, most recently Love is the Answer in 2023, and have toured in the Americas and Europe.

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History

Mercedes Oller (guitar, vocals), Monserrat Vargas (bass), and Franco Valenciano (drums) formed Las Robertas in San José, Costa Rica, in 2009. [1] [3] Their debut album Cry Out Loud was released by Art Fag Recordings in 2010, and later re-released by Arts & Crafts Records. [1] Las Robertas toured Cry Out Loud internationally, and played at festivals including Primavera Sound, SXSW, and Rock al Parque. [1]

Las Robertas' second album Days Unmade was released in 2014. [3] Vargas and Valenciano then left the band, and Oller was joined by Fabrizio Durán (drums) and Sonya Carmona (bass and vocals) for Las Robertas' third album Waves of the New in 2017. [3] Alt.Latino described Waves of the New as "a sunny set of tunes tinged with surf-rock and psychedelia". [4]

In 2023, Las Robertas released their fourth album Love is the Answer on Kanine Records. [5] Carmona had left the band, and Oller and Durán were joined by Russell Sánchez (guitar) and Daniela Quesada (keyboard). The album was produced by Owen Morris. [2]

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Javier A. Rodríguez-Camacho (2023). "Las Robertas – Cry Out Loud". Testigos del Fin del Mundo (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Rey Naranjo Editores. pp. 42–43. ISBN   978-628-7589-07-0.
  2. 1 2 Jaume Pi (14 February 2025), "Las Robertas: la psicodelia latina se pasa por el Paral·lel" [Las Robertas: Latin psychedelia hits Paral·lel], La Vanguardia (in Spanish), retrieved 27 November 2025
  3. 1 2 3 Carlos Soto Campos (17 April 2017), "Las Robertas cosechan años de éxito desenfadado y presentan 'Waves of the New'" [Las Robertas reap years of carefree success and present 'Waves of the New'], La Nación (in Spanish), retrieved 26 November 2025
  4. ↑ Catalina Maria Johnson (9 June 2017), "Las Robertas: California Flower Power Via Costa Rica", NPR , retrieved 27 November 2025
  5. ↑ Sergio Arce (20 October 2024), "Las Robertas cumplirán sueño como teloneras de The Smashing Pumpkins; banda a las puertas de nuevo LP y gira en Europa" [Las Robertas to fulfil dream of opening for The Smashing Pumpkins; band on the verge of new LP and European tour], El Observador (in Spanish), retrieved 26 November 2025
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