Astrud is a Spanish pop-rock group from the city of

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which formed in the second half of the 1990s. Composed of Manolo Martínez and Genís Segarra (also in electronic band

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), they have met with a degree of critical and commercial success within the Spanish indie music scene. In 2006 they released a collection of rarities and B-sides called ''Algo cambió'' (''Something Changed''), which includes a Spanish-language cover version of the

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song of the same name.

Discography

Albums

*''Mi Fracaso Personal'' 1999 # "Esto Debería Acabarse Aquí" – 3:52 # "Miedo A La Muerte Estilo Imperio" – 3:42 # "Es Increíble" – 3:48 # "Tres Años Harto" – 3:59 # "Vamos Al Amor" – 2:36 # "No Estaría Mal No Tener Que Saber Qué Es Lo Que Va A Pasar" – 2:42 # "La Nostalgia Es Un Arma" – 3:46 # "Bailando" – 2:35 # "Mi Fracaso Personal" – 2:21 # "El Amor Era Ésto" – 3:42 # "Atención" – 3:15 # "Cambio De Idea" – 3:37 *''Gran fuerza'' 2001 *''Performance 2004'' *''

Algo cambió ''Algo cambió'' is a 2006 compilation album by Astrud, featuring B-sides and rarities from their output between the years 1995 and 2005, including cover versions of songs by The Magnetic Fields, Pulp and Family. Track listing # "Cambio de tie ...

'' (Sinammon Records, 2006) *''Tú no existes 2007

CD singles

*Esto debería acabarse aquí 1999 *Mentalismo 2001 *La boda 2002 *Mírame a los ojos 2002

EPs

*Superman 1998 *Cambio de idea 2000 *Todo nos parece una mierda 2004

Other

*Un mystique determinado 2004

References

External links

Astrud's official website (in Spanish)
Spanish indie rock groups {{Spain-band-stub